reimagining historic japanese arts of kintsugi and kawatsugi
After receiving damaged ceramics from Japan within the mail, Israeli designer Roee Ben Yehuda discovered himself exploring new methods to offer the remnants a second life with out discarding them. The historic Japanese artwork of Kintsugi, which entails repairing the seams of damaged pottery with lacquer and gold, got here to thoughts nearly instantly. Drawing on its intricate aesthetics and complexities, Ben Yehuda opted for an strategy infused together with his experience as a leatherworker to discover the intersection of leather-based and ceramics. ‘I thought of how leather-based methods may very well be used to create new expressions of the normal craft,’ he says. Kawatsugi is the result of this thought.
all photographs courtesy of Roee Ben Yehuda
roee ben yehuda revives fragmented ceramics with leather-based
The essence of each Kawatsugi 革継ぎ — translating to ‘leather-based restore’ in Japanese — and Kintsugi type the premise of Roee Ben Yehuda’s expression. The designer makes use of leather-based as a medium to reimagine Japanese craftsmanship in novel gestures to salvage fragmented pottery. Every bit is reworked with leather-based interventions, their supple textures mending the cracks and imperfections of the damaged items as a up to date nod to the normal crafts to imbue the ceramic items with a newfound vitality.
Roee Ben Yehuda presents Kawatsugi
reimagining historic Japanese arts in modern expressions
the designer explores the intersection of leather-based and ceramics
using leather-based to fix fragmented ceramics from Japan
the processes are rooted within the arts of Kawatsugi and Kintsugi
their supple textures mending the cracks and imperfections of the damaged items
the damaged items are imbued with a newfound vitality
venture data:
title: Kawatsugi
designer: Roee Ben Yehuda
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