Eri Funazaki
I am attracted by the form of a book, that a pile of 2D (pages) creates 3D (a book). Through my book art project I have been participating to create contents of a book including printing, typography and illustration. I find my binding becomes a natural extension of those elements.
Education
1997-2000 BA Book Arts and Crafts, London College of Printing
1989-1992 Graphic Design, Joshibi University of Fine Arts
Selected awards
2003 The Society of Bookbinders, Joint First Prize
2003 Designer Bookbinders, Forwarding Prize and Second Prize
2002 Designer Bookbinders, First Prize and The Mansfield Medal
2001 The Society of Bookbinders, First Prize and Second prize
Recent exhibitions
2005-2008 Flow Gallery, London
2006 The Grolier Club, New York
2004 Bibliotheca Wittokiana, Brussels
Commissions
2003 The British Library
Public collections
The British Library
Exhibitions
Archive
2008
- Current Exhibition
- New Members
- Louise Renae Anderson
- Kyra Cane
- Ian Douglas
- Fenella Elms
- Katja Fox
- Susie Gillespie
- Kevin Grey
- Peter Layton
- Billy Lloyd
- Katie Mawson
- Kate McBride
- Grant McCaig
- Naomi McIntosh
- Myung Nam An
- Claire Partington
- Lina Peterson
- Liam Reeves
- Mariko Sumioka
- Louis Thompson
- Derek Wilson
- Diana Greenwood
- Helen Slater
- Helene Uffren
- Sabrina Cant
- Archive
