Christoph John is a German designer who has embraced local culture since moving with his family to Qingshan, a small mountain village in China’s coastal province of Zhejiang. In collaboration with Tianjin native Zhang Lei, with whom he studied in Europe, he reinvented traditional oil-paper umbrellas, integrating them into contemporary design and daily life. Other creative efforts from the duo have incorporated Chinese cultural heritage and attracted global acclaim.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying