All design is connected. Whether architecture, interiors, or objects, form begins with scale and human behavior. I find joy when the ideas and questions developed through architecture encounter a new scale—emerging as something unexpected, yet unmistakably intentional
Who we are
HORON is a design studio shaped by architectural thinking.
Founded by New York–based architect Yongwon Kwon, HORON brings architectural thinking into lighting objects made for everyday spaces.
The studio’s work is informed by architectural practice across New York, Seoul, and Beijing, where scale, detail, and light are always considered together. HORON carries that same way of thinking into smaller objects — creating lighting that feels intentional, quiet, and sculptural.
At its core, HORON explores how geometry can shape not only form, but the way light lives in a space.
What is Horon
HORON is a New York–based design studio creating small-batch lighting objects shaped by geometry, texture, and light.
The name HORON is derived from horongbul, a traditional Korean oil lamp. For the studio, the reference is not about nostalgia, but about the essential role of light in daily life: small, warm, quiet, and deeply atmospheric.
Each piece is designed, prototyped, and produced in limited batches using digital fabrication. Rather than hiding the 3D printing process, HORON embraces it. The layered surface becomes part of the object’s character — catching light, revealing texture, and giving each lamp a quiet material presence.
HORON begins with lighting, but its larger interest is in everyday objects: pieces that are useful, sculptural, and thoughtfully made for the spaces we live in.
