On a recent visit to New York I stopped at a Japanese bookstore in Manhattan. Among the English-language books about Japan, I encountered a section of a shelf marked “WABI-SABI” and stocked with ...

Wabi-sabi interior design stems from the ancient Japanese philosophy of the same name, which has been around since 13th ...

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 ...

Wabi-sabi, the ""Japanese art of appreciating the imperfect, the primitive, the incomplete,"" may be the next big thing in home design and decoration. Although on the surface it may sound like the ...

Roughly defined as the philosophy of embracing natural beauty and the imperfections of life, wabi sabi is more of a lifestyle approach than design aesthetic. Kintsugi art, the Japanese practice of ...

TikTok’s latest trend has users obsessively labeling everyday quirks and imperfections as “wabi-sabi.” While some find it sweet, others say the trend has already been ruined. First, what is wabi-sabi?

A living room features natural fibers, calming colors, and houseplants as part of wabi sabi decor. - AnnaStills/Shutterstock If there were a contest for brilliant Japanese takes on aesthetics, there'd ...

A new year can encourage transformation at home where you may want to take your rooms in another direction. Two practices — feng shui and wabi-sabi ― feature principles that can enhance your ...

Jason Wadhwani transforms Sukriti Grover’s 2,300-square-foot Mumbai apartment into a calm, eclectic retreat, perfect both ...

Wabi sabi is “a Japanese aesthetic or world view characterized by finding beauty in imperfection, impermanence, or simplicity,” according to the Oxford English Dictionary. It’s a style, a thought ...

An old episode of the animated series King of the Hill has inspired one of the most wholesome TikTok memes of the year. The trend has brought the term "wabi sabi" into the limelight as users embrace ...