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Founded by PINWU Design Studio in 2015, Róng Design Library is the first library in China focusing on traditional handcrafts and materials and a non-profit organization.
The core mission is to preserve the knowledge of Chinese traditional crafts and related materials. Furthermore, it offers a platform to deconstruct crafts, analyze materials and creating contemporary designs.

róng design library

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Glass, is the fourth state of matter outside of solid, gas, liquid. At different firing temperatures, glass presents different degrees of softening state, can be used for casting. We divide it into two categories: "static casting" and "flow casting" :Static casting refers to the process of solid glass placed in the mold and melted into the kiln, including "softening casting", "conventional casting", "glass powder burning", "lost wax casting" and so on.Flow casting refers to the process of melting glass slurry into the mold molding, including "mold blowing", "pressure casting", "centrifugal casting", "sand casting" and so on.

casting-glass

"Metal casting" is one of the most important categories in the casting process. It refers to the method of melting metal into liquid by heating, injecting it into the mold, cooling and solidification, and obtaining casting modeling. "Metal casting" is one of the three major metal forming methods, and includes a variety of casting processes, such as "burning method", "lost wax casting", "sand casting", "stone casting", "cuttlefish bone casting", "foam molding", "centrifugal casting" and so on.

casting-metal

Wax can be used as an important intermediate material "wax mold" in lost wax casting, and can also be made into castings that often appear in daily life, such as "candle", "crayon", "lipstick" and so on. Wax casting usually uses "solid casting", "hollow casting", "dip molding" and other processes.

casting-wax

In some unimaginable areas of daily life, there are also casting processes with organic materials, and we divide them into six categories: "gum", "sugar", "protein", "starch", "fiber" and "fat".Foods containing these ingredients often have a process similar to casting during processing, such as jelly, candy, chocolate, pastries, steamed eggs, frozen meat, popsicles, etc. Similarly, the paper-making process of traditional handmade paper can also be seen as the shaping process of the texture through the mold, and can also be extended to the industrial pulp molding process.

casting- organic

We divide the earth into three categories: "rammed earth", "cement" and "ceramic". Among them, "rammed earth" and "cement" that do not need to be fired are usually used in the construction field, and the words "ramming" and "pouring" are commonly used to describe their processing technology:"Rammed earth" uses glutinous rice glue or lime to bond the soil and compacts it into a block by pressure in the mold;"Cement" is a kind of inorganic cementing material, mixed with water will solidify and harden, through mold forming for building parts.If the casting of "ceramic" is completed under the slurry shape, it is called "grouting molding"; If the clay block is molded, it is called "impression molding". And then by firing it to make it stronger and longer lasting.

casting-earth

Plastic including plastic, rubber, resin and other modern industrial materials, usually not associated with casting, in fact, the principle of plastic injection molding and casting principle is the same, its products involve all aspects of our lives, such as "foam molding" sponge, "blow molding" plastic bottles, "impregnated molding" balloons, "injection molding" daily furniture.

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casting

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Engraving starts from the "plate", from the selection of raw materials for the plate, as well as the corresponding pretreatment method for the plate, according to the shape, size and thickness required for the final engraving, adjust and stabilize its physical properties to prepare the "plate" to become the engraving "plate".

Engraving-plate

Carving before the general first through the sample, the sample attached to the layout, so that the engraving has a sample to follow. Engraving methods are divided into Yin and Yang engraving, Yang engraving and engraving according to the Yin and Yang effect that the final impression wants to achieve; Accordingly, the results of block engraving can be divided into intaglio plate, relief plate and hollow plate.

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The shape of the block can be customized according to the purpose, use mode, application scenario, and the form is not limited. The surface on which images and texts are engraved and printed is called a layout. The presentation form of the layout can also be designed according to the size of the plate and the needs of use, in order to improve the utilization rate of the plate and the efficiency of replication.

