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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.
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.
Text in English and French.
Contents
Foreword: Kengo Kuma
Authors
Thierry Grundman, The Traveling Antique Dealer
Anne-Emmanuelle Thion, The Nomadic Photographer
Atmosphère d'Ailleurs
— A Unique Universe
— Senza Fine, the Atmosphère d'Ailleurs House in Tuscany
wabi-sabi Lab: A Manifesto of Imperfection
At The Origins of wabi-sabi: Japan
— The Fundamentals of wabi-sabi
— Tradition: Genka San
— The New Generation
The wabi-sabi Feeling
Kengo Kuma's Vision: Modern wabi-sabi
The Flowing
— In Morocco
— In Italy
— In India
