EGGSHELL LACQUER
Our Eggshell Lacquer series revives and innovates an ancient technique. This meticulous process involves embedding tiny pieces of eggshell into a lacquer base, creating intricate and stunning patterns. Inspired by Song Dynasty porcelain, the finish offers a delicate, crackled effect that resembles the fine cracks in an antique piece.
Our Eggshell Lacquer series revives and innovates an ancient technique. This meticulous process involves embedding tiny pieces of eggshell into a lacquer base, creating intricate and stunning patterns. Inspired by Song Dynasty porcelain, the finish offers a delicate, crackled effect that resembles the fine cracks in an antique piece.
XIPI LACQUER
The Xipi lacquer technique dates back over 1,800 years to the Three Kingdoms period. This technique involves applying multiple layers of natural lacquer to a perfectly proportioned base, sanding and polishing each layer by hand to reveal mysterious, flowing patterns. The result is a piece with a fluid, cloud-like design that showcases the depth and richness of this almost-lost art.
The Xipi lacquer technique dates back over 1,800 years to the Three Kingdoms period. This technique involves applying multiple layers of natural lacquer to a perfectly proportioned base, sanding and polishing each layer by hand to reveal mysterious, flowing patterns. The result is a piece with a fluid, cloud-like design that showcases the depth and richness of this almost-lost art.
WOODWORKING
We use precious woods like Zhantan and Zitan to create furniture pieces that are both durable and exquisitely beautiful. Each piece is crafted with precision, ensuring the wood's color and grain are harmoniously aligned. The meticulous hand-polishing process gives the furniture a silk-like texture, while special treatments enhance the wood's longevity, allowing it to gracefully endure through time.
We use precious woods like Zhantan and Zitan to create furniture pieces that are both durable and exquisitely beautiful. Each piece is crafted with precision, ensuring the wood's color and grain are harmoniously aligned. The meticulous hand-polishing process gives the furniture a silk-like texture, while special treatments enhance the wood's longevity, allowing it to gracefully endure through time.
BAMBOO MARQUETRY
Bamboo marquetry, a unique handicraft from Zhejiang, transforms bamboo into intricate relief designs for home decor, such as panels, screens, and lanterns. Celebrated for its classical elegance, this art form was prized by China’s literati and introduced to the imperial palace during the Qing Dynasty. The process begins with the careful selection of mature bamboo in winter, followed by precise preparation and cutting into thin strips. Master artisans then notch the strips for seamless fitting and meticulously inlay them into geometric patterns.
Bamboo marquetry, a unique handicraft from Zhejiang, transforms bamboo into intricate relief designs for home decor, such as panels, screens, and lanterns. Celebrated for its classical elegance, this art form was prized by China’s literati and introduced to the imperial palace during the Qing Dynasty. The process begins with the careful selection of mature bamboo in winter, followed by precise preparation and cutting into thin strips. Master artisans then notch the strips for seamless fitting and meticulously inlay them into geometric patterns.
BAMBOO WEAVING
Bamboo weaving has ancient roots in China. Artisans hand-split bamboo into fine threads and meticulously weave them onto the porcelain surface, hiding each joint with exceptional skill. SHANG XIA’s bamboo weaving porcelain uses a three-dimensional double-line interlaced weaving technique. Thousands of these bamboo threads, some as thin as 0.33 millimeters, must be manually crafted since no machine can replicate this process. The white porcelain tea sets are fired at temperatures above 1300 degrees Celsius, resulting in a lustrous finish.
Bamboo weaving has ancient roots in China. Artisans hand-split bamboo into fine threads and meticulously weave them onto the porcelain surface, hiding each joint with exceptional skill. SHANG XIA’s bamboo weaving porcelain uses a three-dimensional double-line interlaced weaving technique. Thousands of these bamboo threads, some as thin as 0.33 millimeters, must be manually crafted since no machine can replicate this process. The white porcelain tea sets are fired at temperatures above 1300 degrees Celsius, resulting in a lustrous finish.
CARBON FIBER
Our Da Tian Di carbon fiber furniture series exemplifies the balance between tradition and innovation. Lightweight yet incredibly strong, these pieces blend classic aesthetics with modern materials. The carbon fiber chairs weigh only 3.3 kg but can support up to 130 kg, demonstrating the perfect fusion of elegance, durability, and cutting-edge technology.
Our Da Tian Di carbon fiber furniture series exemplifies the balance between tradition and innovation. Lightweight yet incredibly strong, these pieces blend classic aesthetics with modern materials. The carbon fiber chairs weigh only 3.3 kg but can support up to 130 kg, demonstrating the perfect fusion of elegance, durability, and cutting-edge technology.
TEA BRICK
Inspired by Chinese tea culture, SHANG XIA transforms Pu’er tea leaves into unique architectural elements. Fine Pu’er tea leaf powder is used to enhance the density of the tea bricks, filling the gaps between the leaves. These tea bricks are then either suspended or adhered to walls, creating a geometric artistic effect. The result is a wall with a rustic-texture and a pure, natural aesthetic.
Inspired by Chinese tea culture, SHANG XIA transforms Pu’er tea leaves into unique architectural elements. Fine Pu’er tea leaf powder is used to enhance the density of the tea bricks, filling the gaps between the leaves. These tea bricks are then either suspended or adhered to walls, creating a geometric artistic effect. The result is a wall with a rustic-texture and a pure, natural aesthetic.
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