Inspired by the everyday icons of contemporary Asia, Pinyin Press celebrates this unique and vibrant culture through beautiful hand-drawn illustrations, graphics and prints.

The designs reveal a new visual language to connect, to inspire and to charm.

Sometimes it’s the small things which prove the most evocative. As a foreigner in Shanghai, it’s often through life behind the glitz of a global metropolis where home is established: delicious street food, personal observations and friendly faces.

Think a hearty bowl of noodles, or miàn; a breakfast bāozi of spongy steamed bread; or seemingly ordinary creaking bicycles – zìxíngchē. For Pinyin Press, it’s with these grounded, instantly recognizable day-to-day realities where cultural affinity is found.

Pinyin Press’ distinctive hand-drawn illustrations currently appear on homewares, tea towels, canvas tote bags, greetings cards and T shirts – although the possibilities are limitless!

Pīn: to arrange or to classify; Yīn: sound or pronunciation

Pinyin Press bridges the gap between the perhaps more established motifs of Asia, and the no-less-compelling realities of the region’s everyday. Simply put, the label seeks to communicate our own observations, appreciation and fascination with a culture that inspires on every level.

Since its introduction in 1958, ‘Pīnyīn’, a system of romanized spelling to transliterate Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet, has been helping outsiders to better understand China. Pinyin Press seeks to raise a smile, evoke experience and most of all, connect people more closely to the inherent charms of Asia.

Originally from Scotland, Sarah Armstrong graduated from Textile Design at Central Saint Martins. After experience working for designers in London and New York, she relocated to Shanghai in 2009 to work as a Designer for Shang Xia. Inspired by Shanghai’s unique charm and culture she created Pinyin Press in 2014.

Category: HomewareWebsite: http://www.pinyinpress.com/Email: info@pinyinpress.com

Source: City Weekend