Hua Tunan
Hua Tunan is a Foshan-based painter, illustrator and graffiti artist. Pictured above is a sample of the artist’s latest works inspired by the traditional Chinese craft of paper cutting. Via NeochaEDGE.
Design China
News about design in China
Posts tagged with 'Crafts'
Articles
Ai Weiwei (Part 2)
Part 2 of a three-part interview series with renowned China creative, Ai Weiwei.
Shang Xia Opens Boutique in Beijing with an Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Craftsmanship
“Shang Xia, founded in 2008 to showcase contemporary Chinese craftsmanship, opened its second boutique in Beijing, China World Mall on 8 October 2012. The boutique’s inaugural collection will focus on homeware and will include furniture, objects, accessories, garments and an extended tea experience”. Read more.
Neri&Hu
Founded in Shanghai in 2006, multi-disciplinary design studio Neri&Hu represent a new, modern Chinese aesthetic. The designers behind the brand intend to “spark the potential of Chinese design and evoke change”. Additionally, they seek both top-quality materials and craftsmanship for the production of their works: “All products are hand-made…a reflection of a place whose masters of trade can still be found waiting for patrons in the lanes of Shanghai”. See more.
Read an interview with the founders via NMiC.
Gu Qi
Gu Qi is a furniture designer based in Beijing. He majored in industrial design and graduated from Huaqiao University, Fujian in 2005. Originally from northeast China, Gu Qi travelled extensively in China’s coastal cities such as Changzhou, Xiamen and Shanghai before arriving in Beijing. Design China sat down with him this week to discuss his journey to date.
Zerui Lee
Shanghai-based furniture designer, Zerui Lee, recently released his Seal Script series; inspired by traditional Chinese characters used on Chinese wax seals. Via EightSix.
National Art Museum of China
The National Art of Museum of China (or NAMOC) has been a long-standing favourite of Design China. Currently on show is the 2012 Chinese Oil Painting Biennale - In Time (sporting a refreshingly contemporary brand identity), calligraphy exhibitions and an exhibition of “fine folk toys” that looks especially intriguing.
Putting the Fur in Furniture
“In his four decades as a furniture craftsman, Zhu Xiaojie has worked with stone, glass, steel, leather, hemp, acrylic, fossil, marble and elastic. But nothing has been as dear to him as wood, especially the striped zebrawood indigenous to West Africa. Then, two summers ago, Zhu discovered fur”. Continue reading.
Zhijun Wang
Dragon Wang (a.k.a. Zhijun Wang) is a graphic designer based in Beijing. He established his own studio and brand – ZJ Design – in 2008 after working in advertising agencies, and clients so far have included NLGX, UNICEF, NeochaEDGE, Sony Ericsson and Toyota. Since establishing himself as an independent designer, Zhijun Wang has maintained a strong focus on sporting culture, as well as traditional crafts and skills. We caught up with him to find out more.
Wu Zhuoyang
Wu Zhuoyang is a product designer based in Beijing. Originally from Dalian, he graduated from CAFA in 2008 and continues to teach there. We bumped into him at Xiao Tianyu’s store and ended up discussing design education, craftsmanship and sustainability over a few cups of tea.
