introduction
Huang Boqing
Huang Boqing
founder
"To transcend time, to convey timeless charm, I remind myself to be pure and curious about the world."
— Huang Boqing
Huang Boqing, the founder of GROTTO, was born in Xiamen, Fujian, who studied design-related knowledge at
Central Saint Martins College of Art in London with Karman Sarwar. The growing environment in the East and the
learning experience in the West make him pay attention to the balance between the simplicity of the East and the
liberalism of the West in his designs.
He calls himself "HuangHuhu", free but not loose. He enjoy traveling and wandering without boundaries, which
allows him to draw inspiration from multiculturalism. Such as hippie culture, ancient Egyptian cat god culture,
American road culture and so on. Through his understanding, these spiritual connotations are often integrated
into the handbags designed by GROTTO. "BORN FOR FREEDOM" is not only the founder's own value concept of
travel and life, but also the value and potential of GROTTO's design change and growth.
brand history
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2001
GROTTO was founded to create leather goods with traditional craftsmanship.
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2010
GROTTO opens its first store in mainland China
Collaboration with artist Gao Hong on "A hand-drawn text about backpacking and traveling" exhibition -
2013
Creation of the first Classic "ROUTE 66" handbag.
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2014
The world's first leather and lacquer combination ROUTE 66 handbag launched
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2016
Winner of the German Red Dot China Good Design Award
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2017
GROTTO was invited to participate in China International Fashion Week
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2018
BLACK STONE Series
GROTTO was invited to participate in ART IN BERLIN Art Week -
2019
BASTET Collection participated in the "Cat Planet" Art Exhibition in Berlin
Milan Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week
Monogram Since 2001 Series -
2021
GROTTO 20th Anniversary
GROTTO | ANDY WARHOL Artist Collaboration Collection
GROTTO | Pokémon co-branding Collection
SS22 Shanghai Fashion Week
Collaboration with Asia International Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition -
2022
GROTTO Water Ripple Arrow Logo Upgrade
GROTTO co-branded with Juliette Has A Gun and launched the "All or Nothing" Tanabata Limited Edition -
2023
Colorful STONE series
COLLAR BAG launched
MESS BAG launched
GROTTO | Coca-Cola Co-branded Collection
GROTTO × Basquiat Artist Co-branded Collection -
2024
WANDER BAG launched
Collaboration with One Planet Foundation (OPF) to launch the MESS BAG Nature Limited Edition Collection.
R66 handbag launched
20 offline stores nationwide
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Leather Perception
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GROTTO Summer Story
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- R66 Series
- TOAST BAG
- Lotus Bag
- COLLAR BAG
- MESS BAG
- WANDER BAG
- Hobo Series
- Stone Series
- Monogram Series
- Bastet Series
- Route 66 Series
- Co-Branding Series
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