Today on Modern Builds I'm trying a method of DIY Kintsugi using a round concrete table top and gold lead / adhesive. This was my attempt at salvaging what would've been a huge failure and I ...

a kintsugi workshop is inundated with repair requests from all over the country. The items include a teacup bought on a honeymoon and a mug used for 40 years. All are imbued with special meaning.

Inclined to learn directly from the master, I join a one-day workshop at Tsukamoto’s atelier to observe the kintsugi process. Tsukamoto hands me a cracked soba cup and tools to breathe new life ...