Kanazawa gold leaf is a traditional Japanese material known for its remarkable thinness, just 100 nanometers—about 1/1,000 the diameter of a human hair—and its brilliant shine. Made using the entsuke ...

We may still be eating Thanksgiving leftovers, but this weekend many will turn their attention to the next round of holidays. One of my favorite tricks for adding some chic seasonal sparkle to a room ...

Making gold leaf is the signature handicraft of Kanazawa. Pieces of a specially prepared gold alloy are passed through rollers that press them to a thickness of about 0.01 millimeters. The sheets of ...