chijü: quality of chi
what is your body trying to tell you?
chijü is a sensory art experience by Chao Dou, experience architect, embodiment activator, and artist. her original artwork, a visual language for chi, sets the journey for an evening of childhood memory and reconnection to her roots. free and open to the public.
in chinese culture, chi runs through traditional chinese medicine, philosophy, and many cultural practices, food therapy, feng shui, martial arts, and more. chijü takes its name from 气质 (qìzhì), the quality of one's energy, the presence someone carries.
step into a three-part experience inspired by the home where she was raised by her grandfather in china, one room that held everything, living room, bedroom, and free healing space all at once for anyone that needed help.
reading - a traditional chinese medicine doctor reads your chi and what your body needs through your pulse and tongue.
nourish - from your reading, a tea ceremony, curated food, and drinks made to tune your body toward balance.
remember - move through her original artwork and let a piece find you, leave a note on what it stirred, a memory, a person, a place, or a message to Chao, or to whoever reads it next. when you're ready, decorate an herb bag with what your reading suggests, a small piece of the world to carry home.
come by anytime and move through the experience at your own pace, we suggest 30-60 minutes.
RSVP below to hold your spot for the full experience and any activations you don't want to miss.
a chaosmos experience, designed by Chao Dou, for LA Design Week/end, hosted and sponsored by SitOnIt.
come as you are, leave a little more whole 🌞🐉✨
Chao Dou is an experience architect, embodiment activator and artist. Raised between China, the United States, and Singapore, she grew up watching her grandfather turn their living room into a space for the community, offering free treatments to anyone around them. Healing began with listening to the body.
With over a decade of architecture, interior design, and workplace strategy across those same three countries, she brings a rare understanding of how environment, culture and body shape each other.
Her practice chaosmos creates playgrounds for rediscovering your body, creativity, and sense of aliveness - through multisensory experiences that blend movement, intuition, art, and collective play. Guided by the belief that 'knowledge is only a rumor until it lives in the body', she designs spaces where the thinking mind and the sensing body meet.
venue + sponsor
SitOnIt is a leading manufacturer of commercial, healthcare, and education solutions in North America. From tables and lounge to screens and more, we've been the go-to destination for comprehensive, build-to-order solutions for over 25 years. We combine award-winning design with the fastest lead times around, and our design and planning services turn product innovation into space inspiration. We can build almost any specification, deliver it when needed, and offer a level of value few can match, all part of our indie California spirit and drive to be the one place you go for all your spaces.
part of
LA Design Week/end is a week long celebration of design across Los Angeles, bringing together studios, brands, and artists throughout the city.
with additional support from
Living Canvas Foundation™ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to advancing healing and social impact through creativity. We believe every life is a work of art, and that creative expression can nurture the mind, body and spirit.
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