Kintsugi Kit
POJ Studio celebrates Japanese craft with handmade products and DIY kits, inviting people to explore traditional arts like Kintsugi and sashiko stitching. Co-founders Hana Tsukamoto and Tina Koyama collaborate with artisans to create sustainable, wabi-sabi-inspired designs, making Japanese culture accessible worldwide through timeless, ethically sourced pieces.
- Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken items, transforms flaws into beauty by mending breakage with urushi lacquer and powdered gold.
- This kit includes everything needed to restore a chipped or broken plate, with guidance from POJ Studio's master classes.
DISCLAIMER
To customers who purchase urushi in tube products:
To prevent the urushi from hardening, please place it in the refrigerator immediately upon arrival and store it there after opening the package as well. Storage at room temperature will cause the urushi to expand and cause it to rupture or leak.
While urushi can cause skin irritation in its raw, wet state, once it has completely cured and hardened, it is absolutely food safe. Urushi is one of the most durable natural materials and thus extremely well-suited for environmentally-responsible, long-lasting repair of ceramics, porcelain, and other wares.
I will be aware of my surroundings. If I accidentally come in contact with urushi, I will massage the affected area well with any plant-based oil straight away to remove urushi from my skin. I understand that WLLW & Co. is not liable for any adverse reactions caused by urushi.
POJ Studios also offers self-paced videos with instructions on repairing chipped and broken items, as well as filling in missing fragments.
