ELISABETH KOCH-MILLINERY

juin 25th, 2010 Posted in BEIJING, CITIES, CRAFTS, FASHION, HANDMADE

juin, 25 2010

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: Elisabeth Koch poses with Fountain, a creation made of turquoise dyed rooster feathers.

: Elisabeth Koch at work on a new creation in her Beijing apartment.

: Elisabeth Koch wears Here Comes The Sun one of her recent creation.

: Milliner Elisabeth Koch with one of her latest creation in her workshop.

: Milliner Elisabeth Koch workshop in Beijing.

: A very original head piece by milliner Elisabeth Koch called Black Felt Flower.(Ph.Stephen Lo)

: Another very original design for a head piece by milliner Elisabeth Koch called Hup Holland.(Ph.Stephen Lo)

: The butterfly, a Nicely Made in China hat by Elisabeth Koch.(Ph.Stephen Lo)

This week Nicely Made in China puts a profession under the spotlight: Elisabeth Koch is a milliner – the word originally referred to someone who came from Milan – . The young U.S-born Dutch woman tells NMiC all about her birth as a hat maker and about making headpieces in this part of the world.

Elisabeth, when did you start Elisabeth Koch-Millinery?

I started as soon as I arrived in China 3 years ago. I was coming from Brussels where I was working in the marketing department of major banks. As soon as I knew that I would be leaving the European Union capital Read the rest of this entry »

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NMiC is now on Alltop.com

juin 22nd, 2010 Posted in PRESS

juin, 22 2010

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Nicely Made in China is now included in Alltop list of China blogs and websites!

http://china.alltop.com/

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EVERARD+WANG – JEWELLERY

juin 19th, 2010 Posted in BEIJING, CITIES, CRAFTS, DESIGN, FASHION, JEWELLERY

juin, 19 2010

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: Wang Lei, Everard&Wang designer with director Ariel Welby-Everard.

: Wang Lei, Everard&Wang designer in her workshop working on a new concept.

: The Mountains and Water silver plated cuff bracelet with an agate.

: Gold leaf and black leaf earrings of the Silk Road Flowers collection.

: Wang Lei is wearing an avant-garde necklace made of plastic from the Spin collection.

: Wang Lei in her workshop works on her next nicely made in China piece of jewellery.

: A bracelet from the Mountains and Water collection.

: Wang Lei in her workshop works on her next nicely made in China piece of jewellery.

Jewellery is the Nicely Made in China product of the week. Ariel Welby-Everard, ex-insurer from London and Wang Lei, ex-dancer from Wuhan are a team in life as well as in business and have now created their company Everard+Wang. In a two-voice interview they tell NMiC all about making jewellery in Beijing.

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BLUE SHANGHAI WHITE

juin 12th, 2010 Posted in CITIES, CRAFTS, FURNITURE, HANDMADE, INTERIOR DECORATION, PORCELAIN, SHANGHAI

juin, 12 2010

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: Hai Chen owner of Blue Shanghai White and its main designer.(NMiC would like to thank Element Fresh Sanlitun for letting us use their terrace)

: A selection of BSW nicely made in China teapots and vases.

: Porcelain and wood screens.

: Rocking horses made of porcelain by Blue Shanghai White.

: BSW shop on Fuzhou road near the Bund.

: An example of alliance of porcelain and wood to create unusual chairs.

: An example of alliance of porcelain and wood to create unusual chairs.

The nicely made in China product of the week is as old as China itself. Chinese ceramics, since it is ceramics and porcelain we’ll be talking about, are back in fashion again. Hai Chen, Blue Shanghai White owner and main designer grants NMiC an interview.

Hai Chen, how did you become a ceramist and when did you start Blue Shanghai White?

I studied fine arts and ceramics from 1987 to 1991 at the Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts and at Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts & Design from 1992 until 1996. I created my company in 2003.

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LE FROMAGER DE PÉKIN

juin 5th, 2010 Posted in BEIJING, CITIES, CRAFTS, FOOD

juin, 05 2010

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: Liu Yang outside his shop in Huilongguan in North Beijing.

: Liu Yang outside his shop with two of his three assistants.

: A selection of cheese nicely made in China.

: Liu Yang with a selection of his cheese.

: From the left: Liu Yang, Wu Yi, Xu Jiang Yo and Huang Zhi Wei in the Huilongguan shop.

: Liu Yang with a tomme in the maturing room.

: Liu Yang and his assistant Huang Zhu Wei in the laboratory

At Nicely Made in China we like to eat and what better way to end a good meal but with some cheese! But as it turns out it’s not easy to find good cheese in Beijing at decent prices. If that was one of your problems, NMiC found the man who can help. Liu Yang, a Heilongjiang native, makes cheese. All sorts of cheese. In an interview conducted « dans la langue de Voltaire » he gives NMiC readers a crash course in cheese making.

Liu Yang, few people would imagine finding a « fromagerie artisanale » in North Beijing. Can you tell your story for Nicely Made in China readers?

I discovered cheese in France while studying management at the university of Auvergne in Clermont-Ferrand in the Massif Central in 2001. To greet the 50 newly arrived Chinese students the university had organized a buffet. I remember there were a lot of different cheese Read the rest of this entry »

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