Where the art of feng shui leaves off; the art of wabi sabi picks up--through balance and harmony; the perfection of imperfection; and a poetic approach to life. Now in paperback; Wabi Sabi Style reveals the Japanese design elements of wabi and sabi; and illustrates how to implement these principles into every aspect of home; garden and life. Wabi Sabi Style reveals the sparseness; the minimalism of a rich palette of organic colors and textures; the manipulation of light and space; and the exquisitely stylized representations of nature that embody the essence of Japanese design. Flowing from spring to summer; autumn; and winter; each chapter is steeped in Japanese lore and techniques for incorporating the wabi sabi philosophy into ones own home. Breathtaking photography brings wabi sabi alive; moving beyond the glossy; gilded; and gaudy to a simple organic elegance that emanates tranquility. James and Sandra Crowley are recognized experts in the field of Japanese antique furnishings; folk art; and tea wares. A lifelong student of Japanese art and culture; James is a graduate of the University of Utah. Sandra is Asian-American and has spent her adult life reclaiming the culture of her ancestors and acquiring a vast knowledge and collection of Asian art. Joseph Putnam blends art and science in his unique photography style. His work has been used in a wide variety of commercial applications and has also been published in Los Angeles Times and Time magazine.
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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Too many anecdotes. not enough insightBy another readerThis book prefers telling all the anecdotes to the telling anecdote. More space explicating important ideas and much less to painting a broad canvas that gets in as many names as possible would have been helpful.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Modernist MathBy DMW47Everdell paints for us a wonderfully enchanting history of modernism. He manages to craft his story through light and agile prose. telling lively stories while maintaining scholarly rigor. I was particularly pleased with this aspect of The First Moderns. as books that manage to balance rigor and narrative appeal are not easily found (consider Louis Menands Metaphysical Club. which is wonderfully written. but lacks nuance in describing pragmatism). Everdell essentially tells us stories. and in them. he showcases genius. bringing Dedekind. Seurat. Boltzmann. Wittgenstein and countless others to life. His mastery of the subject is impressive. and his love and sheer passion for history is abundantly clear. The book does well to break down artificially-imposed boundaries -- and appreciates modernism in a truly interdisciplinary context. which is refreshing in a world of specialization.Everdell posits that modernism began in number theory rather than the arts. in the works of German logician Frege -- a bold assertion. but not one without merit. For him. the motif that unites modernists is a sense of discontinuity. one that can be observed in mathematics. the physical sciences. politics. as well as literature. music and the fine arts. A true gem. and one of the best books on modernism Ive come across. I cant recommend this book enough -- Everdell has here cemented his place among the most compelling historians of our time.7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. The triumph of lucidityBy Martin MontanaJust like the individual components of Modernism. being inventions of the intellect. the term Moderism is also an invention of the mind. or just plain "mind" as brain writers term it (presumably because you cant isolate of define where "the" mind is). But its an interesting idea from a historical perspective to notice that abstract thinking including gedanken or thought experiments became more prevalent and resulted in new and useable theories; near the end of the 19th century. If you type in "Modernism" in the search box at .com. you get hundreds of books on it. most of which read like doctoral dissertations written in academic speak. Whats good about this book is the lucidity of it. I was also impressed at the authors wide scope of knowledge across disciplines; better than mine. I still dont know what a flatted fifth is. Good work.
