Chinese Patchwork Miffy tells the compelling story of

tells the compelling story of his design practice and a singular chair

It also demonstrates fabric cutting and preparation

Lifting its name from the Persian word for 'herbs'

PhD candidate and founder of Design Museum Dharavi

000 works produced by the artist between 1948 and 1987

Chinese Patchwork Miffy tells the compelling story ofPatchwork design has a long history in China, dating back almost two thousand years to the arrival of Buddhism in the region. Across millennia, a thread can be followed from spiritual practitioners embracing patchwork textiles as a visual expression of their beliefs to patchworks use in secular culture, where it was prized for its protective powers. Eventually, patchwork became a form of domestic decorationand an outlet for artistic ingenuitythat