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title: "WA: The Essence of Japanese Design"
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# WA: The Essence of Japanese Design

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Review: Great book on Japanese design. You'll love the paper and binding style. - I saw this book at the Tsutaya bookstore in Tokyo. It's a beautifully illustrated book with cool looking binding and paper choice. Nice pictures with good discussion on Japanese design. Got it for my wife and she loves it. A real conversation piece based on the appearance, binding, and paper quality alone.
Review: Beautiful book design and binding. - Beautiful book design and binding.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #187,552 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #89 in Industrial & Product Design #180 in Decorative Arts |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (98) |
| Dimensions  | 8.25 x 1.13 x 10.75 inches |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 0714866962 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0714866963 |
| Item Weight  | 2.6 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 288 pages |
| Publication date  | April 14, 2014 |
| Publisher  | Phaidon Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book on Japanese design. You'll love the paper and binding style.
*by R***N on June 17, 2017*

I saw this book at the Tsutaya bookstore in Tokyo. It's a beautifully illustrated book with cool looking binding and paper choice. Nice pictures with good discussion on Japanese design. Got it for my wife and she loves it. A real conversation piece based on the appearance, binding, and paper quality alone.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful book design and binding.
*by P***O on March 1, 2025*

Beautiful book design and binding.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This beautiful book is designed in the Japanese manner with stiching ...
*by N***S on March 16, 2016*

This beautiful book is designed in the Japanese manner with stiching on the spine and double pages inside. The photographs of well balanced, well designed objects cover a period from ancient Japan to the present. The photos of ceramic pieces were especially beautiful. The lighting makes the ceramic surfaces feel tactile. Although the clay objects are my favorite, this book shows categories of Japanese design arranged by material touching on metal, paper, clay. wood and more. I've put "Wa" on my coffee table for the time being. I will protect it on a shelf after I finish picking it up daily to marvel.

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