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As of 2008, Liuli Gongfang employed 900 employees in 67 locations around the world, including 3 locations in United States: Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. Their successes have earned them the moniker of "founders of contemporary Chinese glass art" and "the [[Georg Jensen]] of the glassware world".<ref name="Freundl"/> Works created by Liuli Gongfang have become part of the permanent collection of [[London]]'s [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] as well as the Palace Museum in [[Beijing]]'s [[Forbidden City]].<ref>{{cite news|work=East Day|url=http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/features/userobject1ai1806146.html|title=Transparently animated|date=[[2006-01-21]]|accessdate=2008-01-11|last=Xu|first=Wei}}</ref> [[People First Party]] chairman [[James Soong]], during his [[James Soong#Visit to mainland China 2005|visit]] to [[mainland China]] (the second of a major Republic of China politician figure, after that of [[Lien Chan]]), presented [[People's Republic of China]] [[President of the People's Republic of China|President]] [[Hu Jintao]] with a Liuli Gongfang sculpture ; Hu gave him [[Jingdezhen|Jingde]] porcelain in return.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ettoday.com/2005/05/12/11345-1789683.htm|work=Eastern Television News|date=[[2005-05-12]]|accessdate=2008-01-11|title=胡錦濤贈宋景德鎮瓷器 宋回贈琉璃工坊創作 (Hu Jintao gives Soong Jingde porcelain; Soong gives Liuli Gongfang creation in return)|language=Chinese}}</ref> |
As of 2008, Liuli Gongfang employed 900 employees in 67 locations around the world, including 3 locations in United States: Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. Their successes have earned them the moniker of "founders of contemporary Chinese glass art" and "the [[Georg Jensen]] of the glassware world".<ref name="Freundl"/> Works created by Liuli Gongfang have become part of the permanent collection of [[London]]'s [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] as well as the Palace Museum in [[Beijing]]'s [[Forbidden City]].<ref>{{cite news|work=East Day|url=http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/features/userobject1ai1806146.html|title=Transparently animated|date=[[2006-01-21]]|accessdate=2008-01-11|last=Xu|first=Wei}}</ref> [[People First Party]] chairman [[James Soong]], during his [[James Soong#Visit to mainland China 2005|visit]] to [[mainland China]] (the second of a major Republic of China politician figure, after that of [[Lien Chan]]), presented [[People's Republic of China]] [[President of the People's Republic of China|President]] [[Hu Jintao]] with a Liuli Gongfang sculpture ; Hu gave him [[Jingdezhen|Jingde]] porcelain in return.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ettoday.com/2005/05/12/11345-1789683.htm|work=Eastern Television News|date=[[2005-05-12]]|accessdate=2008-01-11|title=胡錦濤贈宋景德鎮瓷器 宋回贈琉璃工坊創作 (Hu Jintao gives Soong Jingde porcelain; Soong gives Liuli Gongfang creation in return)|language=Chinese}}</ref> |
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==Founders== |
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===Loretta Hui-Shan Yang=== |
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A renowed performing artist in the Taiwan cinema, twice winner of the award for Best Leading Actress at the Golden Horse Awards and winner of the Best Actress price at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival, the modern Chinese galss artist, Loretta Hui-Shan Yang has brought the beauty of her performances to modern Chinese glass. "Beauty transformed" is how Japanese critics have described the multiple talents of Loretta Hui-Shan Yang. Having committed herself to Chinese glass for more than a decade, she has single handedly rediscovered the technique of cire-perdue glass casting. She has used this technique to create works in a traditional Chinese artistic language that are imbued with a Chinese philosophy of human relationships. Her success in this has established her position among the msters of world glass.<ref>Exceprt from the Liuligongfang Official Introductory Booklet included in the product packaging.</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:16, 7 August 2008
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Luxury Glass |
| Founded | Tamsui, Taiwan (1987) |
| Headquarters | Taiwan |
| Products | Lead Crystal |
Number of employees | 900 |
| Website | www.liuli.com www.liuli.us |
Liuli Gongfang or Liuligongfang (琉璃工房) is China's only contemporary glass studio devoted to artistic Chinese glassware. Since its establishment in 1987 Liuligongfang has become known in Asia and abroad for its outstanding artistic endeavors and its high standard of craftsmanship.[1]
Liuligongfang was founded in 1987 by actress Loretta Yang and director Chang Yi.[2] Their name refers to liuli, a form of archaic Chinese glasswork; the founders chose to use the word liuli, rather than the common name for glass, boli (玻璃), as it sounded more exotic. The founders aimed to revive the art of antique Chinese art glass, whose production had dwindled following the Opium Wars.[3] Yang mortgaged her house and those of all her family members in order to gain start-up capital.[2] After much trial and error, costing $1 million and taking more than three years, she and Chang were able to master the French pate-de-verre or lost-wax casting method. At the time of their founding, they operated a two-person workshop in Tamsui, Taipei County. Yang and Chang originally had a fairly strict division of labour, with Yang handling the artistic aspects of their work, while Chang managed finances and other business responsibilities; with Chang's 1997 heart attack, Yang has taken over more of Chang's responsibilities as well, including contact with the media.[3]
As of 2008, Liuli Gongfang employed 900 employees in 67 locations around the world, including 3 locations in United States: Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. Their successes have earned them the moniker of "founders of contemporary Chinese glass art" and "the Georg Jensen of the glassware world".[3] Works created by Liuli Gongfang have become part of the permanent collection of London's Victoria and Albert Museum as well as the Palace Museum in Beijing's Forbidden City.[4] People First Party chairman James Soong, during his visit to mainland China (the second of a major Republic of China politician figure, after that of Lien Chan), presented People's Republic of China President Hu Jintao with a Liuli Gongfang sculpture ; Hu gave him Jingde porcelain in return.[5]
Founders
Loretta Hui-Shan Yang
A renowed performing artist in the Taiwan cinema, twice winner of the award for Best Leading Actress at the Golden Horse Awards and winner of the Best Actress price at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival, the modern Chinese galss artist, Loretta Hui-Shan Yang has brought the beauty of her performances to modern Chinese glass. "Beauty transformed" is how Japanese critics have described the multiple talents of Loretta Hui-Shan Yang. Having committed herself to Chinese glass for more than a decade, she has single handedly rediscovered the technique of cire-perdue glass casting. She has used this technique to create works in a traditional Chinese artistic language that are imbued with a Chinese philosophy of human relationships. Her success in this has established her position among the msters of world glass.[6]
References
- ^ Exceprt from the Liuligongfang Official Introductory Booklet included in the product packaging.
- ^ a b "Loretta Yang: The woman behind the Liuli phenomenon". Culture Express. China Central Television. 2007-04-17. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c Freundl, Diana (2005-06-02). "The way of liuli". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Xu, Wei (2006-01-21). "Transparently animated". East Day. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "胡錦濤贈宋景德鎮瓷器 宋回贈琉璃工坊創作 (Hu Jintao gives Soong Jingde porcelain; Soong gives Liuli Gongfang creation in return)". Eastern Television News (in Chinese). 2005-05-12. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Exceprt from the Liuligongfang Official Introductory Booklet included in the product packaging.