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Melanie Wong

AiMEiRi

Minimalism with a Pulse

Stay in touch for new designs, Etsy shop updates, and the philosophy of building something slow and thoughtful. I'd love to have you along.

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Warm meets cool: the Japandi color approach

The Open Gate — Issue 06 Japandi color — how to build a palette that breathes Japandi Minimalist Shoji Screen Table Runner Some color palettes feel finished the moment you apply them. Others keep working — shifting with the light, settling differently in winter than in summer, looking better the longer you live with them. The second kind has a logic to it. And it usually involves a little friction. ✦ The idea Japandi — the marriage of Japanese and Scandinavian design — gets reduced to "beige...

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A flying red bird surrounded by watercolor flower petals.

The Japanese philosophy of letting things pass

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What Japanese design knows about empty space

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Seigaiha canvas print above an accent chair and neutral side table.

What the waves are actually saying

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A watercolor crane and bamboo branches in front of a mountainscape.

Wabi-sabi isn't what Instagram told you

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An aerial view of a bird sitting beneath cherry blossom branches.

This is where it begins.

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