Ziggy Chen

Ziggy Chen takes his inspiration from Shanghai: the city he lives in and particularly from the changes he sees evolving from the collision of extreme cultures: old and new, East and West, antique and modern and so many others.

Ziggy also draws much inspiration for recent collections from picturesof the people of Shanghai taken between 1900 to 1920. These pictures show a very different palce and mix of different cultures and people.

Ziggy Chen uses fabrics such as wool, hemp, and linen augmented with leather and fine cotton to crafr organic pieces that are embedded with an intangible energy.

The fabrics contain a certain ruggedness offst with a classic elegance. A mix of a modern sensibility with a timeless Eastern aesthetic.