When you think about Zen and Japanese interior design, you think of minimalist living. the Japanese culture is immersed homage to ancient tradition inculcating minimalism and Zen; living in harmony with the natural world. Designing a Japanese interior comprises of an open space spatial arrangement, natural light and greenery. they are also fond of craftmanship in their design of furniture's.
The concept of the Japanese aesthetic is based on a principle 'ma' or emptiness - the pure and indeed essential. As it is believed that where there is clutter, even valuable things loose value and also where there is too much, nothing stands out. This requires an open space plan that forces the contemplation of stillness or 'seljaku', another principle of the Japanese design referred to as the meditative state brought to life by the principles of design.
Components of Japanese Interior design
The use of large windows or shoji, to introduce natural light into a Japanese house . shoji is a Japanese style door, window or room separating apparatus.
The Japanese inculcates the use of traditional plants such as Bonsai trees. This reflects bringing natural world into their home.
a Japanese household adopts the use of the 'wabi-sabi' design concepts which is living with imperfection. This is a concept under Zen philosophy where one must learn to accept the world as it is to avoid stress and disappointments.
They embrace the use of low height furniture design as it is tradition to sit on the couch or tatami mats in the Japanese culture.
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