
Photo: Sebastian Kommer

Photo: Sebastian Kommer
Aesthetics of repairing
ZHdK / Industrial Design / 2024
Ongoing research project as part of the Master's at the University of Arts Zurich
There is a Japanese mending technique called kintsugi. Broken ceramic pieces are glued together with lacquer and gold powder is applied onto the cracks. The repair is celebrated instead of being hidden. What happens if we apply this principle to industrial products?