Eggshell Porcelain Painted Bowl

Our collection of Eggshell Porcelain embodies a variety of enchanting works, some of which completely unique and exclusive to the UK market.

Eggshell Porcelain is thus named to signify the thinness of the porcelain. The layer of porcelain less than 1 millimetre and so delicate that only two layers of glaze, one on the outside and inside are required. The strokes and colour on the topside can be seen from the backside under the sunlight or lamp light; just one feat of its 72 stage process. This timeless art, spanning over a thousand years has been given a contemporary lift by our artists.

Eggshell porcelain, also known as ‘bodiless porcelain’ or ‘eggshell china’ is unique in the world. As a special handicraft product among the traditional porcelain handicrafts in Jingdezhen, it wins a long-standing reputation dating from the Northern Song Dynasty (906-1127), prospering in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1912), and continuing to be popular in this current era.

AI-EQUAL at The Mansion House #blacktie

   

AI-EQUAL’s Company Director Juno Liu with Alderman Sir David Wooton, President and Mr David Stringer-Lamarre, Chairman, IOD.

AI-EQUAL received a special invitation to meet The Rt Hon. The Lord Mayor at the IDO event (Institute of Directors) at The Mansion House, City of London on Monday 6 July. This prestigious event was hosted by Alderman Sir David Woottn, President and Mr David Stringer- Lamarre, Chairman, City of London Branch Institute of Directors.

         

White Teas

Chinese Flowering Tea. Part of our new White Tea collection at AI-EQUAL. #handmade #organic #blooming #marvellous

        

  

The Year of the Sheep 2015

2015 is the year of the sheep. Chinese Artist Anran described white clouds like sheep in the sky when she was young, ‘so I made the sheep look like clouds, simple and lithe. She completed two sizes of sheep to take part in the ‘One Person One Sheep’ exhibition, which was held by The Pottery Workshop (Jingdezhen) at the end of 2014.

     

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Nature’s Gift Series by Anran

This series of birds was designed and completed in 2011 by Artist Anran. Using keywords as ‘calm, gladness, indolent, sentimental’, Anran wished to express these four moods through her ceramic bird designs.

– “I think that sensitivity is also a gift from nature to human beings. Face up to your emotions, be true and nature.”

   

Top of page- bird turning. Images from left: bird sitting in peace, bird enjoying moon, bird sitting in rest.

AI-EQUALS new little ponies.

Since our team have returned from China, we feel excited to show you some of the new product designs currently in the making. AI_EQUAL strives to provide the perfect blend of traditional Chinese techniques, with contemporary visual flair. And not forgetting elegant and unique designs. Our products, some of which completely new to the UK market. Tell us what you think?

     

This one cannot go amiss. Wuhan Ebroidery.

Handmade embroidery by Haschimeg. This very delicate and technical training of Wuhan embroidery has been practised and perfected by the artist. The vivid lines and colours are enthralling, seeming from a distance to be a painting, yet each stitch completed by hand. This piece invites over 50 silk thread colours.

Beautiful handmade embroidery by artist Haschimeg.

         

Haschimeg is a Mongolian female born in April, 1983. She is now pursuing her Masters degree in the Graduate School of Chinese National Academy of Arts, after graduating from Beijing University with a Bachelor of Law. Haschimeg has been engaged in the study and research of Wuhan Embroidery since May 2007 and enrolled as a member of the China National Arts and Crafts Society and China Association of Collectors. Her works The Spirit of a Dragon Horse and Concentrated Attention won the gold and bronze awards respectively of Hundred Flowers Awards for Chinese Arts and Crafts in 2013. The Duplex Table Skirt with Wuhan Embroidery won the silver award of Hundred Flowers Awards for Chinese Arts and Crafts in 2014.

Gala Banquet in Shanghai

This is the year of UK-China cultural exchange and AI-EQUAL are honoured to present a collaboration between Chinese National Art and Western Classical music. A Gala banquet organised and hosted by AI-EQUAL, Rayli Media&Publication and the London Phiharmonia Orchestra was held at the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center as part of the 10th Anniversary celebrations of the venue.

The Philharmonia Orchestra is one of the world’s great orchestras, established in 1945 under the European titans of conducting including Furtwangler, Richard Strauss, Karajan, Gilini and Klemperer. They hold a long-established relationship with China, having made numerous successful return concert tours since their debut in December 2006.

The Philharmonia Orchestra chooses AI-EQUAL as its sponsor as they both share a common commitment of spreading the traditions of Chinese and British Cultures, facilitating traditional craftsmanship exchange and protecting intangible cultural heritage. The founders of AI_EQUAL hold a string passion for both Chinese and British cultures. They aim to explore both markets for traditional craftsmen of the two countries and to build an equal, open and diversified platform, which will not only bring economic and cultural exchange of their intangible cultural heritage, rather create opportunities for young people to understand the essence of cultural heritage, as well as arouse more awareness of protecting traditional culture.