Kintsugi as Gesamtkunstwerk – A Ritual for Two | Amsterdam | 17th of December | 13:00–15:00

Break together. Build together. Move forward together.

This intimate Kintsugi workshop is designed for two people who wish to create something meaningful — together. Not just a repair, but a Gesamtkunstwerk: a total artwork that reflects the emotional, physical, and relational process of breaking and rebuilding.

Whether you come as partners, friends, siblings or collaborators, this session invites you to co-create — not just with your hands, but with intention. You will deliberately break a teapot and reassemble it together, turning each shard into a symbol. Of communication. Of growth. Of transformation.

Where traditional Kintsugi restores, this experience becomes a mirror.
What do you leave behind?
What do you rebuild?
What do you polish and carry forward?

🌀 What You’ll Experience

1. Letting Go

Step into the unknown — together.
The workshop begins with a ritual break: the moment you both let go of perfection and enter shared uncertainty.
A conscious farewell to what no longer serves.

2. Puzzle & Process

Solving in silence and in dialogue.
Piece by piece, you co-create a new form — learning to collaborate, navigate tension, and discover rhythm.

3. Meaning in the Making

Cracks become conversations.
Will you fill in the gaps? Or leave them open?
Every gold seam reflects not just a break, but a shared decision.
Not all parts need to be restored. Some may be honored as they are.

4. Cleaning & Completion

You refine what you’ve made — together.
Remove the glue, polish the seams, and give the object clarity and finish.
It’s not just about repair — it’s about making space for a new beginning.

5. Reflection & Closure

What remains? What shifted?
You end the process with a moment of silence — or words — to acknowledge what’s been built between you.
A ritual of transformation. A golden threshold.

✨ Why a Gesamtkunstwerk?

Because what you’re making isn’t just a fixed teapot —
it’s a gesture, a shared memory, a new chapter.

This workshop is ideal for:

• Duos who are starting over, recovering, or reimagining their connection

• Creative pairs exploring symbolic co-creation

• Partners or friends who want to mark a turning point

• Anyone ready to break old patterns and begin again

No experience required — just curiosity, trust, and a willingness to break together.

📍 Practical Info

Duration: ± 2.5 hours
Group size: 1 duo (just the two of you)
Location: Paleisstraat 107, Amsterdam (Centrum)
Language: English / Dutch
Price: €375 per duo
Includes:
– One shared ceramic object (e.g. teapot)
– Kintsugi gold repair kit
– Guided instruction and reflective ritual elements
– Final phase of cleaning and finishing

Wear something comfortable that can get messy.

Questions? Want to schedule a session on a different day or at a different location?
Feel free to get in touch:
Annelies
📞 +31 6 51891851
📧 info@apronstudio.com

About the Facilitator

Annelies Nuy is an expert in ritual-based creative processes, with a background in fashion, art, and technology. She has led numerous Kintsugi workshops both nationally and internationally, and has worked with a wide range of participants — from TU Delft students to field teams from Médecins Sans Frontières.

Why a Teapot?

The teapot is no coincidence. Across cultures, tea moments represent connection, silence, listening, and shared ritual. Its round shape invites softness, and the act of pouring — hospitality.

By deliberately breaking and rebuilding this iconic object, new meaning emerges:
a table becomes a space for healing, and a gesture opens the door to renewed dialogue.

Why Yves Klein Blue?

This isn’t just any blue — it’s a nod to Yves Klein’s iconic International Klein Blue (IKB): intense, deep, and almost spiritual. Klein saw the color as a portal to the infinite — a blue that can’t be grasped, only felt.

In this context, it symbolizes space.
Trust in the unknown.
Openness to begin again.

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