
The maker
By Lidia
Lidia is over ninety years old. She taught herself crochet - no lessons, no pattern books - and has never stopped making things with her hands.
Her daughter Jennifer has been a familiar face at 52 GAGE for years. One day she came in with a rooster made by her mother, and we knew immediately it belonged here.
Each piece in this collection - the roosters, the lanterns, the flowers - is handcrafted in Hong Kong, one at a time. No two are identical. Slight variations in colour and shape are not imperfections; they are the point.
A portion of every sale goes to a local Hong Kong charity. Buying one of these pieces is not just bringing something joyful home - it is part of something larger.