The core aspiration of the Commonplace brand remains avant-garde, aspirations that consciously subvert the aesthetic narrative and requirements of "objects being fixed in their place," replacing them with the ever-shifting "functionality." Therefore, like Kuafu chasing the sun, we cannot stop pursuing—behind the organization of things, there is always a purpose for connecting everything.
It's like the kite string we need to carry as we enter the labyrinth of modern materiality. In "The System of Objects," we discuss the "character of technological civilization." Similarly, by combing through and examining the history of modern objects, we aim to establish the character of Tongdi Distribution as a brand of creation: a focus on the path of movement itself. Furthermore, every object we encounter in the maze is a material language we aim to transform, acquiring more materials within the space. Through limited materials, even through bartering, we expand and create a new level of conscious engagement.
Today I brew, today I bake
Tomorrow the Queen's own child I take
This guessing-game she'll never win
For my name is Rumpelstiltskin
In the folktale "Rumplestilskin," a girl is tasked with spinning rice straw into gold to become queen. However, only a dwarf elf can help her accomplish this. The elf's name is "Rumpelstiltskin," which means the creaking sound of a wooden floor in German. Tongdi also seeks to reimagine various non-silk and non-thread materials in new aesthetic forms, imbuing them with new meaning and creating a new foothold. We often forget that the floor space that supports us needs something to make a sound with every step, a reminder of its existence. There's no other way. By using the yarns we've already simulated, you can weave a richer vocabulary of conversation, life, and action, moving step by step to new places.