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Influence of Wabi-Sabi on Western Cultures
has influenced the Western world in a variety of contexts, including in the arts, technology, media, and mental health, among others.

The arts
Many Western designers, writers, poets and artists have utilized ideals within their work to varying degrees, with some considering the concept a key component of their art, and others using it only minimally.

Designer Leonard Koren (born 1948) published for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers (1994) as an examination of, contrasting it with Western ideals of beauty. According to Penelope Green, Koren's book subsequently "became a talking point for a wasteful culture intent on penitence and a touchstone for designers of all stripes."

concepts historically had extreme importance in the development of Western studio pottery; Bernard Leach (1887–1979) was deeply influenced by Japanese aesthetics and techniques, which is evident in his foundational book A Potter's Book.

The work of American artist John Connell (1940–2009) is also considered to be centered on the idea of ; other artists who have employed the idea include former Stuckist artist and remodernist filmmaker Jesse Richards (born 1975), who employs it in nearly all of his work, along with the concept of.

Some haiku in English also adopt the aesthetic in written style, creating spare, minimalist poems that evoke loneliness and transience, such as Nick Virgilio's "autumn twilight:/ the wreath on the door/ lifts in the wind".

Technology
During the 1990s, the concept was borrowed by computer software developers and employed in agile programming and wiki, used to describe acceptance of the ongoing imperfection of computer programming produced through these methods.

Media
On 16 March 2009, Marcel Theroux presented "In Search of Wabi Sabi" on BBC Four, as part of the channel's Hidden Japan season of programming, traveling throughout Japan trying to understand the aesthetic tastes of its people. Theroux began by comically enacting a challenge from the book Living by Taro Gold, asking members of the public on a street in Tokyo to describe  – the results of which showed that, just as Gold predicted, "they will likely give you a polite shrug and explain that Wabi Sabi is simply unexplainable."

Mental health
Wabi-Sabi has been evoked in a mental health context as a helpful concept for reducing perfectionist thinking.