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Collaborations and coverage of He Wei and the workshop, newest first. Each entry links to the original; where a link has died, a photo of the clipping or a web archive is shown. Quotations are short and credited; rights remain with the publishers.

VOGUE ChinaCollaboration · Magazine

VOGUE “Preserving Craftsmanship” × LV: a lacquered handbag

He Wei took part in VOGUE’s “Preserving Craftsmanship” project, completing a lacquered handbag in collaboration with LV. The work was exhibited at the Modern Art Museum Shanghai (Yicang) in October 2022, and featured in the November 2022 issue of VOGUE China (“技艺之巅”).

Photography: Ren Haihua; text: Andy Cao (VOGUE China, November 2022)

2026

Nanmei Qiaobao, 29 Oct 2026, page 02

Nanmei Qiaobao (South America)Print · 中文

Lacquering on, an old craft renewed (page 02, “Visual Focus”)

髹漆不辍 旧艺新生(02 版「视觉直击」)

Nanmei Qiaobao, 29 October 2026, page 02, “Visual Focus”: “髹漆不辍 旧艺新生”. Photos: China News Service.

Chinanews.com (China News Service; photos by Wang Dongming)Photo story · 中文

[Time Impressions] He Wei, Fuzhou ICH representative inheritor: lacquering on, an old craft renewed

【时光印象】福州非遗代表性传承人何巍:髹漆不辍 旧艺新生

A photo series on He Wei leaving the internet industry to learn the craft, applying lacquer to bags and small objects, and running study courses.

Fznews.com.cn (Qian Jiayi, Chen Jieyang)Article · 中文

Maker Lab | He Wei: stepping outside traffic logic to give lacquered leather trunks new life in daily use

创客Lab|何巍:跳出流量逻辑,让髹漆皮箱在烟火日常中重获新生

On He Wei's path as a founder, the Guanglu Lane workshop, the 2015 New York Fashion Week collaboration and his koi-leather small objects.

2025

Fjsen.com (Lin Xianchang)Article · 中文

Spring Festival grassroots report: ICH inheritor He Wei brings Fuzhou lacquer to life

新春走基层丨非遗传承人何巍让福州漆艺“活”起来、“潮”起来

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2023

Fujian Daily app (Chadao CN)Article · 中文

He lacquered a 'home' for tea cups

他为茶杯“髹”了个“家”,LV都盯上他!

Introduces the 'Bafang Laifu' cup case and mentions his VOGUE craft project with LV.

2022

Fznews.com.cnArticle · 中文

Koi 'qipao' and leather lion heads: ICH artisans prepare for the New Year

锦鲤“旗袍”、真皮醒狮头……非遗手艺人打磨特色皮具迎新春

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2020

Youth.cn · ICH channelArticle · 中文

An IT man falls for a Fuzhou ICH craft

IT男恋上福州非遗技艺

Summary not retrieved this time.

2019

Straits Metropolis DailyPrint (e-edition) · 中文

An IT man falls for old Fuzhou's 'LV'

IT男恋上老福州的“LV”

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2017

CNN Travel (Maggie Hiufu Wong)Article · English

Fuzhou's Sanfang Qixiang: The 'Beverly Hills' of imperial China

A guide to Sanfang Qixiang with a section on Fugong Leather Workshop: “one of the few craftspeople still making traditional Fuzhou lacquered leather suitcases.” (CNN)

Background

Chinanews.com / Fuzhou Evening News

髹漆全牛皮箱:最后一代匠人为之“立传”

About his teacher Liu Ercheng (1932–2024); He Wei is not named.