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Marie Kondo



MARIE KONDO started reading housewives’ magazines from the age of five and loved the order and beauty of the well-organised spaces she saw in them. Then, from the age of 15 she started studying tidying seriously. She started with her own bedroom and then moved onto her siblings’. Today she runs a highly successful business in Tokyo helping clients transform their cluttered homes into spaces of beauty, peace and inspiration.

Books by Marie Kondo

Spark Joy

Spark Joy is the illustrated masterclass of tidying from the bestselling global phenomenon Marie Kondo - now in paperback!

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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying

Live in a clean and clutter-free home forever with the life-changing KonMari Method - now a multi-million copy international bestseller

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Marie Kondo: Basic Folding Method

The basic method of folding as detailed in Marie Kondo's bestselling books - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying and Spark Joy. Spark Joy: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spark-Joy-Illustrated-Japanese-Tidying/dp/1785041029 The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-effective-clutter/dp/0091955106/

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The 6 basic rules of tidying

After honing the art of tidying since the age of 15, Marie Kondo turned her attention to sharing her unique method with the world through her consultancy, two bestselling books and Netflix series, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. Here are Marie's six rules of tidying.