Wabi Sabi | Bachelor Thesis

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Wabi Sabi | Bachelor Thesis

When Europeans, no matter if they are amateurs, designers or artists, are asked about the term “Wabi Sabi”, they usually react with perplexity. The answer is often the similar sounding paste for sushi, although it hardly has anything to do with the almost most important concept of Japanese aesthetics.

Also the Kumo Magazine is in the same design like this Bachelorthesis. This is because as a practical work the whole branding for the magazine was made, because this wabi sabi design is very important for our magazine.

It is also extremely difficult for Japanese people to explain Wabi Sabi. Sometimes it is only described as a mentality or even a feeling. However, it is agreed that it is a kind of philosophy or concept of beauty, which is expressed by principles such as minimalism, naturalness and simplicity.

This work gives an overview of traditional and modern applications of Wabi Sabi and particularly discusses the application in Western design. As a practical implementation, principles and methods of this Japanese design attitude are tested. The magazine „Kumo“, which is published by Valentin Rudloff and the author of this work, serves as the design basis.

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Wabi Sabi | Bachelor Thesis

Published: January 7th 2021

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