Japanese style : designing with nature's beauty

Japanese style Designing with nature's beauty

Sunamita Lim

Book - 2007

Illustrates how to connect with and incorporate Japanese design traditions into western homes. Adept at compact living and masters of elegant simplicity, the Japanese embody the principle of doing more with less.

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Subjects
Interior decoration > Japanese influences.
Published
Salt Lake City, Utah : Gibbs Smith ©2007.
Language
English
Main Author
Sunamita Lim (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
159 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-143) and index.
ISBN
9781423600923
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. o a lifestyle commentary on japanese aesthetics
  • 2. o what is japanese style to americans?
  • 3. o meditations on beauty in japan
  • 4. o enduring elements of japanese design and aesthetics
  • 5. o japanese aesthetics and american sensibilities
  • 6. o living with natural grace, in the japanese style
  • 7. o cross-cultural examples in america
  • 8. o a yen for good design
  • Historical Periods in Japan
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Resources
  • Photography Credits
  • Index

"Individuals can transform a space, and hence make it particular, not by grand design but by the small celebrations of everyday life." -Witold Rybczynski Excerpted from Japanese Style: Designing with Nature's Beauty by Sunamita Lim All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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