Xiao Deng

Video by Xiao Deng’s Handcrafts (小邓手工), original posted on Douyin

This is a clip I found on LinkedIn and I tried to find some appropriate links to this amazing artist and their craft. But sadly, like so many other posts on social media these days, people tend to just post the piece without giving appropriate credit.

I ended up going down a little bit of a rabbit hole to try to read up on a few details and instead of summarising this myself I will give you links to two articles which give some insight.

GIA (Gemological Institute of America): Filigree Inlay Art: The Intangible Cultural Heritage of China
This article profiles Master Bai Jingyi in Beijing, one of the leading inheritors of the tradition today.

China Daily Asia: Master craftsman speaks visual language
This is a wonderful profile of Yuan, a third-generation 花丝镶嵌 inheritor whose team created the national gifts for the 2014 APEC Summit.