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In 2023,  Miao Tan and Siying Cui co-founded qīqíqǐqì studio in London. The name qīqíqǐqì derives from the four tones of “qi” [漆] in Pinyin, represented by four Chinese characters:

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漆      qī                                                                                                     (lacquer)

奇      qí                                                                                                     (wonder)

岂      qǐ                                                                                         (far more than)

器      qì                                                                                                 (artefacts)​

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This name reflects their attitude: to liberate natural lacquer from fixed symbols and categories, allowing it to become a method, a relation, and a way of thinking.​​​​​​

qīqíqǐqì Studio focuses on material and conceptual exploration. At the same time, qīqíqǐqì Shop extends these experimental ideas into everyday life, reconstructing the relationship between people and objects through touch.

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