Connections

Adapted Authority

By Amy Axen, posted on Sep 8, 2021

One of the highlights of the Forbidden City in Beijing was the twelve imperial symbols of authority, embroidered upon the woven silk of China’s dynastic dragon robes. After viewing small embroidered huoji (Mandarin for colleague, partner) pouches/purses that were displayed in a Shanghai fiber arts exhibition, I discovered a practical way to apply these twelve historical Asian images to a contemporary project: cell phone pouches.

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