In Japanese design, there's a concept called Wabi Sabi.
It's more of an aesthetic philosophy than a concept. It describes the acceptance of imperfections, particularly when it comes to letting materials and design elements exist in their more natural state.
It's more of an aesthetic philosophy than a concept. It describes the acceptance of imperfections, particularly when it comes to letting materials and design elements exist in their more natural state.
According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, ''the word wabi means subdued, austere beauty, and sabi, rustic patina.'' Characteristics of wabi-sabi aesthetics and principles include asymmetry, roughness, simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy, and the appreciation of natural objects and the forces of nature.
Stephen Hawking once posited, ''one of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn't exist...Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.''
Embrace imperfection.
