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Marie Kondo

    October 9, 1984

    Marie Kondo is a Japanese organizing consultant and author whose KonMari Method has gained international acclaim. A central tenet of her approach is keeping only those possessions that 'spark joy.' Kondo offers a practical yet philosophical perspective on how to curate one's home and life, inspiring millions worldwide to reconsider their relationship with material belongings and their surroundings. Through her distinctive writing style and keen insight into human psychology, she encourages the creation of spaces that foster happiness and well-being.

    Marie Kondo
    Joy At Work
    Kiki & Jax
    Spark Joy
    The Life-changing Magic of Tidying
    Marie Kondo's kurashi at home : how to organize your space and achieve your ideal life
    The life-changing manga of tidying up
    • 2023

      Put your life in order once and for all with this transformative and personalized tidying companion from Marie Kondo, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and star of the Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo. Let Marie help you transform your home - and your life - with this step-by-step tidying planner. It's the next best thing to having Marie work with you personally as you embark on your joy-sparking journey of decluttering, taking charge of your home and surrounding yourself with only the things you need. The Marie Kondo Tidying Companion fully supports you in every aspect of your tidying journey, with each stage broken down into manageable steps, on a timeline that suits you and fits in with your other commitments. With clear diagrams for folding and storing, example lists and charts, and space for you to fill in your personal plan, this is the book you need to tidy your home - and keep it the way you love - forever.

      The Marie Kondo Tidying Companion
    • 2022

      An ideal gift for fans of Marie Kondo, star of the Netflix hit show Sparking Joy. Kurashi at Home is her first full-colour, beautifully photographed guide. Over a decade on from the launch of her bestselling book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo is back with new wisdom on how to transform your life and home into spaces of calm. This guide introduces the concept of kurashi - meaning way of life - and encourages readers to spend every day in the pursuit of joy. Now the mother of three young children, Marie moves her focus from the physical act of tidying towards an even more holistic and personal approach to curating our environments. Kurashi at Home gives us a personal glimpse of everything from favourite recipes to images of Marie with her family. Inspiring stories from Marie and her clients bring her concepts alive, illustrating how kurashi can be applied to all areas of our own lives.

      Marie Kondo's kurashi at home : how to organize your space and achieve your ideal life
    • 2020

      If you properly simplify and organize your work life once, you'll never have to do it again. Marie Kondo's first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying, sparked a new genre of publishing and became an international bestseller. Now, for the first time, you will be guided through the process of tidying up your work life. In Joy at Work, KonMari method pioneer Marie Kondo and organizational psychologist Scott Sonenshein will help you to refocus your mind on what's important at work, and as their examples show, the results can be truly life-changing. With advice on how to improve the way you work, the book features advice on problem areas including fundamentals like how to organize your desk, finally get through your emails and find what sparks joy in an open plan office. Like how the key to successful tidying in the home is by tackling clutter in the correct order, Joy at Work adapts the inspirational KonMari Method for the workplace, taking you step-by-step through your professional environment so that you can identify the most joyful way to work for you. Once you've found order in your work life, you can feel empowered to find confidence, energy and motivation to create the career you want and move on from negative working practices.

      Joy At Work
    • 2019

      Now that homes have become day camps, schools, and family game centers, are you trying to inspire your children to tidy and clean their rooms? International tidying superstar Marie Kondo is here to help. She brings her unique tidying method to young readers in a charming story about two best friends who discover how tidying up creates space for joy in all parts of their lives. The KonMari Method inspires a charming friendship story that is sure to spark joy! Kiki and Jax are best friends, but they couldn’t be more different. The one thing they always agree on is how much fun they have together. But when things start to get in the way, can they make space for what has always sparked joy—each other?

      Kiki & Jax
    • 2017

      The life-changing manga of tidying up

      • 187 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      4.3(2014)Add rating

      From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and star of Netflix’s Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, this graphic novelization brings Kondo's life-changing tidying method to life with the fun, quirky story of a woman who transforms her home, work, and love life using Kondo's advice and inspiration. Marie Kondo presents the fictional story of Chiaki, a young woman in Tokyo who struggles with a cluttered apartment, messy love life, and lack of direction. After receiving a complaint from her attractive next-door neighbor about the sad state of her balcony, Chiaki gets Kondo to take her on as a client. Through a series of entertaining and insightful lessons, Kondo helps Chiaki get her home--and life--in order. This insightful, illustrated case study is perfect for people looking for a fun introduction to the KonMari Method of tidying up, as well as tried-and-true fans of Marie Kondo eager for a new way to think about what sparks joy. Featuring illustrations by award-winning manga artist Yuko Uramoto, this book also makes a great read for manga and graphic novel lovers of all ages.

      The life-changing manga of tidying up
    • 2016

      Spark Joy is an in-depth, line illustrated, room-by-room guide to decluttering and organising your home, from bedrooms and kitchens to bathrooms and living rooms as well as a wide range of items in different categories, including clothes, photographs, paperwork, books, cutlery, cosmetics, shoes, bags, wallets and valuables. Charming line drawings…

      Spark Joy
    • 2014

      Transform your home into a permanently clear and clutter-free space with the incredible KonMari Method. Japan's expert declutterer and professional cleaner Marie Kondo will help you tidy your rooms once and for all with her inspirational step-by-step method. The key to successful tidying is to tackle your home in the correct order, to keep only the things you really love and to do it all at once - and quickly. After that for the rest of your life you only need to choose what to keep and what to discard. The KonMari Method will not just transform your space. Once you have your house in order you will find that your whole life will change. You can feel more confident, you can become more successful, and you can have the energy and motivation to create the life you want. You will also have the courage to move on from the negative aspects of your life: you can recognise and finish a bad relationship; you can stop feeling anxious; you can finally lose weight. Marie Kondo's method is based on a 'once-cleaned, never-messy-again' approach. If you think that such a thing is impossible then you should definitely read this compelling book.

      The Life-changing Magic of Tidying