Traditional crafts get cool, creative and sustainable reinventions
Traditional Chinese spheres, ketupat weaving, Peranakan beadwork and embroidery, and rangoli.
Traditional crafts get cool, creative and sustainable reinventions (Asia One July 4 2022)
https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/traditional-crafts-get-cool-creative-and-sustainable-reinventions Traditional Chinese spheres, ketupat weaving, Peranakan beadwork and embroidery, and rangoli. These may be age-old crafts, from our grandparents’ or even great-grandparents’ generation, but before you discount them as outdated relics, be wowed by these reimagined modern takes on them. Until July 31, 2022, you can get up close with these modern prototypes of age-old […]
Traditional craftsmen, modern designers tie up to create products with fresh look
The Harmony Spheres Lamp may look like a contemporary dining lamp, but it is a reinterpretation of a traditional Chinese lantern, from the materials it is made of to the significance behind its layered form.
Traditional craftsmen modern designers tie up to create products with fresh look (STRAIT TIMES 2 July 2022)
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/community/traditional-craftsmen-and-modern-designers-come-together-to-re-imagine-traditional-items SINGAPORE – The Harmony Spheres Lamp may look like a contemporary dining lamp, but it is a reinterpretation of a traditional Chinese lantern, from the materials it is made of to the significance behind its layered form. Designers Melvin Ong and Xu Xiao, from industrial design company NextOfKin Creatives, were drawn to the cultural […]