This is an excellent book. It is an excellent companion to Leonard Koren's book. In this book, Andrew Juniper starts by giving us a superb historical context. He also related Wabi-Sabi to the original philosophy of Tao.

From there, he went on to the spiritual concepts and then on to design.

He ended the book well, by giving us an example of an old African shawl, stating that the African embodied the philosophy of Wabi-Sabi more than some modern Japanese do.

Overall, an excellent book that weaves the practical with the spiritual, and some warnings.… (more)

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RajivC | 5 other reviews | Oct 19, 2021 |

Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence by Andrew Juniper

Wabi-sabi (侘寂) represents Japanese aesthetics and a Japanese world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.

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benbrainard8 | 5 other reviews | Apr 18, 2020 |

Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence by Andrew Juniper

Really wanted to like this book as it is a topic that truly interests me, but didn't like the writing style. I gave up part way through the writing about the tea ceremony. I might come back to it in the future.

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ForrestFamily | 5 other reviews | Mar 26, 2020 |

Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence by Andrew Juniper

Helpful read. Repetitive at times. Missing some salient points, like the quality of objects that age well. All in all, a good introduction.

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chriszodrow | 5 other reviews | Dec 2, 2017 |

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