Garbo Zhu, a creative entrepreneur, displays a unique approach to pottery. Prior to Zhu, pottery was known to be a grimy process where one was expected to dress dull in order to preserve their nice clothes. She challenged this way of thinking by creating pottery while also wearing fashionable clothing. The powerful combination of Zhu creating beautiful pottery and gorgeous outfits led to an immense following across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
Understanding her customers’ desire to own her ceramic creations, she created Grumpy Kid Studio; a fully functioning pottery business that is distinctively trade-marked by little grumpy faces on each piece. On account of launching this business and growing her outreach beyond social media users, Zhu’s pieces are now displayed in houses across the world and her brand has grown exponentially. Garbo Zhu is especially inspiring to me, as a young creative who deeply loves fashion and art, because she built a space where the two can coexist. Additionally, I am also encouraged to explore the ways I can use my creative drive to connect to a niche group of art and fashion lovers.
This is so fun! I have seen her before on social media. I think it is an interesting and unique take on traditional pottery. I like that she twists the traditional view of pottery and tailors it to her audience. Her presence and her pottery are both engage the viewer.
I think that she will do very well. Nowadays, it seems like people are trying to get rid of everything that it traditional, so I think that the market out there for the traditional stuff with by reciprocal to her. This is also a very cool thing to post on since pottery is such a unique thing in our age. Great Job!
This is so cool! I hadn’t heard of this entrepreneur before but I lover her beautiful work and overall aesthetic. Pottery is such a cool and useful art and having unique pieces like her’s would be such a meaningful way to support young entrepreneurs and the arts. I am also inspired by her connection of fashion and art.