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PALOMA SANCHEZ / JEWELLERY

novembre 17th, 2011 Posted in ACCESSORIES, BEIJING, HANDMADE, JEWELLERY, LUXURY, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Nov, 17 2011

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: Beijing-based gemologist Paloma Sanchez flies all over the world to buy the gems she will later use in her jewellery.

: Paloma Sanchez examines a Sleeping Beauty turquoise from Arizona with one of the goldsmith who works in her workshop in Beijing.

: A Paloma Sanchez necklace with an opal from Ethiopia and 3 black agates from Brazil.

: A rough aquamarine from Madagascar and a faceted one for this beautiful Paloma Sanchez ring.

If Indiana Jones was a woman and a gemologist his name would probably be Paloma Sanchez. In a recent interview with Nicely Made in China (NMiC), Paloma recounts some of her adventures around the world’s hot spots and how she creates her jewellery. Read the rest of this entry »

JEWELLERY, women_entrepreneurs

NICELY MADE IN CHINA’S “EXPERT’S CORNER”: JEWELLERY

novembre 6th, 2011 Posted in BEIJING, JEWELLERY, LUXURY

Nov, 06 2011

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: Nicolas Favard in his Beijing store cum workshop located in the Sanlitun area of the capital.

: A platinum and gold 750/1000 ring by Nicolas Favard with a diamond drop cut, 1.2 carat SI/ IJ as well as 1 ruby and 2 diamonds taille baguette.

: A platinum ring with chalcedony by Nicolas Favard.

: Pendant with fluorite which is a colorful mineral. The stone has ornamental and lapidary uses. Nicolas Favard used it here with diamond and gold 750/1000.

At Nicely Made in China we are constantly on the lookout for interesting quality products from China. Our goal is to help you identify the unique and maybe even the unusual, across a wide range of products and services. Towards that end, we start this week with a new “Expert’s Corner” series! As ever, we welcome your feedback on this initiative. Read the rest of this entry »

EXPERT, JEWELLERY

LOVERAMICS / CERAMICS

septembre 11th, 2011 Posted in BEIJING, CRAFTS, DESIGN, HOMEWARE ACCESSORIES, HONG KONG, PORCELAIN, SHENZHEN, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Sep, 11 2011

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: Grace Ching who created Loveramics with her husband William, photographed in the Tung Street store, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

: Loveramics condiment set from the Tripod collection designed by Simon Stevens.

: The Miix collection designed by Hong Kong-based design company Milk for Loveramics is for sale at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

: The Tripod bowl from the Tripod collection designed by UK-based designer Simon Stevens for Loveramics.

Recently, when exploring the Sheung Wan area of Hong Kong, Nicely Made in China (NMiC) stumbled upon Tung street which is chok-a-blok with quirky and interesting little shops selling some of the best products Hong Kong and international designers have to offer. It is here that Loveramics, launched in 2005 by William and Grace Ching, opened its store. We met with Grace to hear their story. Read the rest of this entry »

CERAMIC, hong kong, women_entrepreneurs

FLORIAN PUCHER – CARPET DESIGNER

juillet 22nd, 2011 Posted in BEIJING, DESIGN, FURNITURE, INTERIOR DECORATION

Juil, 22 2011

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: A design based on Dutch landscape with its vivid colors which remind of the the Netherlands’s fields of flowers.

: Florian Pucher used all the shades of brown for this design which reminds of Africa.

: Florian Pucher uses New-Zealand wool to make its carpets.

: Vienna-born, Beijing-based carpet designer Florian Pucher at work at home on new designs.

A beautiful carpet can make the world of difference to a room. So says Florian Pucher – architect and interior designer. In his 7 years in China, Florian has tried his hand at different things including ceramics and furniture making, but it is carpet design which has brought him success. Nicely Made in China (NMiC) met him first over a year ago when things were just taking off. Since then a lot has happened, as he tells us in a recent interview. Read the rest of this entry »

beijing, INTERIOR DECORATION

CREATIVCULTURE – ONLINE DESIGN CONTEST

juillet 13th, 2011 Posted in BEIJING, DESIGN, FASHION, GARMENTS, INITIATIVE, PHOTOGRAPHY / ART

Juil, 13 2011

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: CreativCulture latest winner is called Sweet Child.

: Dong Li Jun (董丽珺) working on the latest delivery of T-shirts in CreativCulture’s Beijing offices.

: The June 2011 designs on CreativCulture T-shirts.

: Daniel Meller, CreativCulture founder and driving force. He’s set himself the mission of promoting Chinese creativity!

“Creative” and “Creativity” are words heard every time we turn on the TV or read a newspaper, be it in China or around the world. Chinese creativity is the particular issue that California-born Daniel Meller has decided to promote with his present endeavour. Now based in Beijing, he sells T-shirts printed with designs created by Chinese and others. In a recent interview with Nicely Made in China (NMiC) he explains how his company, CreativCulture, works. Read the rest of this entry »

beijing, DESIGN, fashion

NMiC IN THE SUNDAY TIMES TRAVEL

juin 19th, 2011 Posted in BEIJING, PRESS

Juin, 19 2011

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Nicely Made in China in the June issue of The Sunday Times Travel.

