FYI: Ai WeiÂwei has creÂatÂed handÂwoÂven and hand-silkscreened scarves that aesÂthetÂiÂcalÂly draw on a 2,000-year-old ChiÂnese paper cutÂting traÂdiÂtion. “The colÂored, intriÂcateÂly cut papers are used as a stoÂry-telling mediÂum in fesÂtivÂiÂties, for prayers, and as everyÂday decÂoÂraÂtion.” The scarves are 100% silk. You can find verÂsions in blue, red and black. (Here’s Ai WeiÂwei sportÂing one in red.) Or find them all here on Taschen’s web site.
Note: Taschen is a partÂner of ours. So if you purÂchase a scarf, it helps supÂport Open CulÂture.
RelatÂed ConÂtent:
Who’s Afraid of Ai WeiÂwei: A Short DocÂuÂmenÂtary
Artist Ai WeiÂwei Gives the FinÂger to SymÂbols of AuthorÂiÂty Around the World
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