I've always found the concept of wabi-sabi quite fascinating and I'd love to find out a bit more. Are there any books that explore this concept? Something quite approachable would be good.

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[–] seanblxck@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I would absolutely recommend Soetsu Yanagi's The Beauty of Everyday Things.

It's not wabi-sabi per se but it does touch on themes that align with the idea.

It's focus is on 'mingei' - which is less metaphysical and more about folk craft specifically and its socio-cultural, and ethical significance.

[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 2 points 17 hours ago

Ahh thank you! This isn't one I'd heard of before so I appreciate you sharing it. The topic sounds fascinating, and definitely aligns with what I was looking for.