It doesn't sound as strange as you think, as it will actually be the gift of optimism epitomised in a fractured vessel that's been fused back together with precious gold. The technique is the ...

But one new addition, hanging in a gold frame in the West Wing, just outside the office, has caught the attention of eagle-eyed presidential enthusiasts — President Donald Trump’s mug shot.

Kintsugi is a technique used to repair objects using lacquer and gold. In the mountain village ... The items include a teacup bought on a honeymoon and a mug used for 40 years.

We’ve all done it: lost grip of a mug or been a little too avant-garde ... glueing broken shards back together before dusting them with gold powder to highlight the fracture (done with silver ...