🐎 Craft Gathering | Celebrating the Chinese New Year of Horse
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with Heritage Art & Custom Spring Couplets
ROTOHAUS × Fabrik
This Lunar New Year, join us for an elegant evening honoring the Year of the Horse — a symbol of strength, momentum, and Ma Dao Gong Cheng (马到功成, immediate success).
Through the exquisite medium of Song Brocade (宋锦) and live Spring Couplets calligraphy, this workshop invites you to create a piece of living heritage — one that carries intention, beauty, and blessing into the year ahead.
✨ Workshop Highlights
🎨 Song Brocade–Inspired Horse Decor
Song Brocade is one of China’s three legendary silks, celebrated for its intricate structure, symbolic motifs, and luminous texture. Recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage, it has long been associated with refinement, prosperity, and cultural continuity.
In this guided session, you will:
Learn about the history, patterns, and color philosophy of Song Brocade
Work with authentic Song Brocade fabric
Assemble a modern 3D Horse Decoration Painting, combining traditional motifs with a contemporary silhouette
Customize colors and details to suit your space or intention
No prior crafting experience required — step-by-step guidance provided.
✍️ Live Spring Couplets Calligraphy · Lunar New Year Special
While you create, our resident calligrapher will be performing live Spring Couplets (春联) calligraphy on site.
Each participant will receive:
One complimentary, custom-written pair of Spring Couplets
Personalized blessings for home, career, study, peace, or prosperity
Handcrafted art + handwritten blessings — two traditions, one meaningful keepsake.
🌿 What’s Included
All Song Brocade materials and guided instruction
Live Spring Couplets calligraphy (one custom pair per participant)
A warm drink of your choice — osmanthus milk tea or wine
A calm, festive Fabrik studio atmosphere to welcome the New Year
💡 Workshop Flow
1️⃣ Introduction to Song Brocade patterns & Horse symbolism
2️⃣ Guided horse decoration artwork making
3️⃣ Personal color & detail customization
4️⃣ On-site Spring Couplets calligraphy & blessings
🎉 Who Is This For?
Anyone seeking a meaningful Lunar New Year experience
Lovers of Chinese culture, textile art, and heritage crafts
Those looking for a tasteful New Year home decoration
Anyone wishing to gift something handmade and symbolic
🧧 Why Join Us?
The Year of the Horse represents forward motion and decisive success.
This workshop is not just a craft class — it’s a quiet, intentional way to welcome the new lunar cycle, surrounded by the sheen of silk, the warmth of tea or wine, and the scent of fresh ink.
📍 Event Details
🗓 Friday, February 13
🕖 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Fabrik DUMBO
20 Jay St, Suite 218
Brooklyn, NY 11201
✨ All materials included · Drinks included · Beginner-friendly · Limited CNY sessions