Mud in Chinese could mean a lot of things. It could be porcelain, brick, roof tile, sand, soil, clay, stone, mineral pigments, mud houses, incense, lacker, even Chinese food tofu or rice cakes. 17 designers entered into the soul of “mud” through their work, closely connecting traditional craft and contemporary design.

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Milan

Materials: walnut，coal，resin，brassWe wanted to utilize this material (coal) in a simple manner, in order to express our perception of it. We tried to create a concept about the interaction of time and space through the direct combination of coal and wood, thereby expressing our reverence to nature and time

Tray

Materials: INGDEZHEN Kaolin clay (white clay), Yixing black clay, red clay, sand, mineral pigments (toner).Generally we color the surface of ceramics with a technique called glazing, or we dissolve the colorant into the clay for the same purpose. Atelier Murmur conducted research on coloring and experimented with a new treatment. Textile fabrics are first dyed using mineral pigments, and then they undergo the slip casting process. This allows us to explore a fresh new expression of

Ceramics and Dyeing

Materials: Cement, TinBorn in Zhoushan, Zhejiang in 1979, Bob Chen established Bobchen Design Office in 2004, and founded Touch Feeling, a designer furniture brand in 2010. As a trans-boundary designer in the fields of graphic design, spatial design, product design and architectural design, Bob Chen dedicates himself to building an interdisciplinary design platform and exploring a new boundless design direction. He concentrates on the integration of traditional Chinese aesthetic spirit with modern design language.

Freehand Brushwork

Materials: Rock, gourd, gold leaf, lacquerDesign Concept Description：&nbsp;The design scheme is to show the balance between wood and gold using a stone element. This also helps to show the balance of nature.

Balance

Soil is earth’s most abundant natural resource and has a significant impact on all aspects of life in China, not just agriculture. Food culture is intrinsically linked to soil and is central to Chinese culture. The classic lines of Chinese food bowls make practical use of the natural qualities of soil. A poetic reminder that what we eat is linked to the soil beneath our feet.

SHI QI

Materials: Cement, beech woodWang Shenghai – PINWU designer, is a graduate of China Academy of Art’s Department of Industrial Design. His primary focus is on combining Chinese traditions with contemporary design.

Materials: walnut，coal，resin，brass"What Design" was established at the end of 2011. Our basic philosophy was that we wanted to use a variety of materials and formats to implement our creative ideas

Gift Box

Materials: Wood wool cement steelThe Lekon cabinet was made with ordinary wood, wool, and cement. These decorative materials can also function as building materials. The wood and wool were added to the cement in a certain proportion. Together, the materials combined to give an excellent texture and quality to the cement. Another good topic is storage. This size of the design can be easily varied according to storage needs. Of course, it appears to be a set of cement cabinets.

Lekon

Materials: Jingdezhen Kaolin clay (white clay), Yixing black clay, red clay, sand, mineralSlip casting is a fast and convenient technique for mass production of ceramic pieces.&nbsp; We select clay in various colors and types for a layered blend surface. This fusion generates a ceramic piece with mixed-textured visual effects and a mat touch finishing. Meanwhile, the traditional slip casting turns into a slow, repeated and ritual process.

Earth Layers

Materials: Polyunsaturated polyester resin, aluminum alloy, LED"Embodiment" develops the craft skills and techniques from traditional earthwork and conserves the details of an ancient Chinese window into a block of crystal resin. The LED in the frame envelops the ancient window and casts light upon it, upholding its history and spirit.

Embodiment

Materials: Wood, porcelainThe design comes from the signature crack of celadon porcelain from the Southern Song Dynasty, caused by the different shrinkage between clay and glaze. Ancient artisans considered the crack to be an integral feature of decoration rather than a production mistake. I have adapted my own interpretation of this phenomenon by combining porcelain pieces. Every piece can be used as a cake plate or dessert plate or a fruit plate after being combined.

Cracks of Sky Blue

Materials: solenoid valve , steel magnets, iron powder, acrylicIn Confucius’s “Analects,” he tells of a master standing by a stream of water, exclaiming, "It passes on just like this, ceasing neither day nor night!" This refers to his perception of a running stream. The following verses come from the Holy Bible: “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of resurrection to eternal life." This captures the essence of an hourglass. Sand flows through the neck as time ticks by. As iron powder flows through the hourglass, it is absorbed by magnetic strength and time is displayed in minutes and hours.

 The passing of Time

The Tzu Dong Po Tea Plate is made of old porcelain chips and hardened plaster, the meaning of which is that the thing present in people’s sight is those in their mind.

Tzu Dong Po Tea Plate

Materials: walnut，coal，resin，brassDesign Concept Description： We wanted to utilize this material (coal) in a simple manner, in order to express our perception of it. This was our effort to take the natural resource of coal and form a discussion on human behavior. Contemplating whether or not we use natural resources the right way, and examining their unnatural properties.

Coal Writing

Materials: Emailed iron (iron &amp; glaze)Design Concept Description： Understanding of “mud” was at the core of our inspiration and design process. In my mind mud is the interaction of dust with water, which perfectly matches the glaze material baked in the kiln. While the table surface was imagined as ground, the glaze was a rain that distracts the surface with patterns and stains. They are named “fleka,” which means stain in the Serbian language. Fleka coffee tables are made in several size.

FLEKA Table

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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 exhibit - mud

Xin Sun & Haiwen Huang

Zhuo Wang ，Xinhe Jiang & Jinjin Sun (Atelier Murmur)

Bob Chen

Hong Wang

Tay Ung

Shenghai Wang

Xin Sun & Haiwen Huang

Yao Lu (GOA LeKon)

Zhuo Wang ，Xinhe Jiang & Jinjin Sun (Atelier Murmur)

Min Chen

Zhang Yiyang

Zhichuan Qian

Chen Haoru & Wu Weiping

Xin Sun & Haiwen Huang

Jovana Zhang