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 ...

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 ...

When organic chemist Takayuki Honda visited Okinawa Island in southern Japan a few years ago, he purchased a small dish coated with the glossy vermilion lacquer that’s characteristic of the region.

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), ...

Makeup artists explain how and when to use each lip product. Both give a shiny finish. Both are applied similarly. So what gives? What's the difference between the two? Are they both used differently?

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 ...

Read expert advice to keep your furniture gleaming. Gone (thankfully!) are the days of having each room of your home feel like it's out of Rooms To Go, where everything matches, and everything is a ...

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 ...

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

Employees of Tangdu Varnished Lacquer Ware Co making varnished lacquer screens, in PIngyao, Shanxi province, on Sept 25 [Photo/pyonline.net] An employee of Tangdu Varnished Lacquer Ware Co making ...