Tag Archives: Beauty

Have you been permeated?

Beauty is about perception. But, as beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, not everyone perceives beauty in the same way. Masayuki Kurokawa, Japanese designer, offers eight aesthetics concepts to better understand the Japanese sensibility. There’s a lovely video … Continue reading

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Autumn Leaves

Birds are magnificent architects and construct fascinating nests for their families. Bowerbirds, for example, build simple structures but decorate them with colored objects hoping to attract a companion. Barn swallows make nests from mud that are built onto man made … Continue reading

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On Making Beautiful Choices

Today is my blog’s 20th birthday. I started it after reading the Scientific Warning of 1992. It begins like this: Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course. Human activities inflict harsh and often irreversible damage on … Continue reading

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