Wabi-sabi

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Wabi-sabi Information
942 words, approx. 3 pages

Wabi-sabi (in Kanji: 侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience. The phrase comes from the two words wabi and sabi. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is...

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The Boston Herald

Ancient Japanese aesthetic wabi-sabi.(Arts and Lifestyle)
03/02/2004: 1,080 words, approx. 4 pages

Byline: THEA SINGER A cup of Okoicha tea rather than a grande mocha latte. Vintage Levis instead ofVersace jeans. A sprig of evergreen in place of a swag of silk magnolias. Welcome to the world of wabi-sabi - an ancient Japanese...

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The Independent - London

A country house with `wabi sabi' wins design prize
02/13/2002: 346 words, approx. 1 pages

A JAPANESE firm of architects has won a Royal Institute of British Architects award for its forward-thinking designs for a British stately home. Amid much scepticism in the architectural establishment, the Japanese firm, Ushida Findlay, carried off the prize with a design that...

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