Lin loves browsing antiques shops, and a shop window full of fine sculptures-temple carvings of people, landscapes, birds and flowers that fell into the hands of dealers when the temples were renovated or torn down-served as the inspiration for his blending of traditional wood carving with high fashion.
喜歡逛古董店的他，看到雕滿人物、山水、花鳥等精細做工的窗花，這些原屬於廟宇的瑰寶，卻因整修或拆除流入商賈之手，讓他萌發將傳統木雕與時尚結合的想法。