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Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath, in Pomellato and Celia Kirthotori at the Cannes Film Festival
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Beautifully flawed:Pomellato s Kintsugi jewels break new ground
Pomellato travels to Japan to reveal a precious new interpretation of the ancient Japanese art of kintsugi in its new jewels.
26 January 2021
by
MARIA DOULTON
In keeping with its Milanese post-war origins, Pomellato adheres to a rigorous design ethos. The creative team, headed by Vincenzo Castaldo, are custodians of the spirit of the founder Pino Rabolini, who in 1967, embarked on a quest to bring modernity to the world of traditional jewels. The new Kintsugi one-of-a-kind capsule collection of jewels are true to Pomellato’s spirit of innovation and its constant search for a rare kind of beauty, often found in the most unexpected of places.
tsugi meaning “to join.”
First seen in the 15th century, the craft is an expression of the Japanese philosophy of resilience through a repair process that turns something damaged usually pottery, but it can be anything into something precious.
Lacquer masters practice the ancient art, and their expertise lies in reassembling the many components of a fractured item before the fast-drying lacquer bonds forever. Once the adhesive paste is applied to an item, it is left to dry for
several weeks. Then the glue is sanded down to lie flush with the surface. At this point, a master craftsman beautifies the now-smooth seams by applying gold, silver, or platinum to them.