Japanese aesthetics

The <n>House at Minami-dai</n>, built in 1957 by architect <n>Junzo Yoshimura</n>.

A <n>Kyo-machiya</n> in Kyoto, a property handled by <n>Ie-ya</n>.

A concept of Yutori, or spaciousness, discussed by poet <n>Naomi Shihab Nye</n>. Photo by <n>Imdad Barbhuyan</n>.

An interior at <n>Kanaal</n> by <n>Axel Vervoordt</n>. Photo by <n>Frederik Vercruysse</n>.

A <n>Japandi</n>-style interior. Design and visualization by <n>George Hutchins</n>.

Photo by <n>Colin King</n>. Floral design by <n>Field Studies Flora</n> and <n>SpadaFlora</n>.

Makeup by <n>Jezz Hill</n>, <n>Gina Lee</n>, and <n>n ē v a</n>.

The Antwerp home of interior designer <n>Axel Vervoordt</n>, photographed by <n>Mari Luz Vidal</n>.

<n>Lake Biwa</n>, a woodblock print by <n>Shoda Koho</n>, c. 1910.

<n>Kokkō Sensen</n>, a postcard by artist <n>Ishihara, Gaki</n> for the Army Quartermaster’s Department, c. 1904.