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Before the official printing, it is often necessary to apply red or blue color on the engraved page first, and then lay paper and brush to check whether the engraved version is wrong. If there is any mistake, repair it in time, and wait for it to be correct before formally painting black ink paper. The reason why this process is called printing is that the text, sidebar, boundary line, elephant trunk, fish tail have been inked on the engraving plate, and then covered with paper. In order to make the calligraphy and painting, column lines, etc. can be printed on the paper, it is necessary to use a moderate soft and hard brown brush or brush to brush the back of the paper, so that the calligraphy and painting, column lines, etc., can be printed.

engraving-press

woodblock printing Hangzhou, Zhejiang

engraving - woodblock printing

printing of Dongba symbols&nbsp; Lijiang, Yunnan

engraving - dongba

engraving

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ramie&nbsp;fiber reel Wanzai, Jiangxi

weaving - ramie

Hangzhou leno Hangzhou, Zhejiang

weaving - hangzhou leno

fishing net making Daishan, Zhejiang

weaving - knotting

Hangzhou embroidery Hangzhou, Zhejiang

weaving - hangzhou embroidery

Xiaoshan lace Hangzhou, Zhejiang

weaving - lace

bamboo over porcelain Qingshen, Sichuan

weaving - bamboo over porcelain

weaving

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Jino brocade Xishuangbanna, Yunnan

textile texture - Jino brocade

Plant dye Huairou, Beijing

textile texture - plant dye

Yi embroidery Liangshan, Sichuan

textile texture - Yi embroidery

Fireweed fabric Liangshan, Sichuan

Textile - fireweed fabric

Dong brocade Tongdao, Hunan

textile texture - dong brocade

Multi-layer sole&nbsp; Lhasa, Tibet

textile texture - multi-layer sole 

侗锦 湖南通道

面料肌理 - 侗锦

基诺族织锦 云南西双版纳

面料肌理 - 基诺族织锦

草木染 北京怀柔

面料肌理 - 草木染

千层底 西藏拉萨

面料肌理 - 千层底

彝族刺绣 四川凉山

面料肌理 - 彝族刺绣

火草织布 四川凉山

面料肌理 - 火草织布

Textile texture

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mud - clay dogs

Dongba clay figurines Lijiang, Yunnan

mud - dongba clay figurines

mud - clay figurine zhang

Sheyan (she inkstone) Huangshan, Anhui

mud - she inkstone

Tibetan mask with clay and cloth Lhasa, Tibet

mud - clay mask

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silk - etles

silk - velvet flower

silk - kesi

Suzhou embroidery Suzhou, Jiangsu

silk - suzhou embroidery

Silk wadding Hangzhou, Zhejiang

silk - silk wadding

silk

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Paper lantern Nanjing, Jiangsu

paper - paper lantern

Paper cutting Yangzhou, Jiangsu

paper - paper cutting

Skeleton-free paper lantern Taizhou, Zhejiang

paper - skeleton-free paper lantern

Tongcao paper Yangzhou, Jiangsu

Paper - Tongcao paper

Buzhai paper flower Fengshun, Guangdong&nbsp;

paper - paper flower

paper

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Xuan paper with water pattern Huangshan, Anhui

paper texure - xuan paper with water pattern

Songyang bast paper Lishui, Zhejiang

paper texture - bast paper

Dongba paper Diqing, Yunnan

paper texture - dongba paper

Jute paper Qinyuan, Shanxi

paper texture - jute paper

纸的肌理 - 

paper texture - dark paper

paper texture

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copper oxidation Shanghai

copper - oxidation

Variegated copper Kunming, Yunnan

copper - variegated copper

Molten copper Hangzhou, Zhejiang

copper -  molten copper

Qin bronze chariot Xi'an, Shanxi

copper - Qin bronze chariot

Forged copper Tsedong, Tibet

copper - forged copper

copper

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Beijing faience Beijing

ceramics - beijing faience

Ocarina Shizuishan, Ningxia

ceramics - Ocarina

Black pottery Gaoping, Shanxi

ceramics - black pottery

Huili green pottery Liangshan, Sichuan

ceramics - huili green pottery

Jun ware of Tang dynasty Zhengzhou, Henan

ceramics - Jun ware Tang dynasty

ceramics - bone china

ceramics

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Bamboo weaving over ceramic Qingshem, Sichuan

bamboo - weaving over ceramic

Bamboo framework of lion head Guangzhou, Guangdong

bamboo - lion head

Bamboo weaving Dongyang, Zhejiang

bamboo - bamboo weaving

bamboo chair Hangzhou, Zhejiang

bamboo - bamboo chair

Bamboo paper Hangzhou, Zhejiang

bamboo - bamboo paper

Paper umbrella Yuhang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

casting

engraving

weaving

Textile texture

mud

silk

paper

paper texture

copper

ceramics

bamboo

bamboo texuture

fur

wood staining

cross weaving

Dunhuang mineral color painting

sǔnmǎo

coloring

wood & lacquer

glass