Way before hygge—the Scandinavian concept of cozy interior design—there was feng shui, a Chinese philosophy applied in design to create zen homes with simple elements and good energy.

Close to nature and beautifully minimalist ... Zen Buddhism that came to our country via China, and found a foothold beginning around the 12th Century." In the book, Iida explains how these ideas ...

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