China playing bigger role in fur design

Yang Chen has studied fur design for two years at the Tsinghua Kopenhagen Studio, where she learns from Danish experts and uses Danish fur.

Her graduate work, a jacket strung with blue pieces of mink, won the top prize at the graduate runway show. She was rewarded with a trip to Denmark, where she spent a week taking pointers from the top fur designers in the world. "I want to learn their skills and more importantly their innovative spirit," Yang says.

Designers have been a major force in making Denmark the center of the global fur industry. And now, with help from the country, the same thing is happening at Tsinghua Kopenhagen Studio.