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Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life
by Beth Kempton
A Japanologist on wabi sabi as a way of living: impermanence, imperfection, simplicity, applied to home, work and relationships. Thoughtful and well grounded.
Read it if…
you want wabi sabi explained with cultural care.
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Skip it if…
you want interior design only.
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Three things you will actually use
- Imperfect, impermanent, incomplete.
- Simplify.
- Find beauty in the worn.
Do this first
Read the chapter on accepting imperfection.
Our verdict
Wabi sabi, lived.
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