Seungjoo Mun is a Korean-born, UK-based jewellery artist whose work bridges sculptural form and wearable object.
Born and raised in South Korea, Mun relocated to the UK to pursue her studies in jewellery and objects. After graduating with a BA from Birmingham City University’s School of Jewellery, she was appointed as Artist in Residence (2025–2026) at the same institution, where she continues to refine her distinctive approach to material and form.

Her recent works have been recognised with the Lakeside Arts Award 2025 and the Walsh Paige Award 2025, and exhibited at New Designers 2025 in London, gaining attention for her innovative approach to jewellery as both adornment and conceptual investigation.
Working at the intersection of craft and contemporary art, Mun’s practice engages with questions of visibility, structure, and transformation. Her pieces challenge conventional understandings of jewellery, exploring how objects can operate as carriers of meaning beyond their immediate appearance. Currently based in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, she continues to push the boundaries of wearable art through ongoing research and making.

Seungjoo Mun is a jewellery and object designer who explores the concept of essence through deconstruction. Her project begins with the question, “What is essence?” and investigates how objects are perceived and how their core identity often lies beneath the surface. She believes that remnants from the making process — fragments, scraps, and discarded forms — are not waste but meaningful reflections of decisions, emotions, and thoughts that carry the true essence of the work.
Inspired by the hidden role of the spine in the human body, she draws a parallel between the spine and the unseen elements in design. While skin is what we outwardly recognise, the spine provides structure and movement from within. Similarly, in her practice, visible forms are secondary to the internal logic and invisible traces behind them.

Using the spine as a metaphor, she deconstructs forms to expose what lies underneath, both physically and conceptually. Her work asks whether the essence of something can still be recognised once its surface is stripped away. Through this exploration, Seungjoo Mun encourages viewers to look beyond appearances and reconsider how we understand objects, structure, and meaning.