Wabi-Sabi in the Age of AI Perfection
I first heard the word Wabi-Sabi over 40 years ago, while in design school. It wasn’t a buzzword then—just a whisper of an idea. A gentle challenge to the Western obsession with symmetry and shine. A way of seeing beauty in what was weathered, worn, and incomplete.
The term itself is rooted in ancient Japanese aesthetic…



