Craftsmanship
2 stories
Why Does Japan Find Beauty in Things That Are Cracked, Worn and Fading?
A bowl mended with gold, a blossom that lasts a week, a worn old tea bowl. Why would a culture treat the flaw as the point, and does Japan still live by it?
How did "Made in Japan" go from a joke to a promise?
After the war, "Made in Japan" was shorthand for shoddy goods. Today it sits on cameras, cars and kitchen knives. The change runs through clockwork dolls, a self-stopping loom and a postwar obsession with getting the small things right.