Collectibles

3D-printed and hand finished plaster vase with a wax matte finish. Designed by Joey Yu and produced by Unique Board. Part of the Tender Vessels collection, a series of five vases that blends traditional Chinese ceramic design with vignettes of modern life. Production limited to 200 editions.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

• 8.5” H x 5.5” W x 2.3” D inches
• 21.6 x 14 x 5.8 cm
• 3lb (1.4kg)

DESIGNER: Joey Yu is an illustrator, animator, and curator living in London. "The designs I kept pretty traditional, with subtle modern nods in each such as a car, a girl on her phone for example. They all capture a slow, tender moment, stretching it out forever in time. I like to think of it as sculpture poetry."

Handmade & painted in the "porcelain capital" - Jing De Zhen, each of these cups is a one-of-a-kind collectible.

About the Designer: Li Xu draws inspiration from the famous Dun Huang murals located in the Mogao caves, as well as from the Classics of Mountains and Seas 山海经. Li Xu runs his ceramics studio Kong Liao in Jing De Zhen.

Measurements:
Tall teacup: approx. 2.3 in diameter, 2.5 in tall
Short teacup: approx. 2.5 in diameter, 2 in tall

For this book, there are two editions. One is paperback, and the other one is hardcover. A few images repeats in these two.

Artist's statement:

This project is about elderly woman wearing facekini on the beach. Facekini is something like bikini but is covering the face.

Many people may think these images are funny. Sure, humor is a part of my intention, but it’s far from my ultimate purpose. In this project, I try to explore a kind of self-gazing with some surreal, dramatic, and humorous portraits of Chinese. This is very similar to the current situation in China, where society is full of surreal landscape. This project attempts to document these fleeting things.

These masks are hand-made by themselves, which are made of tattered vest, rag or swimsuits, and even cloth from useless pants, so you won't find one same mask on the beach.

Each facekini consists of different fabric materials. You may think it's very artistic. They will consider whether the mask goes well with their swimsuit.

In fact, they also know that others may find it ridiculous and strange. But they say the main function of facekini is for UV protection, as well as the offshore pollution in recent years. And more jellyfish attack human. It can avoid getting hurt when wearing a facekini. It also represents another layer of meaning: if you look around the beach, young girls don't wear facekini, men neither. Only middle-aged and elderly women wear mask. So, I think another reason is that these middle-aged and elderly women are ashamed of exposing their aging and deformed bodies. Wearing mask will make them much more comfortable and confident. I still don't know what these people I've photographed look like.

Author: Peng Yangjun

Format:

150mm X 190mm X 25mm, 252 pages, paperback

There are two editions of Facekini - paperback and hardcover.

Artist's statement:

This project is about elderly woman wearing facekini on the beach. Facekini is something like bikini but is covering the face.

Many people may think these images are funny. Sure, humor is a part of my intention, but it’s far from my ultimate purpose. In this project, I try to explore a kind of self-gazing with some surreal, dramatic, and humorous portraits of Chinese. This is very similar to the current situation in China, where society is full of surreal landscape. This project attempts to document these fleeting things.

These masks are hand-made by themselves, which are made of tattered vest, rag or swimsuits, and even cloth from useless pants, so you won't find one same mask on the beach.

Each facekini consists of different fabric materials. You may think it's very artistic. They will consider whether the mask goes well with their swimsuit.

In fact, they also know that others may find it ridiculous and strange. But they say the main function of facekini is for UV protection, as well as the offshore pollution in recent years. And more jellyfish attack human. It can avoid getting hurt when wearing a facekini. It also represents another layer of meaning: if you look around the beach, young girls don't wear facekini, men neither. Only middle-aged and elderly women wear mask. So, I think another reason is that these middle-aged and elderly women are ashamed of exposing their aging and deformed bodies. Wearing mask will make them much more comfortable and confident. I still don't know what these people I've photographed look like.

Artist: Peng Yangjun 彭杨军

• 225mm X 330mm X 10mm,
• 80 pages
• Signed by artist

• Mirror reflective finish steel drum. 100% handcrafted and fine tuned.
• Designed to level musicianship - no skills required to play, just follow your intuition. You can do no wrong.

Watch the scale demo:

KONG DRUM C Zhi Mirror Reflective from Chop Suey Club on Vimeo.

Designer: The KONG drum 空鼓 is a musical sculpture developed by artist-duo Wang Xing and Yu Cen.

• 22" x 15.7"
• Print is original from the book, NOT original exhibition print.
• Please note: print has a crease in the middle due to the bonding method

• 22" x 15.7"
• Print is original from the book, NOT original exhibition print.
• Please note: print has a crease in the middle due to the bonding method

• 22" x 15.7"
• Print is original from the book, NOT original exhibition print.
• Please note: print has a crease in the middle due to the bonding method

• 22" x 15.7"
• Print is original from the book, NOT original exhibition print.
• Please note: print has a crease in the middle due to the bonding method

• 22" x 15.7"
• Print is original from the book, NOT original exhibition print.
• Please note: print has a crease in the middle due to the bonding method

• 22" x 15.7"
• Print is original from the book, NOT original exhibition print.
• Please note: print has a crease in the middle due to the bonding method

• 22" x 15.7"
• Print is original from the book, NOT original exhibition print.
• Please note: print has a crease in the middle due to the bonding method