Minghui Chen

The project began with a photograph I took in my hometown, capturing a neighbor sitting on a hand-woven rattan chair. In our countryside, every person owns such a chair—handmade by elders and passed down as a symbol of care, tradition, and blessings. However, fewer people today are willing to invest time and effort into this craft.

Each piece draws inspiration from the textures, silhouettes, and symbolic meaning of traditional rattan chairs and the handmade objects in old homes. These items carry not only the beauty of craftsmanship but also intergenerational warmth and memory.

Through this project, I aim to highlight the quiet resilience of tradition and forgotten domestic rituals. Using photography, material experimentation, and garment construction, I hope to preserve and reimagine these cultural narratives in a contemporary fashion context.