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The New Kimono. From Vintage Style to Everyday Chic |
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Editors of Nanao Magazine |
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I LOVE this book! This book is about wearing vintage kimonos with a modern sensibility and it is one of the most inspiring, creative and fun books I’ve enjoyed in a long time. It is a collection of magazine articles from Nanao Magazine, one of Japan's leading contemporary kimono publications. Translated into English and beautifully photographed, I find myself drooling over the gorgeous vintage kimono fabrics and inspired by how vintage patterns, fabrics and accessories are combined for a fresh contemporary look. Many jewelry designers who work with vintage materials share this goal of creating fresh pieces using vintage materials, and for this reason alone may find this book of interest. |
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Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers |
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Leonard Koren |
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I recommend this book to those of you who love and work with vintage materials because it articulates so clearly their appeal and beauty. This is a short and accessible book, with lots of white space throughout the text, and interspersed with black and white photographs that to the author's mind illustrate the concept of wabi sabi. Koren explains the genesis of wabi sabi in the tea culture of Japan, the meanings of "wabi" and "sabi", design principles associated with this aesthetic and the larger philosophical underpinnings of wabi sabi, providing a resource for design concepts as well as a good overview of this important component of Japanese culture. |
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