Fashion and Design Recommendations

Water, Wood, and Wild Things: Learning Craft and Cultivation in a Japanese Mountain Town By Hannah Kirshner Cover Image

Water, Wood, and Wild Things: Learning Craft and Cultivation in a Japanese Mountain Town (Paperback)

By Hannah Kirshner
$18.00
ISBN: 9781984877543
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Published: Penguin Books - March 29th, 2022

"With this book, you feel you can stop time and savor the rituals of life." --Maira Kalman

The Beauty of Everyday Things By Soetsu Yanagi Cover Image

The Beauty of Everyday Things (Paperback)

By Soetsu Yanagi
$16.00
ISBN: 9780241366356
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Published: Penguin Classics - October 8th, 2019

The Japanese philosopher and aesthete's definitive, hugely influential exposition of his philosophy of folkcrafts, setting out the hallmarks of Japanese design as we know it today: anonymity, quality, simplicity and honesty—and, of course, wabi-sabi, the beauty of imperfection

A Penguin Classic

Chinatown Pretty: Fashion and Wisdom from Chinatown's Most Stylish Seniors By Andria Lo, Valerie Luu Cover Image

Chinatown Pretty: Fashion and Wisdom from Chinatown's Most Stylish Seniors (Hardcover)

By Andria Lo, Valerie Luu
$24.95
ISBN: 9781452175805
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Published: Chronicle Books - September 22nd, 2020

Chinatown Pretty features beautiful portraits and heartwarming stories of trend-setting seniors across six Chinatowns.

Andria Lo and Valerie Luu have been interviewing and photographing Chinatown's most fashionable elders on their blog and Instagram, Chinatown Pretty, since 2014.