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The ZEN of Design Simplicity

david-h-haffner-srDavid H Haffner Sr wrote 10/03/2016 at 22:28 • 1 min read • Like

There is a basic philosophy that drives my projects, ZEN, there is a saying; “Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.”

Each aspect of my projects are rooted in these teachings, if you let your ears see and your eyes hear, then you can realize the subtle complexities that are, my simple designs.

In this way, I help myself by providing sometimes abstract knowledge, where its purpose seems convoluted in that which can be made to be much simpler.

The much finer genius lies in making the complex, seem very simple, there are no qualifiers needed to justify the look of how my projects turn out, they just are, almost every part I make is by hand, or formed by hand, from the most basic materials I can use, there is a beauty in that.

A lost art that is never really lost, just ignored, so I center myself and I am mindful of everything I am doing, that is ZEN.

Finally, “To follow the path, look to the master, follow the master, walk with the master, see through the master, become the master.”

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