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The Genius of Japanese Carpentry: Secrets of an Ancient Woodworking Craft
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Haruki Murakami • Norwegian Wood
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Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
The great American-born woodworker George Nakashima has built his work around the principle that each piece of wood has a perfect use, and it is up to the woodworker to find that use and to allow the tree to live on through his craft. His work revolves around the natural beauty of the wood, and working it in such a way as to give full play to the c
... See moreAndrew Juniper • Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence
They told us productivity would set us free. So we organized and optimized and checked all the boxes. We became very good at being very busy.
But in the quiet moments between tasks, I felt something missing. Not the missing of empty inboxes or completed lists. The missing of wonder. Of discovery. Of the slow, sacred act of paying attention.
So I buil
... See morewood presupposes their impermanence and the need for future generations to rebuild them. Japanese culture accepts the fleeting nature of the human being and everything we create.