Craft & artisans

The people behind the practice

This page is about people, learned knowledge and the hand processes behind each collection—not product verification or paperwork.

Maker profiles

Named, not anonymous

Meet three practitioners whose knowledge is carried through family, village and repeated practice.

Silversmith Wu Shengbao

Silversmith · Leishan

Wu Shengbao

Third-generation filigree master, working drawn silver wire into open forms at the bench where he first learned the craft.

Batik artisan Yang Xiuying

Batik master · Danzhai

Yang Xiuying

Draws wax-resist motifs freehand, carrying pattern knowledge through memory, repetition and indigo-vat practice.

Tin embroiderer Pan Xiumei

Tin embroiderer · Jianhe

Pan Xiumei

Works narrow metallic strips into indigo cloth one fold at a time, preserving Jianhe's distinctive tin-embroidery language.

Four techniques

A range built around living practice

Explore the commercial formats without separating the finished object from the process that gives it meaning.

Silver filigree

Silver filigree

Wire drawing, twisting, shaping and hand welding.

Indigo batik

Indigo batik

Freehand wax drawing and repeated natural-dye immersion.

Liezhi weaving

Liezhi weaving

Reclaimed cloth transformed into continuous woven weft.

Miao embroidery

Miao embroidery

Silk-thread and metallic-tin traditions for display and use.