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 company outside of Asia using this silk.
Handmade Huacao Paper Books
1920s Miao Bag
Handmade Huacao Paper Sheets
Memory on Hands Miao Book
1920s Hand Sewn Indigo Coat
Buffalo Wax Batik Blouse
1920s Heavy Indigo Wrap Jacket
Lookbooks
No Borders
If only everything could flow free like Ziran silk. No fixed form. No prescribed identity.
Across cultures and centuries, the wraparound (sarong) has belonged to everyone:
Proudly Made in China: Reclaiming Craft, Culture, and Connection
Ziran redefines what “Made in China” means by honoring an ancient silk tradition that weaves heaven and earth into modern forms.
Our heirloom silk, Xiang Yun Sha, tells stories passed down through generations.
The Way Back
The Way Back is about the journey, often meandering, that takes us back. To the Dao, to Home, to Self, and to Details. We took a six month hiatus from offering anything new… to find our Way Back.
The Year of the Qi Pao
Ziran Muses + Storytelling
Baobei: Yelang Castle
Baobei: The Miao
Much of what the world recognizes as “Chinese culture” is actually Han culture. But China is home to many peoples, with histories and traditions entirely their own.
Baobei: Precious Treasure
Baobei (宝贝) literally means “precious treasure” in Chinese. It's also a term of affection used for a child, a lover... someone or something you hold close.
This project, and what we found along the way, is Ziran’s Baobei. It began in 2024 with a journey through Guizhou.
Baobei: Between Worlds
As the Founder and Creative Director of Ziran, my work has always been shaped by growing up between worlds. Of mixed Chinese and American heritage, I've spent much of my life exploring what it means to belong to both.
Between Worlds is the origin story of Baobei: Precious Treasure ~ and of the personal thread that led me back to China, following questions of craft, heritage, identity, and what we carry forward.
10 YEARS OF ZIRAN
What began as a dream in college somehow became my entire adult life. I started this brand in my twenties, and somewhere along the way, Ziran grew up alongside me.
Mothers Day 2026
She became a Mama 37 years ago, birthing me by a c-section. Three decades later, I followed in her footsteps, my body opening the same way.