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Founding partner and lead designer at MagRox Design

Like Kintsugi, we mend our scars with gold lacquer... I've been inspired today by Kintsugi; the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with Urushi lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum. It relates to the Japanese philosophy Wabi-Sabi. Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to 'less is more,' and sabi, which means attentive melancholy, it is a world view centred on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. In todays' World where we constantly seek ultimate perfection, we have entered into a cycle of instant gratification and over consumption. If something is torn or broken, we buy impulsively, we do not mend or repair. (Hence we see the staggering 92 million tonnes of garments ending up in landfill every year.) Similarly, when it comes to social media, we tend to project this same perfect image of ourselves that isn't necessarily the truth, or at least, isn't the whole truth. We have to unlearn this idea of “false perfection” and learn to embrace our scars, because they're beautiful. Like Kintsugi, we mend these scars with gold lacquer, so don't hide them because they are what makes us unique and powerful.  #Kinsugi #Perfection #FalsePerfection

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Liliana Resende

Digital Comms & Marketing Officer | Freelance Graphic and Motion Designer

7mo

Kintsugi for repairing your broken pottery and visible mending for repairing your clothes are two of my favourite methods of being perfectly imperfect :)

Melissa Laidley

Corporate Finance Professional | Vice President | Transaction Manager | Loan & Bond Agent | Voice Artist | Performance Coach for Corporate Professionals | Boutique Property Management Enthusiast

7mo

“Like Kintsugi, we mend our scars with gold lacquer...” love this 👌🏽❤️

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