Boundless Connections | White Porcelain Twin Dish · Blessings Face to Face

Blessings arrive in pairs

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Boundless Connections is Heinrich Wang's first twin-dish design — two square forms joined at the center, breaking from the rounded, enclosed shapes that have defined paired dishware for centuries. The geometry opens outward in every direction, embodying the Chinese aspiration to move through the world with an open heart and wide connections. At the center, two bats face each other — in Chinese, fú (bat) shares its sound with fú (blessing), and two bats together mean blessings doubled, and two lives in harmony. A refined small dish for daily use, for gifting, and for keeping.

Designed by Taiwanese artist Heinrich Wang

Designed by contemporary white porcelain artist Heinrich Wang, each piece brings Eastern philosophy into contemporary form.

Reflections on life, given form as objects — a modern aesthetic with a Zen sensibility.

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Why Boundless Connections | Why This Piece

The twin dish is "hearts in unison" — the square form is "connections in every direction." The twin dish has carried the meaning of unity and mutual understanding in Chinese tradition for generations. Heinrich Wang replaced the conventional rounded form with two squares, letting the geometry itself speak the aspiration: lines extending outward in every direction, no boundary, no enclosure.

The central bats are where the modern and the traditional meet exactly. In Chinese, biānfú (bat) carries the sound of biànfú — blessings everywhere, blessings spread in all directions. Two bats facing each other mean blessings doubled, and carry the warmth of two people facing each other with affection. The motif is clean and contemporary in execution; the cultural meaning is deep and specific. This is Heinrich Wang's characteristic fusion of cultural heritage and modern design sensibility.

The minimal proportions are the result of repeated refinement. The ratio of the two squares, the scale and position of the central bats — each was adjusted multiple times before Wang found the precise balance at which a simple form becomes something unmistakably itself. The restraint is not accidental. It is the outcome of considered judgment at every stage.

An ideal entry point into NewChi Porcelain. Boundless Connections is among the most accessible pieces in the NewChi range — in scale, in daily usability, and in price. It is the right first piece for someone encountering NewChi for the first time, and an appropriate gift across a wide range of occasions.

Usage Scenarios

Small bites at the table
Two independent dishes in one — naturally suited to two different snacks, sweets, or nuts served together. At an afternoon tea or when receiving guests, a single piece gives the table immediate structure and warmth.
Desk and workspace
On a work desk, one dish for paper clips, one for notes — white porcelain gives the most ordinary stationery a considered place to belong. A small object that makes the everyday feel intentional.
Festive arrangement
Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn, a wedding table — the auspicious imagery of Boundless Connections suits any celebratory setting. Fill with sweets, dried fruit, or botanicals and place where it will be seen.

Inspiration | Reading Life's Philosophy in the Language of Objects

Two square dish bodies are joined side by side, the overall form measuring 23.2 × 14.3 cm. The junction of the two squares forms the natural center axis of the piece, where the two bats face each other — placing the visual weight exactly at the point of connection between the two forms. The straight-line geometry gives the piece a precise, clean presence on any surface.

The dish body varies in thickness: the area around the bat relief is thicker, providing the structural support needed for the fine raised detail; the rest of the dish surface is thinner, maintaining the visual lightness of the overall proportions. This differential thickness is the result of precisely controlled high-pressure slip casting — pre-mapped before casting to prevent collapse at the relief.

Details

Design Concept

Boundless Connections is Heinrich Wang's first work in the twin-dish form — a white porcelain paired dish that departs from the rounded, enclosed shapes conventional to the category, replacing them with two squares joined at the center. The geometry embodies the Chinese aspiration expressed in the phrase jié jiāo sìfāng — to build connections in every direction, to hold the world as home. At the center, two bats face each other: doubled blessings, and the warmth of two people in mutual regard. The piece is one of the most natural expressions of Wang's practice of embedding classical Chinese cultural meaning into a completely contemporary form.

Usage Scenarios

The twin format of Boundless Connections gives it flexibility across contexts — small food dishes at the table, stationery organizer at the desk, key and coin tray at the entrance, tea snack holder at the tea tray. The pure white surface steps back in every context, making whatever is placed within it the subject.

Who It's For

Personal use: Those who want the small objects of daily life to carry intention — a dish that holds something, and means something at the same time

Gifting: Weddings, birthdays, housewarmings, business occasions — a refined small gift at an accessible price point, without compromising on quality or cultural depth

Collecting: As Heinrich Wang's first twin-dish design, Boundless Connections holds the significance of a series origin point within the NewChi Porcelain body of work

Dimensions

L 23.2 × W 14.3 × H 1.7 cm

Toward every direction —
above, below, left, right —
attention that is genuine and fully arrived.
Build connections widely, give generously.
Boundless connections:
blessings will come in pairs.
— Heinrich Wang

About the Artist | Heinrich Wang

Heinrich Wang, founder of NewChi Porcelain and of Tittot, is one of Taiwan's most representative contemporary artists in white porcelain and glass. He brings philosophy and poetry into the design of objects; his work has been exhibited at the National Museum of History in Taiwan, the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute and the Triennale di Milano, and is held in collections in Taiwan and abroad. Each piece is personally overseen by Heinrich Wang, bringing together artistry, culture and everyday use.

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