Hardpressed but not crushed
Perplexed but not in despair
Persecuted but not abandoned
Struck down but not destroyed

ELOHIM Spring / Summer 15 takes inspiration from kintsugi, the Japanese aesthetic art of repair, in which broken pottery is carefully restored with silver and gold lacquer by a master craftsman. An accidental art, kintsugi emerged in the 15th century when a shogun sought a more pleasing method of repairing a broken tea bowl. Rather than hiding its flaws, kintsugi displays the moment of brokenness as a part of the object’s history.