Career | Progress of Activities
Hitomi Kohno
Tsuguurushi (Organizer)
Based in Saitama Prefecture, we offer services including repair, creation, and instruction in the art of kintsugi (gold repair) using genuine lacquer.
After graduating from Bunka Fashion College, I began learning kintsugi (gold repair) after accidentally breaking a tea bowl made by my mother, who was involved in pottery, using the aesthetic sense and sense of materials I had cultivated in the apparel industry as a foundation.
We value preserving the time and character that old pottery has accumulated, and connecting it back into daily life by repairing it.
2016
- Learned kintsugi (gold repair) using genuine lacquer and began repairing pottery.
2021
- Participated in trippen's design project for their directly managed store in Japan.
I was in charge of display production.
- Plan and hold workshops utilizing leather scraps.
- Started a Kintsugi (gold repair) workshop.
2024–Present
Based in Tokyo and Saitama, I continue to run kintsugi (gold repair) classes, repair pottery, and create artwork.
- Promoting the culture of kintsugi (gold repair) using genuine lacquer to both domestic and international audiences.
2022
- Holding kintsugi (gold repair) workshops mainly in Tokyo and Saitama.
- Participated in "Ichikiro no Kai," an organization that promotes the use of domestically produced lacquer.
2023
- We have started a workshop on "wiping lacquer" to nurture wooden tools.
- Regularly holds kintsugi (gold repair) classes in Tokyo and Saitama.
- Create teaching materials, toolboxes, and aprons to be used in the kintsugi (gold repair) class.