Dear readers

Nicely Made in China is mentioned in this month’s issue (June) of The Sunday Times Travel in an excellent article on Beijing written by Ellen Himelfarb.

One more proof of the growing interest for Nicely Made in China!

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OZARK – OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT

juin 7th, 2011 Posted in BEIJING, GARMENTS, SPORT

Juin, 07 2011

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: Mr Hans Schallenberger, Ozark founder and managing director photographed in his Hong Kong office.

: A Chinese mountain guide trains with Olivier Balma – China Mountain Development Institute’s technical director – wearing an Ozark polaire fleece jacket and backpack on the South ridge of the “glacier blanc” peak in the Massif des Écrins in the Hautes-Alpes department in France. (Ph.Olivier Balma)

: An aspiring Chinese mountain guide wearing an Ozark down jacket in the Mount Bogda base camp in the Bogda Ola range in Xinjiang, Western China. (Ph.Olivier Balma)

: Nicely Made in China tents by Ozark in the Bogda Ola range in Xingjiang, Western China. (Ph.Olivier Balma)

If, having read last week’s article on travel company Global Nomad, you decided to go trekking, you may find you need some of the equipment produced by today’s guest, Swiss-born Hans Schallenberger! Nicely Made in China (NMiC) has found the perfect brand for you. Started 15 years ago but still barely known beyond China, Ozark [website in Chinese] sells outdoor gear exclusively to the Chinese market. NMiC talked to Mr Schallenberger, Ozark’s founder and managing director, to discover what has made the brand such a success story. Read the rest of this entry »

beijing, fashion, outdoor

KHUNU / YAK WOOL KNITWEAR

février 16th, 2011 Posted in BEIJING, CRAFTS, FASHION, SPORT

Fév, 16 2011

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: A Khunu sweater – Alexandra, ribbed knit and cowl neck, comes in 3 different colors.

: A nomad on the Tibetan plateau with her herd of yaks.

: A nomad woman at work, cleaning the yak wool.

: Julian Wilson, Khunu owner and founder wearing one of Khunu’s creations: a Slingsby made of yak wool from the Himalayas.

Winter can be very cold and very long in the North of China! In its search for the perfect sweaters to keep warm, Nicely Made in China has come across Khunu, a young brand which deserves attention. Created by Julian Wilson, an ex-British army officer and Aaron Pattillo, who used to work as a manager for the Clinton Foundation, the company was created 18 months ago. Already, their sweaters are to be found on the shelves of fashionable stores in hip Swiss and Californian ski resorts. NMiC talked to Julian about finding the right wool and the challenges of living up to the expectations of nomads. Read the rest of this entry »

beijing, fashion

ROUGE BAISER ELISE – BED LINEN

décembre 4th, 2010 Posted in BED LINEN, BEIJING, CITIES, EMBROIDERY, HANDMADE, INTERIOR DECORATION, SHANGHAI, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Déc, 04 2010

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: Elise de Saint Guilhem, Rouge Baiser owner and designer.

: Nicely Made in China bed linen by Rouge Baiser. The theme is called Bouquet.

: Everything is embroidered by hand by a team that Elise, Rouge Baiser’s owner, has built up over the years.

: A seamstresse at work on a prototype in the Shanghai workshop for Rouge Baiser.

If you live in Beijing or Shanghai you may have noticed a couple of small shops, one tucked away in leafy Sanlitun (Beijing), the other in the trendy Fuxing Lu (Shanghai) with an attractive and strange name: Rouge Baiser followed by the name Elise. Nicely Made in China decided to investigate and met with the French owner, Elise de Saint Guilhem, to talk embroidery, mixing colors and the differences -or the lack of- between Chinese and Western clients. Read the rest of this entry »

beijing, decoration, Shanghai, women_entrepreneurs

PAPERTIGER / WRAPPING PAPER & CARDS

octobre 9th, 2010 Posted in BEIJING, CITIES, CRAFTS, SHANGHAI, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Oct, 09 2010

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: Lucy Young the owner and designer of Papertiger photographed at Trend’s Lounge in Beijing.

: Papertiger recent design made in collaboration with Zara Arshad.

: With Christmas fast approaching NMiC encourages you to have a look at Papertiger wrapping paper.

: Some Nicely Made in China Papertiger cards.

With Christmas fast approaching, Nicely Made in China (NMiC) wondered how to wrap the gifts which will go under the tree. The choice on offer in shops was disappointing – until we stumbled upon Papertiger wrapping paper and cards. This brand has not been around for very long but is already making its mark on the wrapping paper market in China. NMiC sat with the owner-designer, New-York born Lucy Young –daughter of mainland Chinese- discussing the link between card and paper design and Shanghai architecture! Read the rest of this entry »

accessories, beijing, Shanghai, women_entrepreneurs

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PALOMA SANCHEZ / JEWELLERY

NICELY MADE IN CHINA’S “EXPERT’S CORNER”: JEWELLERY

LOVERAMICS / CERAMICS

FLORIAN PUCHER – CARPET DESIGNER

CREATIVCULTURE – ONLINE DESIGN CONTEST

NMiC IN THE SUNDAY TIMES TRAVEL

OZARK – OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT

KHUNU / YAK WOOL KNITWEAR

ROUGE BAISER ELISE – BED LINEN

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