Your fashion house, Shang Xia, has just celebrated its 10th anniversary. What have been your proudest achievements so far?

When we opened Maison Shang Xia in Shanghai in 2010, the brand was like my newborn baby. Now, it has grown into a 10-year-old child with a very strong identity. One thing that I’m always proud of is our brand ethos – translating Chinese culture and traditional craftsmanship into a modern global context – which has remained constant since the beginning. Some of our products are now part of the collections of world-class museums, include the British Museum in London and Paris’ Musée Guimet.

Shang Xia was founded in partnership with Hermès. How does the relationship work?

Though we operate as two independent brands, Shang Xia and Hermès share the same philosophy: celebrating the heritage of craftsmanship of our respective countries and combining that with innovative, contemporary design. For Shang Xia, it’s also about redefining what ‘made in China’ means to the rest of the world.