The dial, after all, is center stage. Chopard’s new L.U.C XP Urushi Year of the Ox timepiece captivates the imagination at first glance with an engaging décor that employs an age-old lacquering ...
However, the traditional production process involved in producing urushi is labour-intensive, time-consuming and expensive. The time-honoured way of producing lacquer is difficult because that it ...
But there are also glimpses of how centuries of craftsmanship can inspire new creations, with the way tinware artisans have used time-honoured techniques to craft chic sake cups and urushi artists ...