Pushing open the door of No. 3, Jixiang Lane, Yongqing Fang, Guangzhou, time seemed to slow down. This is the recently exhibited 'Oriental Dreams', about how intangible cultural heritage techniques can be revitalized in the current era.
The entrance hall is not like an exhibition hall, but more like a living room immersed in art - the velvet carpet is quietly laid out, the patterns on the wallpaper are poetic, and the furniture from Pablo is like an envoy walking from a dream, quietly waiting to meet you first.
PABLO NOW 1001 lounge chair and the Sun & Moon Wine Cabinet, which do not belong to traditional intangible cultural heritage, resonate deeply with this exhibition.
1001 lounge chair, inspired by 'The Arabian Nights'. It's not just a chair, but also a floating dream. The arc swept over the sand dunes like a camel shadow, and slid into the night like starlight. Italian imported fabrics have delicate textures under light, which is the temperature of craftsmanship and the traces of color freely growing on the fabric surface. And the moment you sit down, you are not just resting, but entering into a narrative - about the distance, about handicrafts, about how we bring legends into our daily lives.
The Sun & Moon Wine Cabinet, as its name suggests, conceals the concepts of roundness, imperfection, and balance in Eastern philosophy. It is like a miniature building, standing in the corner but reshaping the order of the entire space. The curved cabinet flows like the moon, with wood and metal conversing in symmetry. It is not just a storage space, but also a spiritual sanctuary. In front of it, you can stop, take a glass of wine, and feel the ritual of "slowing down" - that is the most precious part of intangible cultural heritage skills: settling in time and breathing in space.
This is not a coincidence, but a destined encounter. When the glaze color of Guangcai flows on clothing; When the golden thread of Yue embroidery dances on the silk; When the gilded veins of copper plating are integrated into contemporary design, what we see is not only the inheritance of skills, but also the continuation of a spirit: respect for craftsmanship, persistence in beauty, and poetic construction of life.
And this is exactly what Pablo has been doing. We believe that furniture is not just an object, but a carrier that brings art into life. Just like intangible cultural heritage skills are not just history, but contemporary aesthetics that can be worn, touched, and lived.
The entrance hall where PABLO NOW is located is like the "prologue" of the entire exhibition. It doesn't make noise, but it sets the tone; Not deliberate, but profound. When you walk towards the four main theme spaces behind you - porcelain glaze, dream weaving, silhouette, and copper casting - you will see with a different perspective: the delicacy of Guangcai, and the handmade coloring of 1001 lounge chairs, come from the same craftsmanship; Originally, the forging of copperware had a similar obsession with the stainless steel copper plated edges of the Sun & Moon wine cabinet.
Intangible cultural heritage is not a thing of the past, and design is not a rootless creation. In this Eastern dream, Pablo is willing to be the door - a gentle push, which is the intersection of tradition and modernity; Entering is your first encounter with beauty. May you encounter both skills and yourself here.
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