SONOMA, Calif. (KGO) -- In her Sonoma home, artist Maki Aizawa holds a broken plate. "When something breaks, we tend to throw it away," she said. "But we don't have to throw it away and don't have to ...

When Claire Pickard broke her grandmother's porcelain swan, she couldn't bear to throw it away. "It was the only connection to gran I have, other than photos," she says. But Claire also didn't take it ...

Meaning “joining with gold”, this centuries-old art is more than an aesthetic. For the Japanese, it’s part of a broader philosophy of embracing the beauty of human flaws. Most people don’t ...

For centuries in Japan, when precious tea bowls break, the families of tea masters will often keep the broken bowls for generations and later have them mended by artisans who use a lavish technique ...

Japan has a long withstanding history with lacquerware, now with such history, there are bound to be some exciting forms of art emerging from them that are indigenous, and like no other, the art form ...

Gorgeous baroque pearls, expert gold craftsmanship, and ancient Japanese arts come together in George Inaki Root’s fabulous fine jewelry company, Milamore. Milamore is built on the principles of ...

MANILA, Philippines — When your favorite bowl, teapot, or any ceramic object falls to the ground and breaks into pieces, do you throw it away? Because it is no longer perfect, does it mean it is no ...

The Japanese art of Kintsugi involves repairing broken pottery with gold or silver lacquer, highlighting cracks to enhance beauty and value. This philosophy embraces flaws and scars as part of ...

In my writing, I often find myself drawn to the theme of kintsugi, the Japanese art form of mending broken pottery with gold. These pieces are provided with new life, and the beauty in their age and ...