From medieval Japan, a word ‘wabi’ was created to “identify beauty with unpretentious, simple…transient things. There was wabi to be enjoyed in an evening spent alone in a cottage…hearing the rain fall”.
It captures the essence of this design, where reduction is somehow more endearing than addition yet it was not set out to be about minimalism. It is essentially a home |
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we sculpted for life’s simple pleasure – enjoying the breeze at a well-shaded patio, having a large space for the kids to play, a trough for spices at the yard, see & hear the rain spattering above you while you shower. All these, set amidst simple, calm walls that has no desire for overt embellishments.
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