Kintsugi is the traditional Japanese art of repairing ceramics with lacquer and gold dust. The idea is to highlight the imperfections of a piece and celebrate its new form, rather than hide its chips ...

Residents of Kumamoto are still picking up the pieces after being rocked by a series of destructive earthquakes, and no doubt many of those pieces are shattered ceramics. Traditional Japanese table ...

Now with decades of practice, Nie can tell whether the hole is deep enough by the sound of drilling. "We used to make the hole with a diamond by hand, but now with the drill, the size of the hole can ...

Kintsugi, which means golden joinery, is the ancient Japanese art of fixing broken ceramics with a mix of lacquer varnish and gold or silver powder. It's all about turning ugly breaks into beautiful ...

In HCM City, Mr. Nguyen Le Uyen Vien meticulously uses 24K gold to patch and mend broken pieces, reviving souvenirs with new beauty. In Ho Chi Minh City, there are special jobs that require passion, ...

As the fifth-generation inheritor of his family's ceramic-repair skills, Nie has devoted himself to better preserving them, as well as bringing traditional Chinese engraving skills and modern art ...