Fractured lines traverse the surface like cracks in mended ceramics, referencing kintsugi—the Japanese practice of repairing broken pottery with precious metal lacquer. Where breakage occurred, gold appears, celebrating damage rather than concealing history.
The pattern comprises irregular linear networks suggesting ceramic fracture patterns: jagged breaks, radiating stress lines, intersecting cracks forming abstract maps. Metallic veining—gold, silver, or platinum depending on colourway—traces these pathways against solid background colours. The Japanese philosophy embedded in kintsugi holds that breakage and repair form part of an object's history, deserving acknowledgment rather than erasure. This wallpaper translates that principle into decorative form, celebrating imperfection and the beauty found in damage transformed through careful restoration. The abstract quality allows varied interpretation: ceramic cracks, geological formations, branching organic structures.
Printed in Cornwall with attention to metallic ink application that captures kintsugi's characteristic lustre, the precious metal veining reading as dimensional against flat backgrounds.
Orla suits interiors valuing Japanese aesthetic principles: wabi-sabi acceptance of impermanence, minimal colour palettes, contemplative spaces. The metallic veining provides subtle luxury without ostentation. Works in living rooms, bedrooms, meditation spaces where the pattern's philosophical foundation enhances rather than merely decorates. Consider feature walls allowing the fractured composition to create focal meditation.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
- Width: 75cm per roll
- Length: 7 metres
- Pattern alignment: Straight match
- Repeat: Irregular repeat following fracture lines
- Installation: Butt joint
CARE: Wipe gently avoiding metallic veining; the abstract pattern incorporates marks naturally into its aesthetic of celebrated damage.
BRING THIS HOME Where breakage becomes beauty, walls remember kintsugi's lesson that gold-filled cracks tell stories worth preserving.
