01 · Design by Customer
From Idea to ARCHIVE
Proposal by Park Nam-geum Curator - flowing curves and a repeating rhythm reminiscent of a whale tail applied to FRAME 1 & FRAME 2, completed as ARCHIVE 58 - Whale Tail.
01 · MODAC
MODAC
Museum Of Design
And Craft
- Museum Records and preserves your design.
- Design Helps you create your own design.
- Craft Brings your design to life as jewelry.
MODAC is a brand where new design begins with your IDEA.
02 · Design your own
DESIGN YOUR OWN.
We don’t make jewelry. We help you design your own.
Instead of presenting a finished design, MODAC helps you choose and combine your own design.
03 · The MODAC system
A system for your own design
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FRAME
Choose the structure of your design.
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02
ARCHIVE
Choose the texture of your design.
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03
COMBINATION
Combine FRAME and ARCHIVE.
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04
CURATOR
Complete the design through your choices.
04 · Recorded by MODAC
Your design.
Recorded by MODAC.
Designed by You.
Crafted by MODAC.
Recorded by MODAC.
MODAC crafts the design you choose and combine into real jewelry, then records and preserves it in MODAC.
Design by Customer
From idea to archive
A Curator’s proposal can become a new ARCHIVE - and the same FRAME can be personalized to suit preference and fit.
02 · Design by Customer
Personalize Your FRAME
Proposal by Kim Ha-yoon Curator - Standard 4.2 mm, For Him 3.7 mm, For Her 3.2 mm. The same FRAME can be personalized to suit your preference and fit.
03 · Design by Customer
Create a New ARCHIVE
ARCHIVE 4+1 Reed Blocks, 13+29 Portico, 51+1 Organic Variation - a Curator’s proposal can become the beginning of a new Archive.
04 · Design by Customer
Beyond the Ring
A single Archive can extend into different forms of jewelry - ring → earrings → necklace. Your Archive can become more than a ring.
Frame
Choose the structure
of your design
FRAME 1 - Standard Structure
MODAC’s most fundamental FRAME, structured around a single ARCHIVE. Width 4.20 / 3.70 / 3.20 mm.
FRAME 2 - Center Stone Structure
A FRAME that combines a center stone with an ARCHIVE.
FRAME 3 - Center Canvas Structure
A FRAME that places an ARCHIVE within the center CANVAS to emphasize Texture.
FRAME 4 - Dual Canvas Structure
A FRAME that combines two ARCHIVES within the CANVAS.
Archive
Choose the texture
of your design
22 ARCHIVE textures - from Chocolate and Mountain Peaks to Whale Tail and Plank.
ARCHIVE 1
CHOCOLATE
Small facets found in a neatly divided box of chocolates. A familiar form takes on a new expression across the metal surface.
ARCHIVE 2
MOUNTAIN PEAKS
Beyond one summit, another peak appears. High and low ridgelines continue without end.
ARCHIVE 4
REEDS
Reeds sway with the wind. Slender stems gather side by side to form a single landscape.
ARCHIVE 4+1
COLONNADE
Man-made columns and tree trunks shaped by nature. Two different landscapes reveal the same vertical order.
ARCHIVE 4+22
GROOVE
Closely spaced grooves continue in one direction. Light and shadow between them add depth to the surface.
Coming soon
ARCHIVE 4+29
BAYS
Facets engraved with fine lines continue in distinct sections. As light passes across each facet, different depths and expressions emerge.
ARCHIVE 5
FORGED
With every strike, the metal takes on a slightly different expression. Each moment of impact remains as a trace.
ARCHIVE 7
SHOAL
Countless fish move in one direction. Their individual movements gather into one great flow.
Coming soon
ARCHIVE 8
MESH
Small openings repeat between tightly interwoven lines. Light passing through them creates a new sense of depth.
Coming soon
ARCHIVE 10
LOUVER
Angled planes filter the light. Shadows cast between them create a distinct sense of depth.
