Kintsugi’s core values of sustainability, transience and finding beauty in imperfection, of honouring scars rather than hiding them, highlights that what was once broken, can become more beautiful, and much stronger. It is a wonderful metaphor for life – not least, for those of us living with cancer.
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Please click here to see a page on this website showing all the pieces that were in the auction, but with no added information.
A unique charity auction hosted by Tennants Auctioneers celebrating the Japanese art of traditional Kintsugi has raised more than £20,000 for Cancer Research UK. Thought to be the first dedicated auction of Kintsugi in the UK, the timed online auction featured an exceptional collection of ceramic pieces that had been restored using the ancient Japanese practice of Kintsugi, in which broken objects are repaired with lacquer and highlighted with precious metals, to create unique and beautiful objects.
Each piece in the auction was created by the auction’s organiser and Kintsugi practitioner, Nicole Campbell MBE, who used broken ceramics by some of the leading studio potters and donated by Michelin-starred and Michelin-listed restaurants from around the UK, including L’Enclume, Ynyshir and The Black Swan at Oldstead.
The auction achieved a remarkable 100% sold rate (known as a White Glove Sale) and drew international interest, attracting 163 registered bidders from as far afield as Australia and America in the hopes of winning one of the 69 lots on offer.
Highlights of the sale included a Small Sake Cup by Britta James from the Leach Pottery, donated by The Clove Club restaurant which made £700. A Yunomi or Handless Cup by Kara Leigh-Ford and donated by the restaurant Mýse, fetched £650, and a Large Plate by Montgolfier Ceramique, donated by Opheem, achieved £550.
Participating Restaurants (click on the name to visit their website):
Alchemilla; Etch; Grace & Savour; Henrock; Hide; Hjem; Jöro; Kol; L’Enclume; Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons; Lumiere; Mýse; Opheem; Paul Ainsworth at No.6; Pine; Rogan & Co; St John’s; sō-lō; The Black Swan, Oldstead; The Clove Club; The Little Chartroom; The Walled Gardens; UPSTAIRS by Tom Shepherd; Where the Light Gets In; Ynyshir …
