Kintsugi
October 22nd 2024
Kintsugi
is a traditional Japanese art form that involves repairing broken pottery by mending the cracks with lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. Rather than disguising the damage, kintsugi highlights it, embracing imperfection and celebrating the object's history and unique character. The practice symbolizes resilience, beauty in flaws, and the value of repair over replacement.
We took an immersive workshop at Taku Nakano’s pottery studio in Tokyo. We learned about his journey as a ceramics artist and his mission to a sustainable form of art. His studio supports NGO’s and governments that liberate children from child labor in developing countries.
We took our seats and explored the studio by eye until the workshop began.
We got to work on our pieces, small dishes, and got to take them home. They also sold the tools and kits needed to make kintsugi. I grabbed one to gift one of my family members.
You can book your workshop experience directly with the studio HERE. This post was not sponsored and just highly recommend this traditional experience.