Wabi-Sabi: For Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers by Leonard Koren

Wabi-Sabi: For Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers

Leonard Koren

nonfiction art design philosophy informative reflective relaxing slow-paced

95 pages | first published 1994

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Describes the principles of wabi-sabi, a Japanese aesthetic associated with Japanese tea ceremonies and based on the belief that true beauty comes from imperfection and incompletion, through text and photographs.
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