Contender

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the broken areas with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a philosophy, this method considers breakage and repair as part of the history of an object. Kintsugi is in line with the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, an embracing of the imperfect elements. Japanese aesthetics values marks of wear from the use of an object. Behind this technique and this concept there is a wider meaning that suggests us to grow and learn from our negative experiences. This technique encourages to celebrate the vulnerability of beings. The Contender in Kintsugi Pack is dressed with soft contrasted neutrals premium suedes executions but still display many details and subtle material contrast, such as Kintsugi executions on the Runbird logo and Kintsugi symbol on the tongue.