Imperfection

elevated by gold

Traditional Japanese Kintsugi

Le kintsugi ne naît pas de rien. Il s’inscrit dans un univers esthétique japonais profondément marqué par la philosohpie jaonaise wabi-sabi (侘寂), une sensibilité qui reconnaît la beauté dans l’imperfection, l’impermanence et l’inachevé.

Too often overlooked or poorly applied, this stage nevertheless remains essential in the practice of kintsugi. Indispensable to the final aesthetic of the piece, it is a crucial moment—often little known—that can be repeated as many times as necessary to achieve perfection. In kintsugi, we generally celebrate the brilliance of gold, that light which highlights the fracture and reveals the beauty born from the wound. But before the gold comes the time of filling.

Yobitsugi repairs broken ceramics by adding fragments from other objects. Finding a perfectly fitting piece is rare.

Make a drying box (Muro) for your Kintsugi creations to precisely control humidity and heat.