Wabi-sabi, that ancient philosophy which embraces imperfection, lies at the very heart of Japanese traditions—both artistic and societal. Today, it is being diluted by modernity. Worse still, this timeless aesthetic—nourished by the slow passage of time and enriched by the patina of age—is being cheapened by the mass-market home décor industry. Reducing wabi-sabi to what it once was, or to a fleeting “lifestyle” trend, is to confine it within a box. From their encounter with architect Kengo Kuma, the authors have retained—and illustrate here—his vision of “modern wabi-sabi. Through their travels in India, Europe, and Morocco, they have witnessed the transcontinental ripple effect of wabi-sabi and, through this aesthetic, the subtle yet powerful influence of Japan. While journeying through the Japanese archipelago, they met with a new generation who is preserving, revealing, and carrying forward this philosophy: the new ambassadors of wabi-sabi. From a shared moment with a monk in a teahouse to a thousand quiet joys, they experienced the wabi-sabi feeling… They summon it here, and invite you to experience it too. <\/p>\n
Part travel journal, part photo book, and part collection of testimonies—Anne-Emmanuelle Thion, a nomadic photographer, and Thierry Grundman, a traveling antiques dealer and founder of Atmosphère d’Ailleurs and the Wabi-Sabi Lab—offer a cross-cultural, contemporary vision of wabi-sabi through encounters with those who embody it today. <\/p>\n
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Wabi-sabi, the ancient philosophy that values imperfection, has dominated Japanese art at its highest level. In 350 stunning color photographs this book celebrates the Wabi-sabi mood through a selection of brands, galleries, artists, craftsmen, designers, publishers, and material suppliers. Text in English and French.
Foreword: Kengo Kuma
\nAuthors
\nThierry Grundman, The Traveling Antique Dealer
\nAnne-Emmanuelle Thion, The Nomadic Photographer
\nAtmosphère d’Ailleurs
\n— A Unique Universe
\n— Senza Fine, the Atmosphère d’Ailleurs House in Tuscany
\nwabi-sabi Lab: A Manifesto of Imperfection
\nAt The Origins of wabi-sabi: Japan
\n— The Fundamentals of wabi-sabi
\n— Tradition: Genka San
\n— The New Generation
\nThe wabi-sabi Feeling
\nKengo Kuma’s Vision: Modern wabi-sabi
\nThe Flowing
\n— In Morocco
\n— In Italy
\n— In India<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":62260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5685],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-54899","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-interiors","7":"author-by-author-thierry-grundman","8":"author-by-photographer-anne-emmanuelle-thion","9":"author-foreword-by-kengo-kuma","10":"publisher-beta-plus","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n