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Wabi-Sabi The Japanese view of life embraced a simple aesthetic that grew stronger as inessentials were eliminatedand trimmed away. -architect Tadao Ando Pared down to its barest essence, wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death. It's simple, slow, and uncluttered-and it reveres authenticity above all. Wabi-sabi is underplayed and modest, the kind of quiet, undeclared beauty that waits patiently to be discovered. Daisetz T. In Japan, there is a marked difference between a Thoreau-like wabibito (wabi person), who is free in his heart, and a makoto no hinjin, a more Dickensian character whose poor circumstances make him desperate and pitiful. The words wabi and sabi were not always linked, although they've been together for such a long time that many people (including D. Wabi stems from the root wa, which refers to harmony, peace, tranquillity, and balance. so you can see, and feel, them all.

35 Beautiful Photography Websites - Smashing Magazine Advertisement Interest in photography has exploded over the last 10 years, largely thanks to the developments in digital photography. Cameras and computers have become cheaper and more powerful, software more sophistocated and printers can now print photos that are as good (if not better) than anything produced in a chemical darkroom. Along with these developments in photography has been the parallel development of the Web. The result is that photographers are finding new and exciting ways to showcase their best work online. You may want to take a look at the following related posts: Beautiful Photography Websites Bottle Bell Photography5 The graphic design of this website perfectly complements the fantasy world of the photographer’s vision. Daniel Kennedy Photography6 Top class professional photography presented in a simple to navigate, beautiful website. East Photographic7 An unusual site because it belongs to an agency rather than a single photographer. Last Click Related posts Resources

HAUTE NATURE Khan Academy Wiki definition A Japanese tea house which reflects the wabi-sabi aesthetic in Kenroku-en (兼六園) Garden Wabi-sabi (侘寂?) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete".[1] It is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence (三法印, sanbōin?), specifically impermanence (無常, mujō?) Description[edit] "Wabi-sabi is the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of traditional Japanese beauty and it occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of beauty and perfection in the West".[1] "If an object or expression can bring about, within us, a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing, then that object could be said to be wabi-sabi The words wabi and sabi do not translate easily. Modern tea vessel made in the wabi-sabi style Western use[edit]

Margaret Bourke-White Gallery Margaret Bourke-White is a woman of many firsts. She was a forerunner in the newly emerging field of photojournalism, and was the first female to be hired as such. She was the first photographer for Fortune magazine, in 1929. In 1930, she was the first Western photographer allowed into the Soviet Union. Henry Luce hired as the first female photojournalist for Life magazine, soon after its creation in 1935, and one of her photographs adorned its first cover. Margaret Bourke-White - "I WANT TO BECOME FAMOUS" Margaret Bourke-White hurried to her lifeboat and stood in line. The sinking ship Margaret left behind was a troopship bound for North Africa in 1942 during World War 11. The convoy sailed into a heavy storm. Before it even reached the ocean, Margaret's lifeboat was full of water. In the early morning light, Margaret reached for her camera and took pictures.

Top 25 Interior Design & Furniture Blogs We scoured the web looking for the best interior design and furniture blogs, and below is what we found. From large multi-writer blogs like Moco Loco to more personal fare like Gaile Guevara, the below 25 blogs (plus 5 honorable mentions) are the cream of the design crop. 1. This style website is the cream of the crop – using a gentle and creative presentation, Design Sponge serves up multiple posts every day about home design, new and innovative products and tips on home living in a modern world. 2. For a frequently updated online magazine dedicated to everything modern, give Moco Loco a visit. 3. With the tagline “Saving the world, one room at a time,” Apartment Therapy makes it very clear that it has big dreams for its readers. 4. InHabitat is a design website with a mission — to bring together design solutions that are cutting-edge, high-tech, innovative and green. 5. Just as its name implies, this website takes traditional Ikea furniture and redesigns it. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

LifeEdited Given both the small footprint of the existing apartment and the quite high number of desired functions that should be fitted inside of it, we thought the most logical solution would be to draw a line between the convertible and non-convertible areas. So for the starting point of the concept, we decided that the best configuration of the apartment would have the wet and non-convertible areas (the kitchen and the bathroom) positioned next to the eastern wall facing the building's private courtyard, using the rest as the convertible area ,a confortable sized open space, receiving natural light from all four windows and meeting all the owner’s needs ,by transforming itself. The main area of the apartment is a convertible room,by using smart space saving furniture systems, combined with the mobility of the modular piece on the entrance wall. Also there is a thinbike slot behind the folding dining table that can be accesed from the entrance area.

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