Rather than hiding or replacing an object marked by time, wabi-sabi suggests highlighting it. A Japanese technique called kintsugi, which involves repairing broken ceramics with gold lacquer ...

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Objects repaired using the kintsugi technique ... A contemporary vision of wabi-sabi In contrast to sterile interiors, wabi-sabi offers an organic alternative. Textured surfaces, earthy colours ...

Usually, we are taught to hide flaws and aim for perfection, in all spheres of life. However, Wabi-Sabi finds beauty in ...

where the influential concepts of wabi-sabi (a reverence for patina and transience), kintsugi (repairing cracks with gold to honor imperfections), and shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) originate.