Japan House launches Kintsugi Demonstration and Workshop series 2022

SHARE Kintsugi Workshop Website Image Book tickets Experience the art of kintsugi and take home a beautifully repaired ceramic item in a hands-on workshop at Japan House London. Kintsugi is the centuries-old Japanese repair technique which uses Japanese lacquer (urushi) dusted with powdered precious metals to restore broken ceramic vessels. The craft is underpinned by a philosophy of finding beauty in the flawed or imperfect. Rather than masking fractures, kintsugi highlights them to tell an object’s story. During the small-group workshops, each participant can gain practical kintsugi repair skills while fixing a crack on a ceramic item using urushi and powdered brass. Guests can take away their finished pieces, along with the knowledge of how to use kintsugi techniques to repair their own broken items at home. The workshops at Japan House are led by Kintsugi Oxford’s Nishikawa Iku who is dedicated to making the craft of kintsugi accessible to those outside Japan. Including some shortcuts to allow beginners to complete a finished product, the workshops are intended as an accessible introduction to kintsugi principles and techniques.