PINWU created a series of artistic windows for the Nobilia custom home experience store located in Hangzhou.

PINWU believes that in human subjective consciousness, reality and illusion coexist simultaneously, with no clear boundary between them. Viewing the world through a hazy perspective might make life more interesting! Therefore, the design team chose "Mengdie" as the theme for this window display, directing a dream that is both real and illusory.

The design team created five scenes: "Cube", "Universe", "Sunset", "Boat" and "Fallen leaves". Each represents a different layer of the dream, allowing butterflies to weave through them, from the birth of the butterfly to its dissolution, providing a microscopic to macroscopic view of a butterfly's life.

Opening the drawer of the magic cube, fragments inside fly up and transform into butterflies in the air. This marks the beginning of the dream and the starting point of this fantastical journey.

The "magic cube" crafted from Nobilia panels features details embellished with traditional mortise and tenon joinery. For the leather fragments, we customized cutting molds to cut out "clover" and "butterfly" shapes from synthetic leather. These shapes were then sewn together with leather thread to create a three-dimensional effect and secured onto a custom metal frame with screws.

There is a unique drawer filled with many fragments. The moment it is opened, all the fragments fly into the sky, swirling around specific kitchen utensils and forming galaxies, which together create the universe. At least in our dreams, we can imagine traveling anywhere, like butterflies gracefully dancing in the rings of stars.

We created seven bamboo ring galaxies, placing over 1,000 delicate leather fragments on these rings using custom metal fittings, symbolizing floating matter in the universe. Meanwhile, we selected plates associated with the Nobilia brand and positioned them at the center of each galaxy, with the fragments orbiting around the plates, showcasing the mysterious and dazzling nature of the universe.

The sunset and sea view are picturesque. Sunlight spills over the undulating sea, with the waves shimmering in the afterglow. The waves, like butterflies spreading their wings, rise gradually and create the illusion of a second sun rising over the ocean.

Wrap each bamboo strip with different colored shimmering threads, with warm colors representing the sunset and cool colors representing the sea waves, creating a sparkling effect. Then, bend them into teardrop shapes, securing them together with metal fittings to form an abstract water wave pattern. Combining two of these units creates an abstract butterfly. Finally, use silk threads to connect the units, forming overlapping and interwoven waves and sunsets, creating a layered and radiant effect.

A light boat glides across the river, its oars creating ripples on the water's surface. The layers of ripples transform into butterflies, drifting toward the broader ocean.

The bamboo structure of this installation is highly complex in its craftsmanship. Each arc of the bamboo ripples relies on the skillful coordination of handwork and temperature. To highlight the sensation of water, the design team wrapped blue shimmering threads around the bamboo in layers, enriching the texture of the water.

From dust to the universe, and from the universe back to dust. This marks the end of the butterfly's journey, signifying the conclusion of its exploration of life. In the final dream, the butterfly dreams of transforming into a fallen leaf and returning to the earth.

Using gracefully ascending bamboo as the "skeleton" of the wind, we connected pieces of artificial leather made into fallen leaves with copper wire and fixed them onto the "skeleton," creating the appearance of a gentle breeze lifting fallen leaves.

We selected the most representative German buildings as the design concept for the small display windows: Cologne Cathedral, Brandenburg Gate, Neuschwanstein Castle, and Elbphilharmonie. These buildings represent "reality," complementing the "illusion" of the large window display. The craftsmanship also combines bamboo and leather to convey the charm of the architecture.

Even if you don't know all the details of the story, you can still immerse yourself in this journey, a dream that belongs solely to you.

Bamboo kite-making is an ancient traditional craft in China that fully utilizes the lightweight and flexible qualities of bamboo. The requirement for "Mengdie" was to create weightless objects that could float in the air. This technique provided the correct language and context for our artistic installation. Therefore, we specifically invited Master Cheng Dishen, a heritage artisan of kite-making, to create the bamboo structures for this series of installations.

Building on the bamboo frame, we combined leather and shimmering threads to design a refined and simple connection method. The traditional craftsmanship serves as the "skeleton," while the new techniques adhere to the tradition with a contemporary appearance, presenting a fresh visual effect.

An elegant craftsmanship combined with a beautiful story and creative ideas forms the right elements of a unique artwork, with infinite potential for reinterpretation.