Contents highlight
“Less is more” and Zen
“Simplify!” Steve Jobs’ relentless quest for Zen design
Tofukuji kare-sansui by Mirei Shigemori
Chapter 2-3: Haiku – the beauty of worlds’ shortest poem
Absence in Ukiyoe: Hiroshige – One hundred of Famous Views of Edo
Chapter 1-7: Discovery of zero = abundance
Chapter 2-4: Effect of subtraction on your satisfaction
Design and Architecture
MUJI Hut: tiny house dissolving into the environment
How much is sufficient? “80% Full Product” by MUJI
Hiroshige’s ukiyo-e through the lens of Frank Lloyd Wright
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi: 60th Anniversary Exhibition
Tanada Terrace Office: MUJI x Atelier Bow-Wow House Vision 2016
The Japanese House Chapter 4: House is a work of art
Tips for simple, minimalist living
“Less is more” in arts and culture
Japanese minimalist design and the influence of traditional Zen art
Analogue Renaissance! Re-discoveing the beauty digital cannot deliver
Minimalist Ukiyo-e & paints by Hokusai
Chapter 2-3: Haiku – the beauty of worlds’ shortest poem
Infobesity: Our attention span is now shorter than a gold fish!
Kintsugi: repair beyond repair
“Less is more” in business and economy
Chapter 2-8: Taste buds’ performance and Plum Organics
So we’ve lost the game of economic efficiency. Now what?
Re-invigorate distressed economic areas without relying on economic tools
Chapter 1-5: Hypothesis to explain happiness
Truth of sharing economy: what are we really sharing?
