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Beyond Craft

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Beyond Craft, launched by Design Shanghai in 2024, focuses on the contemporary value of traditional craftsmanship. Aimed at architects, interior design professionals, and discerning consumers, it creates a platform for meaningful exchange and cross-disciplinary innovation.

In 2026, Design Shanghai will present four key themes—Space · Interior, Product · Design, Material · Accessory, and Contemporary Craft—bringing together pioneering brands from multiple creative fields. Selected works from galleries and boutique concept stores will also be featured, forming a diverse and inspiring landscape of contemporary design aesthetics.

 

 

 

Beyond Craft 2026 will gather the craftsmanship of more than twenty brands, spanning modern categories including jewellery, objects, furniture, precision accessories, and optical installations. The showcase integrates a wide range of traditional techniques—such as Nishijin weaving, gold leaf, lacquerware, washi paper, braiding, ceramics, glass carving, and metal inlay—presenting the full creative process from material selection and structural conception to surface finishing.

Through the hands of artisans and the vision of artists, Beyond Craft reinterprets traditional craftsmanship within a contemporary context, allowing these time-honoured practices to evolve, renew, and resonate with today’s design culture.

Beyond Craft 2026 Concept Video

2026 Participating Brands

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