Kintsugi
Discover the Japanese art of creating something new from broken glass
Have you ever heard of Kintsugi?
This fascinating Japanese art form transforms broken ceramics into stunning works of art. Imagine your favorite piece of pottery breaks - but instead of throwing it away, you transform it into something even more beautiful. With the Kintsugi technique, cracks in bowls or plates are filled with gold, which not only speaks of strength and individuality, but also of healing.
The beauty of imperfection
As a designer, I see Kintsugi as much more than just a restoration method. Kintsugi is a source of inspiration.
This art form shows that beauty can also be found in imperfection. By joining broken pieces of ceramic with lines of gold, the result is not just repaired objects, but genuine works of art that bring harmony to living spaces. These artworks speak of resilience and transformation.
Kintsugi serves me as a metaphor for the human condition - it shows that new beauty and strength can grow from the fractures and scars of our lives. Every seam of gold, created out of necessity, is a new, more beautiful form of life. Kintsugi objects are an appreciation of the past at the same time as the art of the new.
- Bell Kink
Founder of Studio Belize
What is Kintsugi?
Kintsugi is more than just gluing broken pieces together. This art form uses urushi lacquer and the finest gold powder to reunite ceramic or porcelain fragments into a whole. It is about more than repair; it is about the appreciation of fractures as part of the history of an object. This concept gives the objects a new, deeper meaning - they embody the beauty that is revealed in overcoming challenges.
