The Beauty of Everyday Things by Soetsu Yanagi

• The Beauty of Everyday Things
• Soetsu Yanagi
• Page: 352
• Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
• ISBN: 9780241366356
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Download eBook

Free downloading book The Beauty of Everyday Things

Overview

The Japanese philosopher and aesthete's definitive, hugely influential exposition of his philosophy of folkcrafts, setting out the hallmarks of Japanese design as we know it today: anonymity, quality, simplicity and honesty—and, of course, wabi-sabi, the beauty of imperfection A Penguin Classic Our lives are filled with objects. Everyday things used in everyday settings, they are our constant companions. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and simple, sturdy and safe—an aesthetic fulfillment of our practical needs. They should, in short, be things of beauty. Long revered as the authority on craftsmanship and Japanese aesthetics, Yanagi devoted his life and writing to defend the value of craft. In an age of feeble and ugly machine-made things, The Beauty of Everyday Things is a call for each of us to deepen our relationship with the objects that surround us. Inspired by the work of the simple artisans Yanagi encountered on his lifelong travels through Japan and Korea, this now-classic book is a heartfelt defence of modest, honest, handcrafted objects, from traditional teacups to jars to paper—objects that exemplify the beauty of everyday things. 

Pdf downloads: Pdb format ebook download Faith for Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon by David Kinnaman, Mark Matlock, Aly Hawkins (English Edition) 9780801013157 download pdf, Ebook for mobile free download Cooking Up Romance download pdf, Free german audiobooks download Robert Williams: The Father of Exponential Imagination: Drawings, Paintings, and Sculptures in English read pdf,