Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A perfectly imperfect tea bowl. Zen Rial/Moment via Getty Images On a recent visit to New York I stopped at a Japanese bookstore ...

Aesthetic: a particular theory or conception of beauty or art;a particular taste for or approach to what is pleasing to the senses and especially sight. (Merriam–Webster) What’s so special about a ...

In the last article, we discussed some of the basic tenets of Japanese philosophy. These traditions, along with many others, converged to create a unique set of visual identifiers and artistic tenets ...

After taking off in America and other countries, the phrase ‘wabi-sabi’ was imported back to Japan as a compound term. In it, in an essay titled, “The Beauty of Irregularity,” Yanagi wrote about the ...

The condominium building rising in its place, however, looks toward Japan for inspiration. Ryoko Okada, a principal and director of interior architecture and design at ODA New York, said she tapped ...

Installation view of Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics; items from right to left: Bodoko (mat), late Edo to early Showa period, (1800-1950s), hemp and cotton; Kotatsu blanket, late Edo to early ...

Kanso, a Japanese aesthetic principle, offers a path to clarity and balance by removing unnecessary elements, fostering steadier focus and mental restoration. This approach, rooted in Zen philosophy, ...