This one-of-a-kind accessory is handmade from broken pottery by a team of women in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, Japan.

Do you believe there is beauty in brokenness?

“Beauty in brokenness and imperfection”

It has always been part of Japanese culture and Japanese people.

The story behind these accessories:

On March 11, 2011, the Pacific side of Japan’s North-East was devastated by a huge earthquake and tsunami which caused great damage and hit a nuclear power plant causing explosions and a nuclear melt-down. Tens of thousands of people lost their lives and properties.

Ishinomaki City, where these accessories are made, was one of the worst effected areas of this disaster.

So many people lost everything…. Yes, EVERYTHING! …. But they didn’t lose their “HOPE”.  The team who make these accessories are an example of this. They found their hope in brokenness. They decided to make beautiful things from washed up, destroyed and broken pottery.

The team is called The Nozomi Project, Nozomi (望み) means “Hope” in Japanese.

These accessories definitely have eco conscious ethos too. Don’t waste, don’t throw away, but mend and use as long as possible and create something from what you’ve got.

Each product is unique and no two designs are the same!