Atelier films

No stylist. No set. Just the workshop.

Twelve short films recorded on the floor of our Dalian studio. Screens being registered by eye, foil being pressed, covers being cut, checked and folded.

Twelve films

Press play on any of them

Sound is included where it was recorded. Nothing is sped up.

Atelier film 01
Atelier film 02
Atelier film 03
Atelier film 04
Atelier film 05
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Atelier film 07
Atelier film 08
Atelier film 09
Atelier film 10
Atelier film 11
Atelier film 12

Studio gallery

Eighteen frames from the same room

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Source journeys

Eleven field films from the places behind the research

Temple interiors, painted details, inscriptions, architecture and the physical source material that informs the studio's original compositions. These are presented as video—not screenshots.

Field research film 01
Field research film 02
Field research film 03
Field research film 04
Field research film 05
Field research film 06
Field research film 07
Field research film 08
Field research film 09
Field research film 10
Field research film 11
Field research reference 1
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Field research reference 4
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Field research reference 6
Field research reference 7

Print & foil studio

Heat transfer and hand-block foil.

Heat-transfer printing gives clear patterns, saturated colour and a durable decorative surface. Hand-block gold and silver foil give selected covers their reflective metallic texture. These are textile processes, not hand-painted thangka production.

Hand-block gold and silver foil textile process
Hand-block foil detail — metallic finish and precise textile workmanship.
Hand-block gold and silver foil textile process
Hand-block foil detail — metallic finish and precise textile workmanship.

Tanchenki presentation

A considered gift.

Packaging and cushion presentation from the supplied product material. Confirm the exact packaging included in your quotation.

Tanchenki gift boxTanchenki cushion and gift box

Design · Processing · Customisation

Made around your brief.

Our team can design, process and customise mandala home textiles to your requirements, from a personal room scheme to wholesale, private-label and OEM projects.

01 / Design

Share your artwork, colour palette, room photographs and intended use. Our team develops the layout and textile specification with you.

02 / Sample

Confirm size, fabric, print placement, heat-transfer or hand-block foil finish, piping, insert option and packaging against a sample and written quotation.

03 / Processing & production

After written approval, the team prints, foils, cuts, stitches and inspects the agreed design. Quantity, lead time and delivery are confirmed individually.