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Architects sometimes design buildings with intentional flaws, such as a “wabi-sabi” approach in Japanese aesthetics. These imperfections make the spaces feel lived-in and welcoming.
Japanese beauty is discovered in the experiencing, not just the seeing.
Beth Kempton • Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life
Real-world tiny clubs: "One of the things I read about while getting ready for our vacation in Japan were these famous tiny businesses: bars or izakayas with four seats, narrow little bookstores or record shops in people’s houses or the bottom floors of small buildings, hyper-specialized or themed bars owned by one passionate guy. (There’s one
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Hokusai’s Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji series, the first of which is The Great Wave.
Gabrielle Zevin • Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel
‘Respecting tradition’
Yoshinori Hara, dean and professor at Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Management, says these long-standing entities, at least 100 years old, are known as ‘shinise’ – literally meaning ‘old shop’.
Hara, who worked in Silicon Valley for a decade, says that Japanese companies’ emphasis on sustainability, rather than quick... See more
Yoshinori Hara, dean and professor at Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Management, says these long-standing entities, at least 100 years old, are known as ‘shinise’ – literally meaning ‘old shop’.
Hara, who worked in Silicon Valley for a decade, says that Japanese companies’ emphasis on sustainability, rather than quick... See more