In the Chinese context, life is often compared to paper. As time goes by, each of us writes our own stories on paper. I lament that life is sometimes as fragile as paper, but it often shows indestructible energy-like thousands of sheets of paper tightly packed together. Chinese contemporary artist Li Hongbo uses paper as a medium and collaborates with Guerlain, Created a limited-edition paper sculpture base for Orchidée Impériale Black The Cream, and his floral designs were printed at Maison Bernardaud On the fired ceramic container, the black blue diamond extreme cream, which is famous for its anti-aging ability, has thus become a timeless exquisite collection.
"The fake is real and the real is fake; the inaction is where there is something and there is nothing." Seeing is not real, which is the theme throughout Li Hongbo's paper works. Just by looking at it from a distance, you might guess that the pedestal he designed for Guerlain is probably a stone carving or ceramic product. When touched with both hands, the paper unfolds like an accordion, and the secret is revealed, making people suddenly enlightened. Li Hongbo was inspired by the honeycomb lanterns in traditional Chinese festivals. They are flexible and strong, and return to their original shape after folding. From this, Li Hongbo derived his unique artistic technique—thousands of sheets of paper are pasted with glue to form a malleable and flexible honeycomb structure, then an engraving machine is used to create the sculptural polished outline, and finally a small engraving knife is used to complete the details. Coincidentally, the bee is also the symbol of Guerlain's brand spirit.
Using the strong shaping ability of paper, Li Hongbo transforms softness into toughness, and on the contrary, the solid sculptures that people perceive become flexible and flexible. Such characteristics are similar to the theme of the Guerlain Royal Orchid Black Orchid series-it seems weak, but it actually contains tenacious vitality and strong adaptability. The ebony-colored black orchid column is long and curved, shaped like a swan's neck, elegant and charming. It is native to the Peruvian Andes at an altitude of 500 to 1,500 meters. Although the flowering period is short, it can grow tenaciously in a humid, warm and harsh environment with little sunlight. The hermaphroditism of black orchid enables it to self-adjust its metabolic system and maintain a continuous symbiosis with the surrounding ecosystem. When the growing environment is not ideal, such as insufficient light, black orchid will grow more male flowers to promote the fertilization of female flowers and produce more fruits. The regenerative power of black orchid makes it stand out from 30,000 kinds of orchids and become the core ingredient of Guerlain Royal Orchid Black Orchid series. Guerlain research team uses black orchid to develop BlackImmune 
Technology, it can strengthen 95% of the skin's self-defense cells, help the skin resist the damage caused by the external environment, and at the same time enhance the regeneration ability of the skin, making the skin softer and more elastic. Stay in youth and reverse time.
To pay tribute to the beauty and vitality of black orchids, Li Hongbo engraved three-dimensional orchid reliefs on the outside of the base he designed and made, and added detailed textures to the leaves, which is amazing and makes people rethink the different possibilities of paper, an everyday material. . The flower pattern designed by Li Hongbo was hand-painted by craftsmen of the famous French porcelain factory in Patou, using 24kt gold paint, and fired with a large open flame to present its bright color. Each ceramic container requires 50 craftsmen to complete by hand. The black orchid cream set with a paper sculpture base is limited to 15 sets worldwide. In addition, Guerlain’s artist collaboration series also includes cream items limited to 1,000 pieces, and limited to 500 sets, including cream, eye and lip cream, and essence. Black Orchid trilogy set.
The paper that occupies a special place in Chinese traditional history, the French Savoir-faire craftsman spirit, and the strong vitality of the Guerlain Royal Orchid Black Orchid series metaphor are vividly displayed through this special cooperation, and they are combined into an art that can exist beyond time.
