It was inspired by this Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, which is about beauty and impermanence at the same time.
While Sam tried to polarize between "modernism" and "wabi-sabi" Tony Hoare did it between "modernism" (for the scientist) and "post-modernism" (for the engineer).
The resulting yarn is lofty and unrefined (more of Terri's infamous wabi-sabi yarn) and I think it will make a terrific lacy blanket, just for me.— spinningwheel.net
Mono no aware, and the related concept of wabi-sabi— Anime Nano!
The collection is inspired by Eastern spirituality, and in particular, the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi.— Trendir

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