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China Cup school visit · Yew Chung International School of Shanghai

Wearing Emotion and Intangible Heritage

Food and emotion become wearable jewellery, while mother-of-pearl inlay and beadwork enter footwear and headpieces—two Yew Chung students respond to human feeling and cultural heritage through materials.

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Video: published Yew Chung school-visit edition. Text based on student and teacher interviews and the completed edit script.

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Human needs sit at the core of good design

Art education at Yew Chung begins with observation, research, material experimentation and reflection. Art is not only about appearance; it is a way to understand human feeling, interpret information and navigate a highly visual world.

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Olivia: making an idea work through revision

Olivia Sun turns the relationship between food and emotion into wearable jewellery. Fine lines that worked in drawings failed in 3D printing; widening them disrupted the form. Repeated revision was where the design moved from a rich idea into a viable object.

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Linda: making heritage visible

Linda He combines mother-of-pearl inlay, beadwork and female agency in footwear and headpieces. The award mattered not only as personal recognition, but because heritage craft became visible through a young person's work and continued into contemporary life.

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