The English singer-songwriter Noel Gallagher once wrote in one of his musical lyrics that “true perfection has to be imperfect.” With interior design, that premise can be defined as Wabi-Sabi. The concept’s name may not be a term whose meaning is first known, but its ethos is quite simple: it is the Japanese art of finding beauty in an evolving, naturally imperfect world. No direct translation of the philosophy from Japanese to English exists, but "Wabi" means simplicity, while "Sabi" represents the beauty or serenity that comes with the passage of time.