Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers

An updated version of the classic volume on the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Every book about wabi-sabi is based on the paradigm introduced in the original edition of this book. Arguably one of the more difficult concepts to explain across linguistic barriers, this text represents the West's formal introduction to wabi-sabi, a Japanese aesthetic and world view that in essence is about appreciating the beauty of impermanence, imperfections, and incompleteness. With historical context, Koren colorfully explains the origins of the concept, starting with the Japanese tea ceremony. By Leonard Koren.