> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Peter Cheyne > Reference:: Cheyne, P. (2022). Imperfectionist aesthetics in art and everyday life. In _Routledge eBooks_. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003251361 > Date:: 2022 > Tags:: #warp > WeftLinks:: [[Aesthetic value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Handmade is beautiful]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > This book promotes the value of imperfection in fostering creativity and social engagement. ### Highlights >The aesthetics of imperfection is typified by organic, unpolished production and the avoidance of perfect finish, instead representing living and natural change, and opposing the consumerist concern with the flawless and pristine.