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“Zen aims to teach one how to live, so it has no form.” -Masuno

Friedman Benda returns to Design Miami with a presentation using a Zen rock garden (karesansui) as a curatorial premise. Devised from the traditional conceit that one cannot view the garden from a single position, the exhibition allows the viewer to experience the landscape from different vantage points.

Highlighting the breadth of each designers’ expression, this presentation juxtaposes core elements of a Japanese garden, such as rock (ishi), water (mizu), timber (mokuzai) with industrial materials steel (hagane) and glass …