2026 | Student

French Design Awards Gold Winner

Zoen: The Landscaper

Entrant

Natasha Wang

Category

Fashion Design - Textile & Materials

Client's Name

Country / Region

United States

Zoen (landscaper in Japanese) embodies the art of landscaping the garden of life, capturing beautifully the art of intentionally crafting an inner and outer world that nurtures a balance between self-reflection and the inherent disorder of everyday existence. Much like a Zen garden, where every rock, ripple of sand, and blade of grass is thoughtfully placed to evoke stillness and contemplation, Zoen symbolizes the conscious act of designing one’s life in harmony with both the serene and the tumultuous aspects of the human experience. Rooted in the belief that fashion is a space for reflection, resistance, and renewal. Natasha approaches design as a collaborative dialogue between material and maker, body and form, past and future. She intentionally works with salvaged or naturally derived materials, allowing their history and texture to shape the silhouette. Each garment emerges from an intuitive process that honors the quiet language of fabric: how it collapses, crinkles, and reshapes with time, gravity, and touch.

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