The Beauty of Everyday Things

A series of essays by Soetsu Yanagi, a Japanese Art Critic and Philosopher. Yanagi was instrumental in the Japanese folk craft (mingei) movement of the early 20^th century and was a champion of handmade items, rather than the mass-produced items that were becoming more and more popular. In this book Yanagi calls for us to appreciate the beauty of handmade items and that their functionality and simplicity only add to their charm.

A series of essays by Soetsu Yanagi, a Japanese Art Critic and Philosopher. Yanagi was instrumental in the Japanese folk craft (mingei) movement of the early 20^th century and was a champion of handmade items, rather than the mass-produced items that were becoming more and more popular. In this book Yanagi calls for us to appreciate the beauty of handmade items and that their functionality and simplicity only add to their charm.