Kintsugi: The Art of Golden Scars

A Japanese ruler broke his favourite tea bowl.

Not a priceless treasure. Not something grand. Just a tea bowl he loved and used often.

Wanting it fixed, he sent it away for repairs. But when it came back, it was held together with metal staples. It worked again… but it had lost its beauty.

Unsatisfied, he asked artisans to find a better way.

So they tried something different. Instead of hiding the cracks, they repaired the bowl using lacquer mixed with gold powder, carefully tracing every broken line.

The result surprised everyone.

The bowl wasn’t restored to what it used to be. It had become something new, something more beautiful because of its history, not despite it.

That moment gave birth to Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. An art form built on a simple idea: breaks and imperfections can become part of the beauty.

Centuries later, people still practice it, not just because it creates beautiful pieces, but because of what it teaches. Patience. Presence. Creativity. The joy of slowing down and making something with your hands.

And now, you get to experience it too.

Join us this weekend and learn this centuries-old art form for yourself. Repair, create, and leave with a piece that tells its own story in gold.