The Trash That Became a Treasure: How a 16th-Century Tea Master Taught Japan to Stop Following Instructions
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The Trash That Became a Treasure: How a 16th-Century Tea Master Taught Japan to Stop Following Instructions

Why do Japanese designers use tea saucers as soap dishes and ramen bowls as flower vases? Discover the psychological magic of "Mitate"—the 500-year-old art of re-imagining objects through pure imag...