Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers

A super short book that you can read in one sitting. Learning about the concept of wabi-sabi and embracing imperfection as both an aesthetic and philosophy was interesting ("Their nicks, chips, bruises, scars, dents, peeling, and other forms of attrition are a testament to histories of use and misus......more

I borrowed this book from my roommate and took it on a day hike. I removed it from my backpack on the drive home and realized that the top right corner of the front cover had gotten folded over and smashed during the hike, and there was a worn-off spot on the bottom of the front cover, and another l......more

Koren wastes no time in this concise text, briefly tracing the roots of wabi-sabi, the history of its obfuscation, and then laying out its qualities and principles with maximum clarity. Beautiful photographs accompany the delicately printed text and Koren provides an illuminating comparison with mod......more

my goodreads reciews are wabi sabi becuase they embrace the imperfections and say nothing......more

"Wabi-sabi is exactly about the delicate balance between the pleasure we get from things and the pleasure we get from freedom from things." Already, I'm liking wabi-sabi over simple minimalism. Minimalism neglects the fact that we live in a world of things and other beings. "Their nicks, chips, bruis......more