Embracing flaws, kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum. By highlighting cracks and holes instead of hiding ...

Naoko Fukumaru found the art of kintsugi at a moment when she'd least expected to find it. She'd hoped that moving to Powell River, B.C., would bring her closer to her husband and repair a ...

Tea bowl, Satsuma ware, White Satsuma type, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, 17th century, Edo period, Stoneware with clear, crackled glaze, stained by ink; gold lacquer repairs, F1904.323. Broken at some ...

A kintsugi repaired tea bowl from an unknown Raku ware workshop, c. 19th century. Courtesy of the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.: Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1894.16 ...

"Kintsugi and nail art coincide because it is very easy to have an imperfection, a grown-out manicure, ... Blue and White Kintsugi Nails. Blue and white is an elite nail-color combination.

The Japanese concept of Kintsugi is the art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or platinum and celebrating the broken places. Its lesson of embracing imperfection could help us as well.

If you've heard of Kintsugi already, you probably associate the term with the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. This lacquering method uses gold and other metals to mend fragmented pieces ...

Dropped your favourite mug or bowl? You don't have to throw the whole thing out. Using the Japanese art of kintsugi, you can upcycle broken pottery — producing a one-of-a-kind item that's even ...

Candice Kumai is best known for her clean green smoothies, matcha confections and healthy comfort foods. But in her new book, Kintsugi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and ...