What if failure were a prerequisite for better appreciation and management of success? That's the central question I'd like us to explore. And why? Because there are still parents, educators, ...

Have you ever broken something of value? Maybe you broke your favorite coffee mug, a bone in your body, a family heirloom, a garage window, an appliance in your home. Alternatively, maybe what was ...

In this video, I’ll show you how to build a round concrete coffee table and then add the unique art of DIY Kintsugi to give ...

Kintsugi (golden joinery) is a distinctively Japanese technique of restoring broken pottery and ceramics using urushi (lacquer) with metallic powders to give the appearance of gold and silver lining ...

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 ...

Roughly translating as ‘joining with gold’, the ancient repair technique uses urushi lacquer and powdered gold to restore broken teaware, based on the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi: finding beauty ...

Although it is said that something with a shape will break someday, the sadness when I accidentally break my favorite vessel is deep, and although I know that I can not use it again, I can not throw ...

Please always refer to the latest government advice before booking travel and departing on any trip. Japan-based writer Ally Hongo finds treasured stories and lessons from Japan's craft masters and ...