Just another bowl of Ramen? Not at all. There is a design language here that represents a Japanese aesthetic commonly referred to as: wabi-sabi. From an artist's perception, the warm colors beautifully protrude from the receding cool colors. The rustic aged chopsticks fulfill an accent-role which is wabi, while the contemporary bowl, mat, and wood suggest sabi. Together, they achieve balance and harmony in expressing this render. Even the contents inside the bowl are ingredients carefully positioned to remind the viewer of the culinary culture this dish comes from: the egg as the sun radiating on the broth that reveals a sunset ocean, where the bamboo shoot is a boat with the noodles as a net for how humanity borrows from the ocean, chasu imitating mountains, with greens to reveal a forrest, and beansprouts that serve as bridges to what connects us all. We end with a ring of light.