Emi Ozawa
By combining animal shapes with the formal elements of furniture, Emi Ozawa invites viewers to enjoy her work though hands-on participation-opening doors or drawers, turning latches, folding panels. As with children playing with their toys, simple, interactive pleasure is the key.
Valuing a piece on its ability to bewilder rather than function, Ozawa crafts each object as a toyful puzzle that has the power to please by revealing a simple mystery.