Bel Air

"Bel Air" is a table lamp that only works by dividing the shell used to cover the entire object.
It deciphers the relationship between "a non-functional object before being divided" and "lighting that can fulfill its mission as a product after being divided." In other words, is this work the birth of a product or the destruction of an object? "Bel Air" also expresses one perspective on a project that started with this simple question that can be interpreted in many ways.

Furthermore, this method of developing design also presents an activity that explores the relationships between forms or between forms and space, which interests designer Kozeki. There is indeed a relationship between each form, but the essence may be in the space between the forms.
Both the upper and lower shells, which are arbitrarily divided, serve as lampshades to diffuse light. The bottom shade may also function as a tray. In any case, it includes the thesis that these matters may not have much meaning in a world with countless functionally superior products.

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.