Bamboo is a low-carbon, sustainable material. Its inherent strength and flexibility make it a viable alternative to metals, plastics, or conventional wood. Motuo bamboo weaving, one of China’s Xizang significant cultural heritage crafts, has been marginalized by modern lifestyles and contemporary interior aesthetics. The Motuo Bamboo Forest series reimagines this ancient craft for modern spaces, exploring bamboo’s visual poetry and functional potential. The modular furniture collection captures the essence of bamboo, its elasticity and resilience, while innovative structural joints deliver unexpected stability and utility.

This series pioneers new applications for Motuo bamboo weaving as both an eco-conscious material and a production methodology. It offers a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional bamboo artifacts by merging hand-weaving techniques with digital fabrication, achieving a minimalist yet striking aesthetic. By redefining bamboo furniture’s role in modern interiors, the collection provides sustainable, customizable, and uniquely crafted pieces that infuse spaces with understated luxury and artisanal value.

Design Dimension: Modernizing traditional craftsmanship to transcend the symbolic tokenism of "intangible cultural heritage revitalization," fostering a culturally rooted identity for Chinese design.
Social Dimension: Empowering rural revitalization and artisan value, reigniting economic ecosystems in remote regions, and bridging urban-rural cultural dialogues.
Environmental Dimension: Implementing ecological material practices, aligning sustainable design with China’s Dual Carbon Goals.
Cultural Dimension: Transitioning intangible heritage into "living culture," advancing Eastern aesthetics through material and craft sustainability to drive cultural continuity.
Design-Driven Social Innovation: Activating artisan ecosystems to create non-tourism-dependent economic pathways for regions, resonating with the vision of "common prosperity."

Xu Mingyu, a furniture and product designer, graduated from the Furniture Design program at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. He founded MINGYU XU STUDIO in London, focusing on bamboo materials, upcycling, and traditional culture. Dedicated to integrating craftsmanship and heritage into modern design, his work delivers bold, ethereal, and distinctive contemporary expressions, expanding possibilities for modern interior spaces. MINGYU XU STUDIO is committed to bridging Eastern and Western cultures, tradition and modernity. It emphasizes the fusion of aesthetics, craftsmanship, and commercial viability, reimagining existing elements into contemporary visual narratives. Through an international lens and design language, the studio creates sustainable, high-quality, and meaningful products that resonate across cultural boundaries.