Craftsmanship
Tradition
Everything here is purely handmade by traditional techniques that originated from Chinese Flower Button (Pan Hua Kou/盤花扣/花紐),
which is the most artistic form of Chinese buttons. Popular in Shanghai during the Republic of China Era (1920-1950), mostly used in Cheongsam/Qipao (旗袍) for decorative purpose.
Everything here is purely handmade by traditional techniques that originated from Chinese Flower Button (Pan Hua Kou/盤花扣/花紐),
which is the most artistic form of Chinese buttons. Popular in Shanghai during the Republic of China Era (1920-1950), mostly used in Cheongsam/Qipao (旗袍) for decorative purpose.
Flower buttons have to be created by a series of delicate handworks such as stiffing, cutting, ironing, knotting, sewing, shaping, stuffing...with plenty of precision as well as flexibility. For beginners, making a pair of simple buttons could spend you a day. The more sophisticated the design is, the longer the time is.
Innovation through Tradition
Along with the changing times, like many other handicrafts, Chinese Flower Button is facing a crisis of being forgotten. 524kou is therefore established, not only keeping the old, but also exploring something new through modern design ideas.
Along with the changing times, like many other handicrafts, Chinese Flower Button is facing a crisis of being forgotten. 524kou is therefore established, not only keeping the old, but also exploring something new through modern design ideas.