Cloud Walk by Yu Jordy Fu

’Cloud Walk’, a-nine- meter long, white, intricate, horizontal, recycled paper chandelier, designed by Yu Jordy Fu, specially for 100% Design. 201AD, the Chinese invented paper, a marvelous material with a complex character. For thousands of years we used paper to write, paint and communicate our thoughts, dreams and desires. Paper – cutting is a unique art form, Chinese women use this graceful and intricate media to record the joy and surprises of their lives and decorate their homes.



Yu Jordy Fu has developed this ancient technique to create expressive and elaborate forms which break free from the two dimensional realm to a dreamlike three-dimensional landscape. The intricate paper cutouts are inspired by London, the movement, sound, sight, people and events.

As an architectural designer, Yu Jordy Fu thinks three-dimensionally: ‘I don’t see the chandelier as an object but a space. My passion is to create sensational spaces for people; ‘Cloud Walk’ celebrates the spatial relationship between people and the city of London - the existing, proposed and imaginary London.’ ‘Cloud Walk’ is light -weight, all treated with none-flammable spray, can be purchased in sections, and reinstalled for private or commercial spaces after 100% design.

The ‘Cloud Walk’ chandelier is sustainable: the material is recycled paper, the method of production is handmade, and the product is to be used with energy saving light bulbs. By introducing the Chinese paper-cutting tradition into a contemporary use, the chandelier is sustaining a culture.

About the Artist:
Yu Jordy Fu had her first solo exhibition at Beijing Capital Museum at age of six, and her artwork has been published into two books and exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Yu Jordy Fu graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design with a first-class degree in Spatial Design, then a Master of Arts in Architecture from Royal College of Art.

In 2005, Jordy was chosen by the British Council to be one of the ten young designers representing creativity in UK in a touring exhibition in China. In 2008 Jordy was commissioned by the Southbank Centre in London to design chandeliers for Royal Festival Hall. Jordy launch her first sustainable product range ‘Cloud Lamps’ (www.jordyfu.co.uk/shop) in Dec 2008, which received worldwide success and have been published in over 30 architecture and design magazines in 19 countries. Between 2005 – 2007, Yu Jordy Fu worked at Future Systems (www.future-systems.com) as a designer where she has worked on various cultural, educational, infrastructure projects; as well as furniture and exhibition design. Then Jordy worked at the London office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (www.som.com) as a senior design architect, where she has been working on the concept stage of various large-scale mixed-use projects from a 270-meter tower to a 66 hectares master plan in Dubai. Jordy also leads the design team on a few architectural design competitions and a large-scale residential project in London. In 2009, Jordy worked as a creative consultant and senior designer for the London office of Ralph Appelbaum Associates (www.raany. com) on the interior design of the United Arab Emirates Pavilion for Shanghai Expo 2010.

Jordy Ltd is a London based company specialises creating environments that engage emotions; through product design and architectural concepts. Our aim is to create sensational environments and sustainable future through design. Yu Jordy Fu is a visiting lecturer at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design London and visiting critic at Royal College of Art London.

Yu Jordy Fu’s work can be seen on www.jordyfu.com