Kintsugi

Kintsugi Workshop for Women – Läk det som gick sönder (Heal What Was Broken) 📍 2 Home Hotel Solna, Stockholm 📅 29 juni 2026 | kl. 18:00 🎟 449 SEK – allt material ingår There's a Japanese art form that says: the broken places are the most beautiful ones. Kintsugi is the ancient practice of repairing broken ceramics with gold. Instead of hiding the cracks – you fill them with something precious. The piece doesn't just survive the break. It becomes more valuable because of it. And this summer, we're doing that together. what is Kintsugi? Kintsugi (金継ぎ) means "golden joinery." It's a 500-year-old Japanese philosophy rooted in the concept of wabi-sabi — the beauty of imperfection. When a ceramic breaks, instead of throwing it away or masking the damage, you repair it with gold lacquer. The cracks become part of the story. The history of the object is celebrated, not erased. In a world that tells us to hide our scars, Kintsugi says the opposite: your breaks are where the light comes in. why are we doing this? and why now? There's something about summer that makes us reflective. The long light. The slower pace. The feeling that another chapter is beginning. A lot of us are carrying something we haven't fully put down yet. A relationship that ended. A version of ourselves we've outgrown. A loss we haven't named out loud. A period of life that was hard in ways we haven't fully processed. Kintsugi is not just a craft. It is a ritual. The act of sitting down, holding something broken in your hands, and choosing to make it beautiful again — it does something to you. Quietly. Slowly. It moves through you. Psychologically, working with your hands in a calm, intentional environment activates what researchers call flow state - a meditative presence that quiets the inner critic and lowers anxiety. The repetitive, focused nature of craft-based therapy is used in trauma recovery, grief processing, and burnout rehabilitation. You don't need to be in crisis to benefit from it. You just need to show up and let yourself be still for a moment. We're spending this summer evening doing exactly that. what's included? ✔ All material — plates, gold lacquer, tools, everything you need ✔ A guided introduction to the art and philosophy of Kintsugi ✔ A calm, curated atmosphere designed for you to breathe and just be ✔ The company of women who are also choosing to turn their cracks into gold ✔ Drinks and food available to purchase at 2 Home Hotel Solna You leave with a finished piece — and hopefully something a little lighter inside your chest. För dig som: – Behöver en kväll som faktiskt återhämtar dig, inte bara distraherar dig – Bär på något du är redo att låta gå – Älskar konst, hantverk och meningsfulla upplevelser – Vill möta andra kvinnor i ett tryggt, varmt rum Platser är begränsade. Vi håller det litet och intimt — för det är just det som gör det värt något. 🎟 Boka din plats för 449 SEK. Allt material ingår. Girls Meet Up – community for women, built on real experiences.