Garden Guardians
Series 01Suzhou, China · Permanent
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Plate 01 · Garden Guardians in situHumble Administrator's Garden, Suzhou
(01) Position
Every city, landmark and cultural icon carries stories worth preserving. FATELAB turns them into premium collectibles — original character IP and destination merchandise rooted in authentic cultural narrative.
Case study 01 — LiveSuzhou Garden
VerifiedSuzhou Garden
Guardians
- 01
- Permanent retail booth
- 3,000+
- Units sold to date
- 5 + 1
- Characters + 1 hidden mystery
Developed in close collaboration with the Humble Administrator's Garden (拙政园) — a UNESCO World Heritage classical garden — Garden Guardians is a blind-box series of five collectible characters plus one hidden mystery edition, each inspired by the garden's landscape, architecture and cultural symbolism. The launch established a permanent retail booth inside the official garden gift shop, has sold more than 3,000 units to date, and was featured on Suzhou television, local newspapers and digital media, with official brochures distributed throughout the attraction.
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(03) Journal
Read the journalEssays on cultural preservation, the art of the miniature, and the geometry of heritage.
EssayMay 2026
The craft of miniaturisation: preserving scale in souvenirs
Read essay →Field noteApril 2026
Suzhou: a permanent booth inside a UNESCO garden
Read essay →PositionFebruary 2026
IP as cultural stewardship, not extraction
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