In Wajima, Japan, where hundreds of homes and studios were destroyed, master-class artisans are struggling to keep lacquer ...

Once considered “over the top” and “showy," lacquer is making a comeback. The finish is now considered to be both modern and current and is being used in a variety of spaces in the home, from living ...

Last month, an intriguing, black lacquer bed with a swooping silhouette, part of a sale at Christie’s, was all over my Instagram feed. It was Jean Dunand's 1932 bed Aux Nenuphars (With Waterlilies), ...

In my first two blogs, I discussed that lacquer thinner is actually a combination of different chemicals. These chemicals fall into two categories. They can be diluent solvents and, thus, dilute the ...

SHIOJIRI, Nagano Prefecture--When artisan Yusuke Iwahara decided to customize his Harley-Davidson, he didn’t just coat the motorcycle’s fuel tank and handlebars with “urushi” lacquer. He even applied ...

President Lee Jae-myung, who visited Nara Prefecture in Japan, included a drumstick decorated with mother-of-pearl lacquer in ...

Li Ziqi, one of China's most popular influencers, made a surprising comeback after she stopped posting videos for more than three years. [Video grab] After a hiatus of over three years, Li Ziqi, the ...

Lacquer is usually for precious, pricey stuff. Think handcrafted bowls and serving trays, religious artefacts in museum collections, and the facades of old shrines, temples and other architectural ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Sơn mài is a traditional Vietnamese form of lacquer painting created using a toxic lacquer harvested from one region of the country. It requires ...