Humade
Kintsugi porcelain repair kit
Mending broken pottery with gold
YONOBI's kintsugi repair kit is an easy DIY way to repair broken pottery with gold. On this page, you can read how to fix broken ceramic mugs or plates using the best and most beautiful glue for ceramic pots. This Japanese ceramic repair kit repairs your pottery with a golden seam. In the Humade Kintsugi kit, you will find all the supplies for repairing ceramic porcelain with gold.
The price for our porcelain repair kit is 245DKK, and we ship worldwide, you can mend your broken pottery in no time.
One New Kintsugi Repair Kit can be used multiple times to fix up to 10 items. The kintsugi repair kit is a hobby/DIY kit made to be easy and safe to use.
Step-by-step: How to repair with a Kintsugi Kit
What you will need for porcelain repair:
Broken pottery
A set of gloves
1 Kintsugi porcelain repair kit containing gold and adhesive
1 plastic work surface
2-4 popsicle sticks for mixing
1 thin painting brush
How do you repair Kintsugi?
Step 1: Begin the Kintsugi work by mapping out the pieces of broken pottery. You may have to mend smaller pieces first and then attach them to the larger pieces later.
Step 2: Mix a small amount of porcelain glue with gold from the porcelain repair kit
Step 3: Apply the glue to the first edge of your broken pottery, hold it together and let it dry. Repeat the process until your pottery is mended into one piece. A small tip from us; finish one repair at a time, it makes the whole repair easier to control.
Step 4: Take your thin brush and paint with the gold along the visible rifts of your pottery to conceal the glue with gold.
Step 5: If repaired correctly, set to dry for at least 48 hours for the glue to damp. Enjoy your new beautiful piece of Kintsugi porcelain!
You can use the kintsugi kit multiple times. Let us create and treasure the beauty of imperfection!
What is Japanese Kintsugi?
Kintsugi (Japanese: 金継ぎ) is a Japanese technique used for repairing broken pottery with gold or silver. Kintsugi translates to “golden repair” with the signs “kin” (金) meaning money or gold, and “tsugi” (継ぎ) meaning joining or connection. The art of Kintsugi is a manifestation of the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi, which celebrates the flaws and imperfections of the world.
Read more about the old Japanese technique here.
The origin of Kintsugi
Kintsugi may have originated in the late 15th century in Japan. The story goes that the Japanese shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, had sent his damaged pottery to China for repairs. When the pottery was returned to him, the Chinese had to the shogun’s distaste repaired it with metal staples. Therefore, he ordered his craftsmen to create a new and more aesthetic technique for repairing the broken set of china.
Kintsugi became very popular throughout all of Japan. Some collectors even deliberately started smashing their pottery so the porcelain could be repaired with the gold seams of kintsugi.
Kintsugi Kit by YŌNOBI: The art of embracing damage
New kintsugi is a new way of gluing porcelain based on the old kintsugi technique. The YŌNOBI philosophy celebrates the beauty of practical objects made by craftsmen and the stories they tell. Kintsugi porcelain repair tells us a story of beauty in the damage inflicted upon a ceramic cup, plate, or bowl. If you are looking where to buy a kintsugi repair kit, our webshop ships internationally.
With the new Kintsugi repair kit, we combine this lovely old technique with new technology. By messy mending, the marks and scars of a product are clearly emphasized. This gives the porcelain repaired a new perspective and beauty while offering longevity.
Is Kintsugi Kit food safe?
The Humade Kintsugi Kit from YŌNOBI is food safe for a max temperature of 100 degrees celsius. If the repaired porcelain is heated above 100 degrees, the heat can melt the materials. So, to keep your porcelain food safe, do not pour hot tea water directly into a cup mended using our kintsugi kit.
Do not use the porcelain repaired in oven or microwave, but handle it with care and wash each item by hand.
CLICK & COLLECT
Our Copenhagen store is open for click & collect Tuesday & Thursday from 11.00 - 15.00, or by appointment. Click & collect is chosen at check-out. You will receive a confirmation fro our store once your order is ready for pick-up.
SHIPMENT TO DENMARK: 2-3 working days
Standard shipment (without home delivery) in Denmark is FREE from orders over 499DKK, under 499 shipping is 30DKK.
Home delivery: from 65 DKK
Office delivery: from 37 DKK
All shipments in Denmark are handled by GLS when ordering Yonobi will choose the nearest pick-up store in regards to your shipping address.
SHIPMENT EU: 2-3 working days
Orders over 499,- FREE for all EU orders.
Germany: from 85 DKK
Sweden: from 79 DKK
UK: from 99 DKK
Rest of Europe*: from 119 DKK
*Island or heavy shipment fees can be added on some orders.
SHIPMENT OVERSEAS & NON-EU COUNTRIES: 5-10 working days + custom handling
Due to a rise in shipping rates, we unfortunately offer free shipping for over seas-orders at the moment but we're working on getting a better deal so we can offer better shipping rates to our over-seas customers. In the meantime we thank you for your support, and your patience.
USA and rest of the world from 200DKK (up to 2 kg*)
*heavy shipment fees can be added on some orders.
We try to ship out all orders on the same day, during weekend and holidays small delays may occur.
Delays may occur when shipping outside the EU due to customs expeditions. Yonobi is not responsible for this delay. All orders are ship with track and trace, which will be updated along the journey when the package is in customs, the track may not be updated before it’s through. We recommend that you check via your local post office to locate and follow your package when it has left DK.
You have the possibility to return or exchange your order within 30 days after purchase. The original invoice must be included. Your return parcel can be sent or returned to our shop at the following address:
YŌNOBI
Nybrogade 28, st.
1203 Copenhagen
Denmark
Please note that we expect the products to be returned in the same state as when they where purchased. Any used, damaged goods or products that show signs of wear and use will not be accepted. It is the customer’s responsibility to make sure the goods are in the same condition as when purchased. If your order is damaged upon delivery to you, please contact us at hello@itsyonobi.com as soon as noticed. When we receive your parcel and the items are approved we will return the order amount to your account or gift card used for the purchase.
Unfortunately, we don't offer free returns, but we are happy to help with a return label, the amount will be retracted from the final refund.
Items of a certain size or fragility picked up in our shop at Nybrogade 28, st. 1203 Copenhagen must be personally delivered in the shop as well.
If you have received a gift, which has been bought from YŌNOBI and you wish to return the product we can exchange it for another product of the equivalent value. The gift cannot be exchanged for cash.
Products purchased in our physical shop in Copenhagen, can be returned within 30 days and exchanged for another product or a gift card, no refund.
Sale items can’t be returned or refunded.
Classes bought at Yōnobi can be refunded within 24hours of purchase, after that the booking and payment is binding. If a class gets cancelled you will receive a voucher for a new class. We don't offer any refunds on our classes.
Gift cards, including pottery class gift cards, is valid for 5 years, and can't be refunded or exchanged.
If you have any questions about return and refund, do not hesitate to contact us.