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Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,209 ratings — published 1994
Wabi Sabi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,903 ratings — published 2008
In Praise of Shadows (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.99 — 33,625 ratings — published 1933
Wabi-Sabi: Further Thoughts (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.84 — 571 ratings — published 2015
Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.89 — 8,123 ratings — published 2018
Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence - Understanding the Zen Philosophy of Beauty in Simplicity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,123 ratings — published 2003
Wabi Sabi For Writers: Find Inspiration. Respect Imperfection. Create Peerless Beauty. (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.65 — 83 ratings — published 2006
Wabi Sabi: The Art of Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 4.12 — 181 ratings — published 2006
Wabi Sabi: The Wisdom in Imperfection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,603 ratings — published 2021
Essays in Idleness: The Tsurezuregusa of Kenkō (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,991 ratings — published 1332
The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson, and Issa (Library Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 4.32 — 2,315 ratings — published 1994
Beauty and Sadness (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.79 — 16,236 ratings — published 1963
Snow Country (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.55 — 44,746 ratings — published 1948
On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,230 ratings — published 1985
Thousand Cranes (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.69 — 16,734 ratings — published 1952
A Little Book of Japanese Contentments: Ikigai, Forest Bathing, Wabi-sabi, and More (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.90 — 939 ratings — published 2018
Fericirea traieste in spatii mici (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.55 — 212 ratings — published
L'art de la Simplicité: How to Live More with Less (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.51 — 5,835 ratings — published 2008
Beginner's Guide to Kintsugi: The Japanese Art of Repairing Pottery and Glass (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 4.11 — 37 ratings — published
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 4.12 — 158,070 ratings — published 2021
Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 4.20 — 16,839 ratings — published 2016
Wabi-Sabi Wisdom: Inspiration for an Authentic Life. (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.90 — 30 ratings — published
The Wabi-Sabi House: The Japanese Art of Imperfect Beauty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.83 — 176 ratings — published 2004
Simply Imperfect: Revisiting the Wabi-Sabi House (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.60 — 124 ratings — published 2011
Living Wabi Sabi: The True Beauty of Your Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 4.25 — 310 ratings — published 2004
Practical Wabi Sabi (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.39 — 41 ratings — published 2007
Wabi Sabi Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 3.68 — 22 ratings — published 2001
The Sound of Water: Haiku by Basho, Buson, Issa, and Other Poets (Shambhala Centaur Editions)
by (shelved 0 times as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 4.35 — 451 ratings — published 2000
Awesome Nightfall: The Life, Times, and Poetry of Saigyo (Paperback)
by (shelved 0 times as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 4.25 — 77 ratings — published 2003
The Art of Being Alone, Poems 1952-2009 (Paperback)
by (shelved 0 times as wabi-sabi)
avg rating 4.36 — 36 ratings — published 2011
“The tides of time should be able to imprint the passing of the years on an object. They physical decay or natural wear and tear of the materials used does not in the least detract from the visual appeal, rather it adds to it. It is the changes of texture and colour that provide the space for the imagination to enter and become more involved with the devolution of the piece. Whereas modern design often uses inorganic materials to defy the natural ageing effects of time, wabi sabi embraces them and seeks to use this transformation as an integral part of the whole. This is not limited to the process of decay, but can also be found at the moment of inception, when life is taking its first fragile steps toward becoming.”
― Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence - Understanding the Zen Philosophy of Beauty in Simplicity
― Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence - Understanding the Zen Philosophy of Beauty in Simplicity
“...in repairing the object you really ended up loving it more, because you now knew its eagerness to be reassembled, and in running a fingertip over its surface you alone could feel its many cracks - a bond stronger than mere possession.”
― Room Temperature
― Room Temperature
