Words of Wisdom
/As we’ve seen last week, in the post we published about C.P Wang’s design for the iconic Taipei 101 building, concepts create value by giving things a meaning.
Our second T-Shirt collection – which explores the concept of Words of Wisdom – was inspired by Chinese proverbs, also known as 成語 (Pīnyīn: chéngyǔ). However, if you’re not Chinese and/or didn’t grow up in an Asian household, my guess is that these designs won’t mean much to you.
Which is why in the next six posts, we’ll break every single one of these designs down for you. We’ll talk about what each proverb means and explain our reasoning behind why we decided to pair each these proverbs with a specific illustration.
Hopefully, by the time we’re done, this collection will have a completely different meaning to you: one that speaks to your human nature and/or your cultural context.
If that happens, we’ll know we succeeded. We’ll know our concept worked. And you’ll come to understand that this concept was never meant to be a fashion statement, but rather, to help people use fashion to make a very particular statement: life can be simple, if we decide to make it so. ;o)
Just a little side note: this collection was created in honor of my mother, who happens to be the wisest person I know. Thanks to her words of wisdom (some of which take part in this collection), my sisters and I were given the chance to learn about the value of perseverance, the need to be brave, the importance of letting go and the power of a kind and loving heart.
Thanks mom. You rock.
