“Resilient aesthetics and resilient beauty are terms that immediately sound like oxymorons, as beauty and aesthetically pleasing experiences and objects tend to con- note something fleeting, transient, and/or volatile. We are used to viewing beauty as something that fades, being synonymous with newness, youth, unwrinkled faces and garments, fresh flowers, polished tables, newly painted walls, and with undented floors—all of which diminish with age, usage, and wear. We are used to aesthetics and beauty being linked to the visual impression of an object.” BeautyAestheticsTransience Book:Anti-trend, Resilient Design and the Art of Sustainable Living Source: Anti-trend, Resilient Design and the Art of Sustainable Living
“The historical division between the beautiful and the sublime indicates that an aesthetic experience is not necessarily linked to beauty, but can also be induced by the unpleasant, unbalanced, distorted, or even hideous.” BeautifulSustainabilitySublimeAestheticsBeauty QuotesSustainable Design Book:Aesthetic Sustainability - Product Design and Sustainable Usage Source: Aesthetic Sustainability - Product Design and Sustainable Usage