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Chinese Arts Centre shop stocks a changing range of books, jewellery, and quirky gifts and treats that celebrate Chinese creativity.

Stunning artist monographs, selected exhibition catalogues and contemporary Chinese arts publications covering a wide range of art practices and topics are available. Committed to supporting contemporary Chinese artists, the shop at Chinese Arts Centre carries limited edition items and whole product ranges by international artists.

Currently stocked artist jewellery ranges include...

Eastman Cheng
Eastman is preoccuppied with consumer culture and how as a society we respond to certain objects in our everyday lives.

During her residency stay here Eastman offered the public the opportunity to bring an item/ object with them which they felt represented themselves as individuals and exchange these objects with Eastman for one of her 'rubber men'. Each rubber man made represented how Eastman responded to individual's story about their object.

The rubber men on sale in Chinese Arts Centre are further examples of Eastman's response to the city, it's style and the people she met.

Christine Wong Yap
Produced during the Breathe Residency at Chinese Arts Centre in Manchester, U.K., the Sorted badge is inspired by British commemoratives. The badge depicts a banner over a rain cloud, which is obscuring a drab rainbow. These symbols suggest the coexistence of gloomy outlooks and vibrant attitudes.

The limited-edition badge is the result of a study of Mancunian slang, temperament and weather. The artist noticed Mancunian inventiveness in the expressions of displeasure, as well as the tendency to downplay enthusiasm.

The artist also observed that the weather is valued as a source of comiseration. Perhaps Mancs employ defensive pessimism, wherein low expectations are more likely to be pleasantly surpassed.

Tina Chan

Her passion in origami stems from a childhood hobby with family and friends. Since then she has developed skills through study and adapting ideas from existing techniques and sources. She created an installation for her college course in Art and Design which included large scale sculptural pieces, folded using 3 metre lengths of paper. Many of her pieces are constructed by connecting folded triangular pieces from recycling scrap paper or newspaper to form characters or decorative pieces.

Daisy Choi
Simple elegant jewellery items based on the concept of 'wearing a thought' and combine silver, gold-plated silver, oxidised silver and porcelain.

London based live artist Brendan Fan's striking brooches and necklaces featuring bold 2D bird, butterly and anchor shapes fashioned in chunky neon plastic.

Beautifully sculptured silk cuffs, necklaces and earrings by Taiwanese jewellery artist Meng Jung Li.

The shop also stocks traditional Chinese arts trinkets and gifts such as origami sets, lanterns, calligraphy brushes, and opera masks.

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