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Japanese Style connects with and incorporates Japanese design traditions into the home. Adept at compact living and elegant simplicity, the Japanese embody the principle of doing more with less, and embrace the discipline it takes to rule out the unnecessary or frivolous. Author Sunamita Lim discusses these aesthetic ideals and cultural principles and reveals how designing with nature's beauty can create a simple and beautiful home.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Acknowledgments (p. 9)
• Introduction (p. 13)
• 1 o a lifestyle commentary on japanese aesthetics (p. 19)
• 2 o what is japanese style to americans? (p. 29)
• 3 o meditations on beauty in japan (p. 45)
• 4 o enduring elements of japanese design and aesthetics (p. 61)
• 5 o japanese aesthetics and american sensibilities (p. 73)
• 6 o living with natural grace, in the japanese style (p. 87)
• 7 o cross-cultural examples in america (p. 101)
• 8 o a yen for good design (p. 119)
• Historical Periods in Japan (p. 133)
• Glossary (p. 135)
• Bibliography (p. 139)
• Resources (p. 147)
• Photography Credits (p. 151)
• Index (p. 155)

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