Fuan

Downstairs, Jonathan Yun artfully handcrafts original sterling silver jewellery like the lion's head wrap ring I now wear and Wong Keng Fuan brings his training in painting, landscape design and mosaics to hand blown glassworks.

Cynthia Rosenfeld: Exploring Penang, Malaysia's Colony of Cool Cynthia Rosenfeld 2011

Fifty-two-year-old Xia Fuan sat inside a covered wok of boiling water, let himself be steamed for 45 minutes, and lived to tell about it.

Man Steamed Alive for a Stunt | Impact Lab 2007

In those early days most of the women had money, and following the example of Chan Kok Fuan the shopkeepers of the village came to sell to the prisoners, so they accumulated the bare essentials for existence.

A Town Like Alice Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1950

In those early days most of the women had money, and following the example of Chan Kok Fuan the shopkeepers of the village came to sell to the prisoners, so they accumulated the bare essentials for existence.

A Town Like Alice Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1950

Fuan, 'by the vestment,' says he, 'if 'twas any one else but yourself,

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 352, January 17, 1829 Various

"All my pieces are ornamental in purpose, their utilitarian nature is secondary," Fuan admits.

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Unable to name a favourite piece, Fuan does stumble upon his old pieces in someone's home or somewhere public which makes him feel really proud and a little bit in awe.

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With stained glass, Fuan works with pre-manufactured glass from the US, France and Germany.

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Stained glass, Fuan explains, is a bit like ballroom dancing.

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On his own home ground, Fuan has a gallery in Armenian street.

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