Wabi-sabi is an ancient philosophy that values imperfection. But this aesthetic, which depends upon long-term emergence, is now claimed by the mass-market decorating industry. Wabi-sabi cannot be reduced to formulas or ready-made expressions without destroying its essence. This publication is a crossbreeding, driven by the selective eye of a pair of insatiably curious bargain hunters - a manifesto that invokes the very foundations of wabi-sabi, far removed from the fad it has become. Text in English and French.