'Japandi' is the new trend taking homeowners by storm. It brings together two positive philosophies. Wabi-Sabi, the art of accepting the imperfect, and Hygge, a Danish concept to embrace joy.

In the old days we called this incompetence and lack of attention to detail by companies. Boy, modern stuff is hard to understand.

This quote appears incorrect in mentioning Hygge for Japandi and then claiming Hygge is about embracing joy, seemingly a crossed wire with Marie Kondo. Japandi is a (hyped) interior style that adds elements to traditional Japanese minimalism, especially its natural materials and natural tones (wicker, dark wood, handmade ceramics), to modern Scandanavian minimalism, which is generally about bright, simple rooms in warm neutral colours, generally off whites and blond wood. The type of thing you see in Ikea, Muji, and much more expensive shops. Take a generic modern interior with muted colours and add a Japanese tansu chest in a dark wood and place a wonky, obviously handmade vase with a branch sticking out of it on top. That's Japandi.

I sometimes veg out with interior design vids on Youtube on my tv, and I've never seen anyone mention Hygge for Japandi. All the recent hype about Hygge is separate from the established trend of Scandanavian interior design and seems to be non-Danes using a magic word no-one understands to sell a nostalgic vision of cozyness. A classic Hygge image would be drinking hot chocolate in a dark room next to a roaring fire. Half the top Google image search hits for Hygge include a woodstove. This is a million miles from modern Scandanavian design, which is bright, open, and if anything quite cold.

Neologisms that will surely fail to catch fire! Portmanteaus where anyone can simply smash together to unrelated concepts and voila! You, too, can create a "new trend".

So here we go: Japandi is so dumft. (There, I created my own trendy new word...mixing the American common saying "dumb" with the British term "daft").

Voila! Easy-peasy! I hereby proclaim that the Dumft trend is truly sweeping the nation right now!

Far too many folks outside of Japan are using this Wabi-Sabi term as an excuse for imperfection in all sorts of industries.

Sounds like an excuse for people who are incompetent or unprofessional.

A spokesperson for British homebuilder Miller Homes Ltd.

We live in a Miller Home. We've been living with the imperfect for about 20 years.

‘*Dumbftounded’ *some people have not been offended by this term: “*Japandi***”. - Perhaps when it starts being used to refer to other ‘imperfections’ in other products ?**

*- **“Major auto manufacturers had to recall all their cars because of numerous Japandi overlooked at the factory to cut costs. This will result in a major economic setback for the entire country.” -*

(btw: Not a typo: ‘*dumbftounded’ *has been trending since …

. . . earlier Today.

Wabi-Sabi is hardly taking Japan by storm, let alone anywhere else. If it is imperfect or worn out from use the general feeling in Japan is throw it away, not splash it with gold and keep it as an heirloom. Unless it’s really old to begin with.

Very nice!

I love minimalism.