The Beauty of Shadows in Japanese Design 🖤

Why Japanese Design Embraces Shadow

What do you think about shadow? It’s something we might not notice much in daily life, but Japanese aesthetics see it in a different way.

In this video, we explore why Japanese design embraces shadow as a key part of its aesthetic sensibility. From traditional interiors with shoji screens and tatami mats to the work of modern designers like Isamu Noguchi and Tadao Ando, shadow plays a central role in shaping atmosphere, texture, and feeling.

We look at how Japanese aesthetics treat shadow not as something to eliminate, but as something that brings depth, softness, and quietness to spaces. Along the way, we reflect on ideas from Junichirō Tanizaki’s In Praise of Shadows and how these sensibilities continue to inspire contemporary art and design.

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🎬 Chapters

Introduction 00:00
Shadow in Japanese Interiors 00:47
Shadow in Japanese Objects and Materials 02:41
How Shadow Shapes the Japanese Way of Seeing 04:41
Shadow in Modern Japanese Art and Design 06:12
What We Can Learn from Shadow 08:15

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📰 Read the Full Article:

• Japanese Design and the Beauty of Shadow https://danslegris.com/blogs/journal/japanese-design-and-the-beauty-of-shadow

🔖 Further Reading:

• 8 Japanese Aesthetics That Might Change How You See Beauty https://danslegris.com/blogs/journal/8-japanese-aesthetics-that-might-change-how-you-see-beauty
• Ma: The Japanese Aesthetic of Negative Space and Time https://danslegris.com/blogs/journal/ma

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📚 Recommended Reading:

• In Praise of Shadows https://amzn.to/4hMI6MI
• Stillness: An Exploration of Japanese Aesthetics in Architecture and Design https://amzn.to/3FxmOEK
• WA: The Essence of Japanese Design https://amzn.to/4kvFdSA
• Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers https://amzn.to/3XwwLs2
• Kenya Hara: Designing Japan: A Future Built on Aesthetics https://amzn.to/42VjJrM

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🔗 Related Topic You Might also Interested in:

• 8 Japanese Aesthetics That Might Change How You See Beauty https://youtu.be/PdXz1HNKz9A?si=Ocwfg3hqWiyKOtkm
• Wabi Sabi vs Minimalism: What’s the Real Difference in Design, Art, and Life? https://youtu.be/2os5t9Jc1w0?si=RbCApAWYmyFfJq7B
• The Quiet Philosophy Behind Japanese Craft and Everyday Beauty https://youtu.be/sSeYhzDodB4?si=uM8E2aFCweVzOjgn
• 7 Japanese Zen Aesthetic Principles That Define Wabi Sabi https://youtu.be/LCCzOFjNBC8?si=MblXqPUJsuNRtMZe

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