Author(s)

Xinhui Lu, Shiyan Li

Corresponding Author

Xinhui Lu

Abstract

The making of oil-paper umbrella is a kind of folk craft that once prosperous. With the rise of modern industrial technology, however, the skill gradually fades out of people's vision. Fenshui oil-paper umbrella is a living fossil of folk umbrella art in China; it should be inherited and developed. Through analyzing the shape of Fenshui umbrella, finding out its cultural implication and combining it with panda elements in Sichuan, we innovatively designed the Panda Bamboo Umbrella with different sizes, in order inherit and develop excellent traditional crafts in our country and create umbrellas with Sichuan characteristics as well as Chinese features. The innovation lies in the retaining of traditional handicraft and the linkage with distinctive cultural elements of the city. The design tries to find out a unique way of development under the background of inheriting, protecting and continuing traditional folk crafts in our country.

Keywords

Oil-paper umbrella; innovative design; umbrella; traditional handicraft