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 ...

Some interior design aesthetics look so flawless, you're afraid to touch something for fear of upsetting the perfect display. But if you're more inclined to create a space that's meant for actual ...

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 ...

After spending several years in Tokyo, a family revamps an American Foursquare with a fresh floor plan, a glassy extension, and an appreciation of Japanese design. By the time Peter Hennessy and ...

This Japanese decorating style may be the natural choice for your home. Wabi-sabi is a traditional Japanese aesthetic that ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a world obsessed with optimization, glow-ups, and endless self-improvement, the rise of wabi-sabi feels almost rebellious.

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 ...