PERFECT IMPERFECT: The Beauty Of Accident Age And Patina - Hardcover

Fiell, Charlotte & Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1743364822 ISBN 13: 9781743364826

Verlag: MURDOCH BOOKS, 2016

Críticas:

Homes with a wellworn, off-beat beauty, filled with hand-crafted objects, are at the heart of Karen McCartneys new book,. Featuring striking photographs by Sharyn Cairns and Glen Proebstel, it explores homes where character and comfort are created in unexpected ways, using makeshift decoration and imaginative recycling. Out 5 May. --Elle Decoration, May 2016

Ever since I designed the Rough Luxe hotel in London in 2007, I've been fascinated by the Japanese approach to aesthetics that accepts imperfections; wabi-sabi. The only material I could find in English was a book by Leonard Koren published in 1994. Nothing since, until now, to my delight, a book by Karen McCartney with beautiful photography by Sharyn Cairns and styling by Glen Proebstel. Wabi-sabi is more a philosophy than purely an aesthetic; it espouses the splendour of accidents of life and nature and the pure beauty of imperfection forged by the erosion of time. The blend of the wabi-sabi philosophy with twenty-first century living is illustrated with stunning photography of objects, architecture, interiors and creative people, with a pertinent text that includes interviews with ceramicist Nicola Tassie and sculptor Alison Coates. I have always said perfection does not exist: only the beauty of imperfection is real and authentic. The publication is more than a beautiful book; it's a survey and a reference. The content is an inspiration that will influence the next decade of western design. --House & Garden

Decay is fashionable. Perfect Imperfect is a celebration of patina, weathering, irregularity, accidents and the idea that 'beauty can be coaxed out of ugliness'. It's about the Japanese principle of wabi-sabi, which advocates the beauty found in imperfection. There's hope for all of us and our dishevelled homes. --Sunday Times Home

Reseña del editor:

A stunning collection of homes and studios of creatives from all over the world, celebrating the beauty of imperfection.Perfect Imperfect takes as its founding principle the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, advocating the beauty to be found in imperfection, impermanence and the authentic. Importantly this is done without losing sight of the benefits of living in the 21st century, where designers are merging digital technology with the handmade, rethinking how to use space as well as accommodating the natural world, which is always giving birth to new creative expressions. As this collaborative process involved working across continents, the authors created a list of words and phrases that defined how to curate the work they wanted to include in this stunning book: 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'. These words and phrases split the book into visual sections: Spirit of Nature; Strange Beauty; Mark of Hand; Deep Shadow; Weathering & Decay; and Incomplete and Irregular.Perfect Imperfect is a beautiful, inspirational book, with thought-provoking text by Karen McCartney and stunning visuals by Sharyn Cairns and Glen Proebstel. It is a celebration of accident, curation, collection, hesitation, collaboration, reuse, reimagining and true originality. It explores an established aesthetic in a new way, as illustrated by the homes and studios of creatives all over the world. It embraces current design objects alongside well-worn ones, and features interior settings that mix comfort, design and an off-beat beauty.