Kintsugi Wood Cufflink & Tie Clip Set. Inlaid With 22ct Gold Leaf
Description
Brighten up any outfit with our Kintsugi cufflinks & tie clip set, handmade from stunning redwood burl wood, inlaid with luxurious 22ct Gold Leaf. Perfect for those who appreciate beauty in imperfections.
The cufflink & tie clip comes in yellow gold, rose gold or silver plated metal alloy. The colour will depend on which inlay you are choosing.
Cufflink size & shape
Square - Approx. 15mm to 16mm
Round - Approx. 15 to 16mm
Oval - Approx. 19mm x 16mm
Rectangle - Approx. 13mm x 19mm
***Size of wood can be customised***
Tie clip size
Approx. 60mm length by 8mm Width (this also comes in a smaller size)
How it is made
The design is carved out to represent the real kintsugi art of broken pieces stuck back together.
The designs will always be slightly different, as they are freehand drawn for every piece.
Finish
Finished natural with shellac and wax. Waterproof gloss option is also available.
Made to order
These are made to order and may vary slightly, but equally as nice, every piece is unique.
Packaging
>Cufflink Wood Box - This is a luxury wooden cufflink box, comes in black gloss, mahogany gloss or maple colour. Interior is a cream leatherette
>Cufflink Gift Box - This is a black leatherette cufflink box with black velvet interior
>Standard Box - This is a standard gift box, the cufflinks will be loose in the box.
Commissions welcome
Handmade in England
About Kintsugi & Bog Oak Wood
Kintsugi Philosophy
Kintsugi can relate to the Japanese philosophy of mushin (無心, "no mind"), which encompasses the concepts of non-attachment, acceptance of change, and fate as aspects of human life.
Not only is there no attempt to hide the damage, but the repair is literally illuminated... a kind of physical expression of the spirit of mushin....Mushin is often literally translated as "no mind," but carries connotations of fully existing within the moment, of non-attachment, of equanimity amid changing conditions. ...The vicissitudes of existence over time, to which all humans are susceptible, could not be clearer than in the breaks, the knocks, and the shattering to which ceramic ware too is subject. This poignancy or aesthetic of existence has been known in Japan as mono no aware, a compassionate sensitivity, or perhaps identification with, [things] outside oneself.
In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi (侘寂) is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.[2] The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature.[3] It is prevalent throughout all forms of Japanese art.[4] It is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence (三法印, sanbōin), specifically impermanence (無常, mujō), suffering (苦, ku) and emptiness or absence of self-nature (空, kū).
Characteristics of wabi-sabi aesthetics and principles include asymmetry, roughness, simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy, and the appreciation of both natural objects and the forces of nature.