CHIN SHIYING

leather craftswoman

—

—

An excerpt from JOURNEY:

“Before cities were built, nature was our first home. A major part of Shiying’s design philosophy comes from the way nature inspires her. She noticed that the organic shapes and forms found in nature are never consistent. And while the structural lines of trees and plants are often odd and imperfect, they always appear right when viewed as a whole.”

(Article written by Jonathan Levi)

—

When she first encountered leather crafting at Masumi Sensei’s workshop, she felt that a big door had opened, and for the first time, felt that her life was just beginning.