Iku Nishikawa

Iku Nishikawa was born and raised in Kochi, Japan. She studied graphic design in Tokyo and later worked at a fashion marketing office in Milan. While helping at a series of kintsugi workshops and lectures at the Ashmolean Museum and Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, she was attracted to the work and craftmanship of Shimode Muneaki and Takahiko Sato from Kyoto. Iku now runs Kintsugi Oxford, offering repairs and workshops in the practice of traditional kintsugi. You’ll find detailed tutorials, FAQs and lots more information about kintsugi at Iku’s website kintsugioxford.com, as well as all the materials you’ll need. She’s also on Instagram @kintsugioxford