The Zaishu is a portable, simplified Zen structure for generic, low to the ground use - it is artwork that functions as seat, table or box. Its construction is indebted to Japanese traditions of respecting the texture of natural materials and using no nails or glue.
Based on a program of participation, creativity, responsibility and evolution, the Zaishu Project is an international collaborative event, recording patterns, designs and cultural texture from around the world on sheets of plantation grown veneer. This visual information ‘artwork’ is then cut by laser into smaller components that slot together without nails, screws or glue to create a small portable seat / table / box called a Zaishu. |
