Wabi-sabi design can lean modern, as this Wood Pendant Lighting ($137) proves. Offered in pine, acacia, and poplar, each pendant is carved by hand from a single piece of wood sourced in Portugal.

“Wabi” is a Japanese word which means an understated elegance through rustic, simple and natural design. “Sabi,” on the other hand, means seeing beauty in the flaws that come with age.

Fresh take The Chinese Lunar New Year that starts on Jan. 29 marks the Year of the Wood Snake. Royal Oak-based Dennis Fairchild — astrologer and feng shui expert and the author of "Healing Homes ...

Wabi-sabi offers a refuge from the modern world's obsession with perfection, and accepts imperfections as all the more meaningful – and, in their own way, beautiful.

Together, wabi, sabi, and yūgen encapsulate an essentially Japanese aesthetic: one that values depth, understatement, shadow, and imperfection over surface sheen. The three terms are often used ...

See inside influencer Danielle Bernstein’s wabi sabi-style Tribeca loft with 2 walk-in closets: ‘So lucky to live here’ By Leah Bitsky Published April 2, 2024, 3:54 p.m. ET ...