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Consider a structure where a line passing through a hollow is supported by the weight of an object. The lines boldly divide the space diagonally. Although the line may appear light, it receives significant physical force. However, the massive object remains fixed in position due to its weight and can provide firm support for the line. By sharing the role of supporting, each independent object creates a relationship with one other, resulting in a kind of tension between them. Ryuichi Kozeki believex that this tension becomes one of the roots of beauty here. Even today, his curiosity about the relationship between the “appearanc”" of things and the space and people around them remains unchanged. His curiosity is rooted in shapes’ formation and origin and their relationships. He strongly believes that the aesthetic element only arises as a result of that. He attempted to concretely express relationships and tension as tangible objects through lighting and to embody a part of the development process.

Ryuichi Kozeki is a designer based in Tokyo. After graduating from Tama Art University, he gained experience in a design studio and opened his studio in 2011.
Kozeki sees the role of design as the discovery and renewal of value. He is strongly interested in the basic principles and structure of things and pursues essential simplicity in his designs. In addition, he sometimes takes an architectural and spatial approach as his starting point and adds a design that is conscious of the relationship between things, places, and people. Based on this thought, he not only works with clients but also considers and presents aspects of contemporary design through experimental work production.