Even when it makes no authentic sense whatsoever"Zen" has become a favorite byword for American marketing to convey a pared-down, basic sensuality. It's compelled advertising creative staffs to come up with ways to make that visual--and that has done a lot to propel contemporary design. I've seen:
"Zen" bathrooms
"Zen" dresses
"Zen" stools
"Zen" telephones
And, from Saturday's New York Times: mattresses, with the line "Put some Zen in your ZZZ's."
Sunday, March 1, 2009
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About Me
- Hannah
- San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- At San Francisco State University, University of California, Davis, and the University of California, Berkeley Extension, I teach the Arts of Asia, and also Japanese influences in Western decorative arts. I'm fascinated by how the intersection of cultures impacts design, and how changes in design both reflect and impel a society's ideals and vision of itself.
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