"Man follows the ways of Earth,
Earth follows Heaven,
Heaven follows the Dao,
Dao follows its’ own ways, Ziran."

- Laozi, 5th century BCE

Ziran Silk

Ziran uses a proprietary sustainable silk called xiang yun sha (pronounced SHUNG YOON SHAH). This silk has been made for the past 500 years in one small village in China. The process is completely sustainable, from beginning to end. Ziran is the first and only company outside of Asia using this silk.

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Meilu's Alien Tour : Kids Summer 2023
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Meilu's Alien Tour : Kids Summer 2023

By Kelly Shanahan May 28, 2023

I designed this collection for the Lil Ones in honor of our daughter Meilu's 1st birthday. And of course she is the star of this drop too!

Our current home in Roswell, New Mexico is the self-appointed mecca of tourism alien kitsch -

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QI 氣: SPRING 2023
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QI 氣: SPRING 2023

By Kelly Shanahan March 16, 2023
Qi 氣 (pronounched chee) literally means "air, water, vapor, or breath" in Chinese. Qi is a central concept in Chinese culture and refers to the rhythmic energy that constitutes each and every thing in the universe. It's the life force and energy flow that's embedded in all existences.
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Repurposed with Purpose
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Repurposed with Purpose

By Kelly Shanahan November 07, 2022
Since we started Ziran in 2016 we've wanted to make this collection. It just took the pandemic, dedication, and isolation to finally make it happen. This is a very special collection of vintage garments that have been repurposed with purpose. 
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SERPENTINE
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SERPENTINE

By Kelly Shanahan September 01, 2022
Serpentine is a new collection that celebrates shedding your old skin. Like a cosmic serpent, Serpentine welcomes what's new, bright, and awakened.
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JOY
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JOY

By Kelly Shanahan June 22, 2022
In a world of continual chaos and destruction, this collection celebrates JOY. It’s okay to relish in and embrace our inner light, movement, and happiness. 
We ALL deserve joy.
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From the Mud Grows a Lotus
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From the Mud Grows a Lotus

By Kelly Shanahan November 01, 2021

From the Mud Grows a Lotus is a metaphor for life. A lotus flower can only grow in mud: this is it's foundation. The lotus rises unsoiled from it's murky origins into a blooming, beautiful flower. Buddhists (and Daoists too) view the lotus as a symbol of humanity's true nature: pure, awake, and enlightened. At our core this is who we are.

Yet the world is dirty and messy,

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Ziran Muses + Storytelling

Ziran Muse: Sally Anderson
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Ziran Muse: Sally Anderson

I was nervous to meet Sally Anderson. This was in December and we had just arrived in Roswell, as Lucien received the RAIR (Roswell Artist-in-Residence) fellowship. We were invited to her house for a Christmas party. I had heard murmurings about her - she was 85 years old, lived alone in an epic art-filled home with delights around every corner, and
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Lunar New Year 2023
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Lunar New Year 2023

We moved to New Mexico in early December and for the holidays my mom came to visit us. We did a special shoot with photographer Brad Trone at his studio in Santa Fe. I wanted to memorialize our multi-generational and multi-racial family, while also celebrating our expanded family, Lunar New Year, and some of Ziran's new prints.  
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ZIRAN MUSE: Chelsea Wong
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ZIRAN MUSE: Chelsea Wong

I spent a few weeks in San Francisco while my husband was at a residency. During this time I got to hang, photograph, and interview Artist Chelsea Wong in her studio in the Mission. Instantly I was struck by Chelsea's magnanimous
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In Your Element
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In Your Element

This is a special project I did with Photographer Jessica Foley while in New York over the summer. We're calling it "In Your Element," as it's a personal dive into four different artists and their daily lives. 
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Ziran Muse: Melanie Luna
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Ziran Muse: Melanie Luna

In New York you randomly meet cool people. We went to an art show and out of nowhere Melanie came rushing out of the bathroom
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Ziran Muse: Megan Rugani
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Ziran Muse: Megan Rugani

In May, my partner Lucien and I went on a road trip throughout the Southwest. Upon his insistence, we went to White Sands National Park under the premise of a “sunset picnic.” Then BAM! Lucien proposed to me. 
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