Hot on the heels of his Milan Salone successes, Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will be heading to Seoul next month to exhibit the realisation of a long-term dream project and a very special debut...

Seoul, as you might be aware, is this year's World Design Capital, and this exhibition by Yoshioka is all part of the festivities. The show is set to open on May the 1st at MUSEUM Beyondmuseum and run into June.

 “Rainbow Church,” is the title for Yoshioka's dream project - an architectural themed installation that has its seeds in an experience the designer had in his early 20s. Tokujin visited the Chepelle du Rosaire in Vence, a commune located near Nice in France, which Henri Matisse created in the last years of his life and was impressed by the world of Matisse being expressed by the sunlight of Provence.

As a result, Yoshioka envisioned designing an architecture where people can "feel the light with all senses". This concept will manifest itself in a nine metre high structure of stained glass made with 500(!) crystal prisms - filling the space with rainbow colours as the light shines on it.

Additionally, Yoshiyoka will also exhibit the world's largest optical glass table - called "Waterfall" - for the first time in public. Developed from his 2002 piece, "Water Block",   the block of special glass is made from a four and a half metre long optical glass block which  recalls water running down the surface of a sheer cliff.

Plus, he'll also be showcasing a project called "Tornado" which is an installation made from plastic straws.