Coming soon
ARCHIVE 11
FLIGHT
Fine textures flow in one direction like feathers. The repeated lines evoke the movement of a wing.
ARCHIVE 12
LATTICE
Light filters through the dense structure of the city. Intersecting lines meet the light and shimmer delicately.
ARCHIVE 13
SLANT RAIN
Rain falling straight changes direction as it meets the wind. Countless slanting raindrops create a diagonal flow.
ARCHIVE 13+1
SEGMENT
Urban structures divide slanting rain into segments, then reconnect them into a single flow.
ARCHIVE 13+22
FRACTURE
Cracks form where wind and rain have passed, revealing traces of time across each fractured surface.
ARCHIVE 13+29
CHISEL
Hard stone is divided and shaped with a chisel. Each segmented facet retains a different diagonal trace.
Coming soon
ARCHIVE 16
RANGE
Layered mountain ranges are captured as a sequence of angular facets. Planes tilted in different directions divide the light.
ARCHIVE 25
CHEVRON
Diagonal lines moving in opposite directions meet to form a V. The interlocking pattern repeats with a clear sense of direction.
ARCHIVE 32
SCALE
Light moves across overlapping scales. Each scale reflects at a different angle, changing the shimmer of the surface.
Coming soon
ARCHIVE 51
BARK
As an old tree endures the passage of time, its surface splits deeply. Traces of time remain in every irregular grain.
ARCHIVE 58
WHALE TAIL
As a whale disappears beneath the water, its tail spreads wide. The distinct silhouette repeats and interlocks.
ARCHIVE 59+1
PLANK
Planks with rough wood grain continue one after another. On an aged floor, the traces of the wood’s passage through time remain intact.
Coming soonCombination
Combine FRAME
and ARCHIVE
FRAME 1 × FRAME 1
Standard Structure × Standard Structure
FRAME 1 × FRAME 2
Standard Structure × Center Stone Structure
FRAME 3 × FRAME 2
Center Canvas Structure × Center Stone Structure
FRAME 4 × FRAME 3
Dual Canvas Structure × Center Canvas Structure
FRAME 4 × FRAME 4
Dual Canvas Structure × Dual Canvas Structure
01 · Curator
Who is
the Curator?
A Curator is not simply a consumer, but someone who participates in the design. MODAC provides the system. Curators make the choice.
By choosing and combining FRAME and ARCHIVE, Curators create a design of their own.
- Compare FRAME and ARCHIVE
- Choose your own COMBINATION
- Your choice. Your combination. Your story.
02 · Curator
My Combination
Compare FRAME and ARCHIVE, and choose your own COMBINATION.
03 · Curator
Curator Record
We record the Curator’s choices and story.
“I wanted a ring that reflected my own taste rather than an ordinary wedding ring. After exploring different ARCHIVES, I chose the flowing curves and rhythm of Whale Tail and combined it with the Center Stone Structure to complete my own COMBINATION.”
FRAME 2 × ARCHIVE 58
Center Stone Structure × Whale Tail
Designer
Kim Sung-yong
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General Director, Pleomax Vendor, Mobile ACC, Samsung C&T
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Lecturer, Department of Metal Craft Design, Seoul National University of Science and Technology
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Winner of the Good Design Award (Florence Chirico Ring)
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Chief Director, natural gemstone jewelry brand ‘Because’
Order process
How to order
Orders are available by phone or email. Share your preferred FRAME, ARCHIVE, and combination - our team will guide sizing, materials, and craft timeline. English support available.
Brand contact
Wholesale & Design
Inquiries
For orders, partnership, press, and custom ARCHIVE collaboration, please contact the SooTrading team.
Company
SooTrading
Experience
5 years in jewelry manufacturing
Brand
MODAC - currently launching
Based in
Jongno 3-ga, Seoul, Korea
Kevin Lim
Inquiry Contact
- kevin@onsootrading.com
- +82 10 5760 6077
- Jongno 3-ga, Seoul, Korea
- SooTrading · MODAC