莊子曰:“天地與我並生,萬物與我為一”。莊子一生不但逍遙自得,還心靈手巧,精通木工、製陶、洗染等手工藝。他的“順物自然”理念,是尊重材料天然本性的美感,並以精益求精的匠人精神賦予其物我合一的文化意蘊。 「為一」不只是中國民族手工藝的傳承與復興,也是對回歸自然、自得其樂的中國式雅緻生活的追求。簡約而精緻,閒適而優雅,智慧而快樂,不是一味地追求功名利祿,也不是消極地避世,而是在物質與精神世界中獲得一種平衡與從容。
Chuang Tzu, the Chinese philosopher from 3rd Century BC, once said: “Heaven, Earth and I were produced together, and all things and I are one.” From here comes WEI YEE, meaning “become one”.
WEI YEE is not only the renaissance of Chinese arts and crafts, but also the pursue of Chinese elegant art of living, returning to Nature and finding joy in one’s own lot. Simple yet refined, carefree yet elegant, intelligent and joyful, it’s neither a blind pursuit of fame and fortune, nor negative Masquerade, but a balance between the material and the spiritual world.