Kintsugi is a Japanese art of pottery which emphasizes brokenness and the worn nature of objects as being beautiful. For those of you coming here to learn how to say “beautiful in Japanese, this is it: Utsukushi-sa or 美しさ.… Read More
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Where It All Came from: Steve Jobs and Japanese Aesthetics
Japan has a fascinating relationship to the question of technology, and it is an interest which sits comfortably next to Japanese appreciations of art and aesthetics. Part of the society is very old, and another… Read More
Beauty Lies in the Hands of the Teaholder: Wabi-Sabi in the Context of the Tea Ceremony
Wabi-Sabi is the Japanese idea of beauty. As an aesthetic notion, it has influenced Japanese life and culture for centuries. From the crafting of vases and tea bowls for matcha, to painting and writing, into… Read More