Lunar Bloom Journal
Notes from the studio — the craft, history, and styling of Nanjing velvet flowers.
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Velvet in Motion — A Studio Film
BloomVelvet Flower CraftNanjing Velvet Flower (Ronghua) FormatShort Film FromLunar Bloom Studio Watch velvet flowers come to life in the...
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Purple Tulip in Velvet — A Studio Film
BloomPurple Tulip CraftNanjing Velvet Flower (Ronghua) FormatShort Film FromLunar Bloom Studio Watch our purple tulip come to life in th...
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Velvet Flowers Over Jewelry: How to Wear, Gift, and Care for Them
Style · Journal Why Smart Dressers Are Choosing Velvet Flowers Over Jewelry From the Journal · A modern styling guide to ronghua · 7 min r...
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Why Period Dramas Love Ronghua: From Yanxi Palace to Journey to the West
On Screen · Journal Why Period Dramas Can't Resist Nanjing Velvet Flowers From the Journal · Ronghua on the costume-drama runway · 5 min r...
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A Thousand Years in Bloom: The Story of Chinese Velvet Flowers
Craftsmanship · Journal A Thousand Years in Bloom: The History of Chinese Velvet Flowers From the Journal · The long life of a Nanjing sil...
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Two Cities, One Flower: The Nanjing–Beijing Divide in Ronghua
Craftsmanship · Journal One Flower, Two Cities: The North–South Schools of Chinese Velvet Flowers From the Journal · The living lineages o...
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Why Velvet Flowers Cost What They Cost
Craftsmanship · Journal Why Velvet Flowers Cost What They Cost: Inside the Making of Chinese Silk Ronghua From the Journal · A visit to a ...
Read more →Our Story: From Nanjing Workshops to Your Wardrobe
Every Lunar Bloom piece is shaped petal by petal in our Nanjing studio — a short story about how a velvet flower is made, and why it is made to be ...
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