dowry cabinet
Design Neri Hu,
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Neri&Hu’s modern, clean-lined collection of cabinets is rooted in the tradition of the dowry, drawn from both Chinese culture and that of many others worldwide. Passed from one generation to the next at the moment of marriage, the dowry object is imbued with sentiment and history, embodying the potent nostalgia and symbolic value of a family heirloom. Crafted to include traditional detailing and joinery techniques, the wide metal base and wooden body of the cabinets and drawers can be customised in a wide variety of materials and finishes. This allows the collection to be tailor-made to suit any setting, or personalized so that any family can create their own heirloom furniture, to pass on through the generations to come.
1320W*522D*1000H
2006: founded in shanghai, neri&hu represents a new modern chinese aesthetic. founded by designers whose intent is to spark the potential in 'chinese design,' neri&hu seeks to evoke change. seeking top-quality materials and craftsmanship, most neri&hu products are hand made, a reflection of a place whose masters of trade can still be found waiting for patrons in the lanes of shanghai. neri&hu is the reinterpretation of the beauty in revealing raw material where clad is traditional, or exposing an object's frame where normally hidden, in examining history and its path, or in capturing an ordinary scene in a snapshot.
In 2012, established Stellar Works as a way to bring ideas together: East and West, heritage and modernity, craft and industry – bringing the best of the past into the light of the present. Our aim was to inspire a renaissance in Asian aesthetics, taking the forms, styles and motifs that have characterised Japanese design across the centuries and filtering them through the lens of the European tradition to create something new and timeless.