WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO | MOVE TIME
【Cultural Inheritance】
Why study Chinese architecture?
Among the family of architecture of the world, Chinese architecture may be considered an independent branch by itself. Its history is as long as the history of Chinese civilization. The ability of this system to perpetuate itself for over four thousand years over such a vast area and still remain a living architecture is a phenomenon comparable only to the continuity of the civilization of which it forms an integral part.
Mortise and tenon have a strong role in Chinese architecture, we hope to let more people know the charm of mortise and tenon through this product. At the same time, we can also pay attention to protecting our mortise and tenon technique. Inherit and carry forward the mortise and tenon technique.
# Chinese Architecture # Mortise & Tenon
【Public Welfare & Environmental Protection】
Since participating in the online public welfare tree planting activities in 2017, a total of 311 real trees have been planted successively, including Haloxylon /Salix mongolica / Populus / Spruce / Fir / Pinus Sylvestris / Pinus armandi in Alxa / Jiuquan / Dunhuang / Bayannaoer / Keyouzhongqi and other areas. At the same time, the company has donated to Alxa SEE public welfare organizations on a monthly basis. It has accumulated 60 months so far, and has reduced carbon emissions by 1.68T. (Data as of March 12, 2022)
In the future, we will still adhere to public welfare tree planting and public donation, protect the ecology, and contribute to the green world. Even though we are very small individuals, we still believe in the power of accumulation. Wish to contribute to the green world.
# Public Welfare Activities # Green World
【Natural Solid Wood】
Pterocarpus soyauxii, the African padauk or African coralwood, is a butterfly-shaped wood. African Padauk heartwood is vivid blood red, toning down to a dark purple-brown with red streaks upon exposure. It can be described as a kind of near-perfect wood. The appearance of the wood is straight and round, the size is long and thick, the yield is high, and the texture is excellent. There are almost no major wood defects on the appearance of the log.
Excellent strength characteristics, especially in bending and crushing strengths. Heartwood is very durable and moderately resistant to preservative treatment. It Has excellent decay resistance, and is rated as durable to very durable. Dries rapidly, high abrasion resistance. Machines very easily. Polishes easily to a excellent finish.
Padauk is moderately heavy, strong, and stiff, with exceptional stability. It’s a popular hardwood among hobbyist woodworkers because of its unique color and low cost. Due to its high strength, durability and outstanding stability, this wood is ideal for high-class joinery. It is used for making solid wood high-grade toys and advanced wooden decorations.
Products are selected from natural solid wood processing
Basswood is a material processed by linden trees(Tilia genus) and is a common wood. It grain is straight, with a fine, even texture and moderate natural luster. Easy to work, being very soft and light, strong toughness and other characteristics, widely used in wooden handicrafts and other wood crafts productions. Basswood is a light, soft, and very easily workable type of wood that has managed to become a lumber of choice for many woodworkers who are interested to quickly and easily produce lightweight wood products. Perhaps one of the most suitable wood species for hand carving.
Commercial applications of basswood are numerous, especially for the application of detailed carving work since the timber of this tree is especially known to besoft, moldable, with very little grain, low density and easily worked with even most basic carving tools. (Our product adopts laser engraving)
Basswood is an ideal wood for many woodcarvers. Its soft, fine, even texture make it easy to work with, while its pale, inconspicuous color doesn’t detract from the carved patterns of the finished product (which also makes it easier to paint and color).
# Basswood # African Padauk
【Parent-child Activities】
Mortise and tenon building blocks are based on mortise and tenon structure. It is a new generation of educational puzzle building blocks with ever-changing combinations. It can be stacked, occluded, assembled, built, and model locked, etc., which helps children exercise their thinking ability, hands-on ability, creativity, concentration, etc. Bring endless fun to children's growth, let children learn in play and grow in happiness.
It promotes people's physical and mental health, development and enlightens the function of wisdom throughout the "teaching in play" and "teaching in fun", so that Chinese culture can penetrate and spread into people's daily lives in the form of entertainment.
It enables the experiencer to increase knowledge and perceive the world through toys, strengthen people's belief in pursuing a better life, and inspire people's spirit of competition and enterprising, inspiration of creation and invention. Therefore, when measuring a good toy, in addition to being interesting, it should also be scientific, educational and artistic.
# Parent-child Education # Manual activities # Puzzle Game
【Design Concept】
Toys are a unique cultural content and cultural form, and a unique educational and cultural communication tool for people, which influences and promotes the richness of people's lives and social progress. Our design focus of the product is not simply imitating the appearance of the building, but restoring the mortise and tenon concept, architectural structure, scale, cultural characteristics and so on of ancient Chinese architecture with wood boards. While experiencing the fun of hands-on which can feel the extensive and profound architectural culture of ancient China.
Chinese traditional toys are conducive to the development of intelligence, physical strength, hands-on ability and cooperation ability, and can improve comprehensive quality in entertainment. For example, the production of traditional toys such as Luban Lock, Klotski, and Chinese Ring can give full play to the creator's subjective imagination, which greatly expands the space for participants to play independently.
Tenon building blocks innovate traditional wisdom in modern educational toys, aiming to integrate education and entertainment, so that children can truly experience the true meaning of "edutainment", so that children can enhance their abilities in entertainment, and also let children experience the beauty of the mortise structure and inherit Chinese culture in play.
# Architectural Culture # Chinese Culture
【AWARD】
Red Star Design Award
Red Star Design Award - Most Popular award
"Beijing Gift" Tourism Commodity Contest - Outstanding Work Award
"Beijing Gift" Tourism Commodity Contest - Most Potential Award
Tourism Commodities Contest with Chinese Characteristics - Gold Award
Beijing Cultural and Creative Competition(Expo Area Central Axis Cultural Theme) - Silver Award
Selected into the "Beijing Story" Cultural and Creative Exhibition Area of the Beijing Winter Olympics