In 2024, Miao Tan and Siying Cui co-founded qīqíqǐqì studio in London.
The name qīqíqǐqì derives from the four tones of 「qi」 pronounced 「ch’i」「漆」in Pinyin, represented by four Chinese characters:
qī qí qǐ qì
漆 奇 岂 器
大漆
Lacquer
之奇
wonder
岂止
far more than
器物
artefact
This name reflects their attitude: to liberate natural lacquer from fixed symbols and categories, allowing it to emerge as a method, a relationship, and a way of thinking.
qīqíqǐqì Studio focuses on material and conceptual explorations. At the same time, qīqíqǐqì Shop brings these experimental ideas into everyday life by creating lacquer objects and reimagining the relationship between people and objects through touch.
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