Collection: Ayako Kusuzawa

Ayako Kusuzawa is a Japanese artist based in Mt Maunganui, Aotearoa.

She is a full-time jewellery artist and a trained Kintsugi practitioner. Ayako takes commissions from private clients, restoring sentimental pottery using either traditional or modernised Kintsugi techniques.

These driftwood pieces are sourced from the natural surroundings near her home, where she applies the Kintsugi art form to enhance its beauty. A perfect marriage of her skill and the raw elegance of New Zealand’s nature.