Over 400 fashion products melding inherited traditional skills with modern designs were on display at Shanghai Design Week over the weekend showcasing how traditiona heritage can be kept alive in contemporary society. The exhibits designed by handicraft masters, mostly from remote mountainous regions and designers from around the world, are were the centerpiece at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, showing how ancient skills can be used to craft modern products. The blue cloth, for instance, a listed intangible cultural heritage dating back to over 1,000 years, was made into scarves and used to decorate sofas. The woven silk of the Bouyei ethnic minority from southwest Guizhou Province has been made into fashionable handbags.