Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers

This little book is a treasure. It demystifies the concept of wabi-sabi while explaining the origin and expression of this aesthetic clearly and beautifully.

Great book

A thoroughly enjoyable read.

My second reading! I started the book, read a chapter and put it away for the night. Then, last night I read another chapter, and woke up in the middle of the night to read some more. Finally, I woke up early morning to finish it While I read it fast, it is a delightfully captivating work. It is one that speaks to the soul, and is one that is very relevant to todays times. When we are all chasing shiny 'perfection', a little bit of dirt, imperfection, nature allows us to feel the spirit of nature and of art. Timely indeed. Leaves much room for thought and reflection. And, it is pithy. You cannot gabble on about such concepts. They are truly to be internalised.

This book is an argument for the beauty of transience and the natural. It recognises life as a work in progress.

Tries too hard to sound philosophical. I would probably not have bought it at a bookstore since I would have had the chance to browse thru it.

Excellent Book . Delivered in Good shape

Excellent read.

There was nothing I didn't like about this book, it captivated me from the first page to the last. Easy to read and also very informative, it presents clear notions of what Wabi-Sabi is and what it is not. It goes down to the roots of the concept and follows its evolution through time and space. The comparisons with our Western art principles are also very clear and helpful. I'd recommend this book to almost anyone who likes reading and very specially to some Western authors who publish their own books on Wabi-Sabi techniques using colours and textures in great excess, that are exactly the contrary to the Wabi-Sabi approach.

Das Büchlein versucht eine grundlegende ganzheitliche Darstellung des Themas. Dies ist nicht ganz einfach, weil wabi sabi dem rationalen Denken nicht ganz zugänglich ist, es ist aber in diesem Fall überaus gut gelungen. Es vermittelt kurz gefasst das Konzept und die Geschichte auf der intellektuellen Ebene, angereichert um schwarzweiße Photographien die auf der intuitiven Ebene funktionieren. Sehr gelungen und absolut empfehlenswert.

Um dos melhores livros que li na vida, uma poesia em forma de ensaio sobre a estética, a arte e o olhar oriental sobre os objetos, a natureza, o espaço geográfico... em muitos momentos temos a sensação de estar lendo um texto de cunho espiritual, porque de fato essa leitura tem a proeza de levantar o espírito, tamanha a sua leveza e sensibilidade. Recomendadíssimo.

Piaciuto tutto.