daparo is a natural history art studio whose name combines "dandelion," "padma," and "rose," three plants chosen to represent the beauty of nature. The studio balances art and science, drawing on the patterns and structures of the natural world, and its products range from fashion accessories to illustrated handbooks.
daparo is known in China for popular science communication and has collaborated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Hermitage Museum, the Chinese Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming Institute of Zoology. It also supports museums, wildlife conservation, cultural preservation, and young taxonomists.
