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Background: Digital intelligence has expanded Song brocade research from digital preservation to innovative design, yet existing studies largely focus on pattern replication, AI‑based generation, and conventional cultural and creative applications. Challenges remain in technical definition, cultural authenticity, smart‑product transformation, and art–craftsmanship integration. Purpose: This study clarifies the boundaries among digitization, digital intelligence, and intelligentization, defines art–craftsmanship integration in the context of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), and explores the contemporary transformation of Song brocade patterns in smart product design. Methods: Focusing on Suzhou Song brocade, this study digitally extracts and reconstructs Ruyi cloud, Baoxiang flower, and water‑wave patterns. These motifs were translated through high‑precision embroidery and integrated with lightweight composite materials, positioning sensors, and flexible LED modules to develop the “With Brocade, Grow with Kids” smart children’s sports shoes. Results: The study demonstrates that digital intelligence can transform Song brocade patterns from static decorative motifs into controllable design resources, while high‑precision embroidery provides a feasible craft translation path from brocade texture to footwear structure. The narrative association between pattern meaning and smart functions further strengthens the coherence among cultural symbolism, product function, and the interactive experience for children. Conclusion: A digital‑intelligence‑enabled art–craftsmanship integration model based on deep artistic and engineering collaboration can enhance the contemporary vitality of ICH and provide a reference paradigm for the modern product transformation of traditional brocades.
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