Kanjian

executed in 2014, each work is from an edition of 10

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"I think China should not be a place that is satisfied with what our ancestors have done before or with following the West. We should create something new. I hope KANJIAN Creation can be the messenger to bring this new wave, this new character to the world."
Dadawa, February 2016

Famed singer, artist, documentary filmmaker, philanthropist, UN Goodwill Ambassador and social entrepreneur Dadawa founded KANJIAN Creation in 2012: a social enterprise promoting contemporary design inspired by wisdom of traditional Chines crafts. As art director, she joined forces with Athens-based architect Chi Wing Lo and with Ross Urwin, design agency Infrastructure's creative director. Their primary aim was to reinvigorate traditional Chinese craftsmanship while supporting the communities where it is being practiced. "The brand is more like a platform to unite handicraft masters and [contemporary] designers," she says. To ensure the skills survive, the brand donates ten per cent of all profits to the 1+5 Heritage Project, which provides funding for folk art masters to train a new generation of young artists.