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Kamoda Shōji
Kamoda Shōji (加守田章二, 1933–1983) was one of postwar Japan's most influential potters, known for stoneware whose forms, glazes, and painted decoration changed radically with each exhibition.
Kanchipuram silk
Kanchipuram silk (காஞ்சிபுரம் பட்டு), also called Kanjivaram or Kanjeevaram silk, is a handwoven mulberry silk sari from Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, distinguished by gold and silver zari and the korvai technique.
Kaneshige Tōyō
Kaneshige Tōyō (金重陶陽, 1896–1967) was a Japanese potter of Bizen ware who revived the Momoyama-period Old Bizen style and became the first Bizen Living National Treasure in 1956.
Kano dye pits
The Kano dye pits are circular earthen pits near Kofar Mata Gate in Kano, Nigeria, where cloth has been dyed indigo blue by the same method since 1498.
Kantha
Kantha (Bengali: কাঁথা) is an embroidery and quilting tradition of Bengal, in which layers of old saris and dhotis are stitched together with running stitch.
Kantule
Kantule is a Guna ritual office and surname from Panama. As master of ceremonies for girls' puberty rites, the kantule chants kantule kaya, the language addressing the rites' spirit.
Kappa (brand)
Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand from Turin, owned by BasicNet S.p.A., known for the Omini back-to-back silhouette logo, the 222 Banda stripe, its 1979 Juventus sponsorship, the Kombat jersey, and regional licensees such as China Dongxiang and ITOCHU.
Kapsalon
Kapsalon: a Dutch takeaway dish invented in Rotterdam in 2003, fries topped with shoarma or döner meat, melted Gouda, salad, garlic sauce, and sambal in an aluminium tray, named after hairdresser Nataniël Gomes.
Kara (ਕੜਾ) (Sikhism)
Kara (ਕੜਾ), the steel or iron bracelet of Sikhism, one of the Five Ks instituted by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699, worn on the wrist as a reminder of God's eternity and right action.
Kara Young
Kara Young (Kara Young Georgiopoulos), American model born 1969 in San Francisco; 1990s Vogue cover model for Revlon, Maybelline, Victoria's Secret; later Hair Rules co-founder; distinct from the Tony-winning actress of the same name.
Karaage (唐揚げ)
Karaage (唐揚げ, also 空揚げ) is a Japanese frying technique and fried-chicken dish: bite-sized pieces marinated in soy sauce and mirin, coated in potato starch, and deep fried. First on restaurant menus in 1930s Ginza; Nakatsu, Oita is its specialty-shop capital.
Karaoke Bảo Trang
Karaoke Bảo Trang (Karaoke Bảo Trang KTV) is the shared name of several Vietnamese karaoke bars, chiefly a neoclassical 2015 complex in Cẩm Phả, Quảng Ninh, and a Hưng Yên venue in Văn Lâm district linked to a 2019 drug raid; other namesakes exist in Thạch Hòa and Hưng Yên city.
Karatsu ware
Karatsu ware (唐津焼, Karatsu-yaki) is Japanese stoneware pottery produced around Karatsu in Saga Prefecture since the 1580s, so widespread in western Japan that pottery was once called Karatsu-mono.
Karen McDougal
Karen McDougal, American model and columnist, Playboy Miss December 1997 and 1998 Playmate of the Year, later fitness model and BII advocate, known for the 2016 $150,000 National Enquirer catch-and-kill contract over her alleged affair with Donald Trump.
Karen Mulder
Karen Mulder, Dutch supermodel of the 1990s, Elite Look of the Year runner-up, nine-time Vogue cover model, and original Victoria's Secret Angel who wore the first Angel wings in 1998; her 2001 abuse allegations went unpursued, and she returned to modeling in 2026.
Kari Ann Peniche
Kari Ann Peniche (Kari Ann Peniche Williams), American model and reality TV personality born 1984 in San Diego; Miss United States Teen titleholder dethroned after a 2004 Playboy pictorial, later on Sex Rehab and Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.
Karishma Kotak
Karishma Kotak (born 1982, London) is a British-Indian model, actress, and sports broadcaster; Kingfisher Calendar 2006, Bigg Boss 6 contestant, IPL presenter of over 60 leagues, and actress in Shankar Dada Zindabad, Kaptaan, Freaky Ali, and IRaH.
Karl Albrecht
Karl Hans Albrecht (1920–2014), German entrepreneur who with brother Theo turned their mother's Essen grocery shop into the Aldi discount empire; after the 1961 split he led Aldi Süd, expanding it internationally, and died Germany's richest person.
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld (1933–2019) was a German fashion designer, creative director of Chanel from 1982 and Fendi from 1965, credited with reviving Chanel into a leading luxury house.
Karlie Kloss
Karlie Kloss (born 1992, Chicago) is an American supermodel, Victoria's Secret Angel from 2011, founder of the coding nonprofit Kode With Klossy, and wife of investor Joshua Kushner.
Karnataka Rajyotsava (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ)
Karnataka Rajyotsava (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ), also Kannada Rajyotsava or Karnataka Formation Day, is Karnataka's state festival on 1 November, marking the 1956 unification of Kannada-speaking regions and the 1973 renaming of Mysore State as Karnataka.
Karolína Kurková
Karolína Kurková (born 1984, Děčín) is a Czech-American supermodel and former Victoria's Secret Angel, twice Fantasy Bra wearer (2002, 2006), VH1/Vogue Model of the Year 2002, later a The Face judge and entrepreneur.
Kasaya (clothing)
Kasaya (jiasha, kesa) is the rectangular patchwork robe worn by Buddhist monastics, prescribed by the Buddha in ochre "degraded" colors, organized in the Three Robes system of five, seven, and nine or more panels, and transformed in East Asia into rank-marking embroidered silk.
Kashan carpet
A Kashan carpet is a hand-knotted Persian carpet woven in Kashan, central Iran, covering rare 16th- and 17th-century all-silk carpets and the well-known wool workshop carpets of today.
Kashan underglaze-painted pottery
Kashan underglaze-painted pottery is fine ceramic ware made at Kashan in central Iran between the late twelfth and fourteenth centuries, painted under a translucent glaze.
Kashmir papier-mâché
Kashmir papier-mâché, known locally as kar-i-qalamdani, is a handicraft of the Kashmir Valley in which paper-pulp objects are painted with intricate floral designs and lacquered.
Kashmir shawl
The Kashmir shawl is a finely woven wool garment from the Kashmir valley, decorated with the buta or boteh motif. It dominated European fashion in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Kashmiri carpets
Kashmiri carpets are hand-knotted pile carpets from the Kashmir Valley of India, woven with Persian-derived knots on wool, silk, and pashmina and legally recognized as the "Kashmiri Hand Knotted Carpet".
Kashmiri cuisine
Kashmiri cuisine, including the wazwan feast (وازِوان), is the rice-based food tradition of the Kashmir Valley, with distinct Muslim and Pandit streams, meat dishes like rogan josh and gushtaba, saffron and yogurt, and kahwa and noon chai teas.
Kashmiri embroidery
Kashmiri embroidery, known as Kashida or Kashidakari, is the hand-embroidery tradition of the Kashmir Valley, worked in wool and silk on pashmina shawls and home furnishings.