Zhu Yingchun, Artist and Book Designer in Nanjing

Zhu Yingchun is a book designer and artist based in Nanjing, China. He is the director of the Nanjing Normal University Research Centre of Book Culture and recipient of China’s Most Beautiful Book Award and The Best Book Design from All Over the World in Leipzig, Germany.

His clever concepts and playful designs have attracted wide attention in China and abroad, particularly his two major works: Bugs’ Book and Cacaform Birds. Many of Zhu’s books have been translated and published as well as exhibited abroad including in Germany, the UK, the Czech Republic and Korea.

Zhu Yingchun credits nature as his sole source of inspiration and is at his happiest while studying the patterns and rituals of bugs and flowers around his studio. His creations express an inquisitive approach to the world and his belief that every part of nature has a distinctive beauty.

As well as delivering lectures throughout China and abroad, Zhu Yingchun also makes regular visits to local schools in Nanjing to share his latest ideas with children and inspire them to put pen to paper.

Two museums on the theme of Zhu Yingchun’s major works, Bugs’ Book and Cacaform Birds, are currently under construction in Nanjing.