A design for life
China DailyThe three-rabbit motif of a Dunhuang mural inspires the coffee-set design. Shi had introduced the rabbit element in his design inspired by a mural painting which depicts three rabbits with shared ears in a cave in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province. The Taoist classic Tao Te Ching states that "one begets two; two begets three; three begets the myriad creatures", which means the revival of all things and the rejuvenation of the Earth, Shi says. He was honored with a Red Dot Design Award for four years in a row from 2009 to 2012 for designs including the bamboo chairs Jun-Zi and Qin-Jian. To acknowledge his contribution to bamboo design, the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization included Shi in its 2017 publication"100 Heroes of China's Bamboo Industry" and invited him to present a keynote speech at the inaugural Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress in Beijing in June 2018.