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Perfect imperfect : the beauty of accident, age &​ patina
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Perfect imperfect : the beauty of accident, age &​ patina

by Karen McCartney, Sharyn Cairns, Glen Proebstel

This work explores the aesthetic of wabi-sabi through the homes and studios of international and Australian creatives. It examines the integration of contemporary design with well-worn objects to celebrate imperfection, authenticity, and the handmade.

Accession 14208 ISBN 9781743364819 Publisher Murdoch Books
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Creating a new interior design vocabulary: As the collaborative process for creating Perfect Imperfect involved working across continents, the authors created a list of words and phrases that define how to curate the work they include in their stunning book. Their new interior design and interior decorating vocabulary includes terms such as mutability, irregularity, unfinished and incomplete, void, the effects of accident, unpretentious, simplicity, contrasts, and Leonard Koren's idea that 'beauty can be coaxed out of ugliness'. -- blurb

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