SHANGHAI | Nicely Made in China

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

MARION CARSTEN / JEWELLERY

novembre 26th, 2010 Posted in ACCESSORIES, CITIES, CRAFTS, FASHION, JEWELLERY, SHANGHAI, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Nov, 26 2010

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: Marion Carsten photographed in Paris is a German goldsmith who created Marion Carsten Jewelery in Shanghai.

: Marion Carsten’s mixed elements pearl necklace made of sterling silver, rhodium plated, freshwater pearls, conch shells.

: A Marion Carsten’s creation: red bracelet of the Shou collection made of sterling silver, rhodium plated, resin.

: A ring from the Shou -or Long Life – collection made of sterling silver rhodium plated.

This week Nicely Made in China (NMiC) features Marion Carsten. Marion, a goldsmith from Frankfurt, moved to China in 2000. After a few years there, she moved to Bangkok and recently to Paris where NMiC caught up with her. She talked about square pearls, what inspires her work and how to manage a company in China from Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

accessories, JEWELLERY, Shanghai, women_entrepreneurs

DESIGN MVW

novembre 5th, 2010 Posted in ARCHITECTURE, CITIES, DESIGN, INTERIOR DECORATION, SHANGHAI, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Nov, 05 2010

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: A Franco-Chinese team: Xu Ming -interior architect/designer- and architect Virginie Moriette.

: The Ji table CT 01 by DESIGN MVW.

: Very Nicely Made in China bookshelf Wen ST 03 + Armchair Louis Ming + Carpet He RG bushou.

: Table, stools and lighting by DESIGN MVW.

: Bookshelves Wen ST 18 by DESIGN MVW- Shui Shan – wood- under construction.

: A Chinese carpenter at work on a DESIGN MVW project.

: The console Wen CS 07 by DESIGN MVW.

: The Qipao Chair by DESIGN MVW.

For this week’s article Nicely Made in China (NMiC) stays in Shanghai to introduce a Franco-Chinese couple: Virginie Moriette, a French architect who graduated from l’Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Architecture de Paris la Villette and her husband Xu Ming, a designer/interior architect who graduated from E.S.A.G Penninghen in Paris. They run their own company Design MVW based in Shanghai. NMiC interviewed Virginie who talks about what defines life in Shanghai in 2010: high energy, harmony, nature and the Shanghai urban environment. Read the rest of this entry »

architecture, DESIGN, Shanghai, women_entrepreneurs

SUZHOU COBBLERS

octobre 30th, 2010 Posted in CITIES, CRAFTS, FASHION, HANDMADE, SHANGHAI, SHOES, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Oct, 30 2010

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: Denise Huang, Suzhou Cobblers’s owner and designer.

: The good looking rooster embroidered on the Good Morning slippers.

: Everything is made at Suzhou Cobblers studio.

: The Suzhou Cobblers shop at 17 Fuzhou road in Shanghai.

: Nicely Made in China mules by Suzhou Cobblers.

: A model with embroidered peonies by Suzhou Cobblers.

: Every pair of shoes is handmade by embroiderers who work from home in the Suzhou area.

: Every pair of shoes by Suzhou Cobblers is handmade and unique.

This week Nicely Made in China stays in Shanghai to introduce its second -but very different- shoe designer: Denise Huang owner and designer of Suzhou Cobblers moved back to Shanghai from Hong Kong in 2003 with a business idea. Denise kindly accepted to answer a few questions from NMiC and talked about tradition, modernity and a good looking rooster. Read the rest of this entry »

accessories, fashion, Shanghai, shoes, women_entrepreneurs

MARY CHING / SHOES

octobre 22nd, 2010 Posted in CITIES, CRAFTS, FASHION, SHANGHAI, SHOES, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Oct, 22 2010

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: Alison Mary Ching Yeung, the “Louboutin of Shanghai” according to ELLE.

: Mrs Pandora shoes in red cashmere, red suede and leopard pony.

: The Christine from the Orient Erotica collection.

: The Manta from the Mary Ching Orient Erotica collection.

: The Hazel from the Orient Erotica collection.

: The Guilin from the Orient-Express collection.

: Alison Mary Ching Yeung working in her Shanghai studio.

: Alison likes to mix different materials.

This week Nicely Made in China (NMiC) is happy to feature its first shoe designer. Londoner, Alison Mary Ching Yeung, half-Chinese, half-British, created the brand Mary Ching in 2009 in Shanghai . On her way to becoming the “Louboutin of Shanghai” (according to French fashion magazine ELLE) Mary Ching has become in a short time a much sought after brand by fashionistas in China and beyond. It has already caught the eye of stars such as Beyonce, Cameron Diaz and Zhang Ziyi. In a fast-paced phone interview, Alison tells NMiC what drove her to design shoes. Read the rest of this entry »

accessories, fashion, Shanghai, shoes, 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

NMiC IS IN THAT’S SHANGHAI!

août 17th, 2010 Posted in PRESS, SHANGHAI

Août, 17 2010

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: Adam Healy of Benpat International on Shek-O beach in Hong Kong.

: David Winter at Red Dragon Yacht Building in Xiamen, Fujian province.

: Safi and Alia Malik of Shangrila Farms.

: Nicolas Favard the goldsmith and silversmith in his recently opened store next to Sanlitun Village North in Beijing

: Luthier Gao Zhenmin in front of one his latest folding double-bass.

: Beijing-based Marianne Friese of Malilian soft furniture design.

: Carole Beaucour, Shanghai Trio North China general manager in the new store in Sanlitun Village North.

: Elisabeth Koch the milliner in her Beijing home wearing one of her creation.

: Ceramist Hai Chen of Blue Shanghai White photographed in Beijing.

: Liu Yang, le fromager de Pékin or the Beijing cheese maker in front of his North Beijing shop.

: Dominic Johnson-Hill of Plastered8 T-shirts in his Nan Luo Gu Xiang shop, Beijing.

: Valérie Nomain of Chocolate an industrial design agency based in Shenzhen.

: Lisa Minder-Wu owner of The Orchard with her team of carpenters in He Ge Zhuang village.

: Hong Kong based Pierre-Arnaud Le Magnan with his carbon fiber mountain Chiru bike.

: Cao Wei, Sarah Keenlyside and Tom Pattinson of Bespoke-Beijing Travel Services in Baofang hutong, Beijing.

: Fashion designer Huang Yue based in Sanlitun, Beijing.

Dear readers

Nicely Made in China is That’s Shanghai magazine editor’s choice to be website of the month. You can read the article on their website urbanatomy.com!

A nice reward for all the people who’ve accepted to be featured: Adam Healy at Ark Surfboards, Liu Hongyan and David Winter at Red Dragon Yacht Building, Alia and Safi Malik at Shangrila Farms, Nicolas Favard the goldsmith, the double-bass maker Gao Zhenmin, Marianne Friese and her company Malilian, Virginie Fournier, Carole Beaucour and Shanghai Trio, Elisabeth Koch the milliner, the jewellery designers Ariel Welby-Everard and Wang Lei, Hai Chen at Blue Shanghai White, the cheese maker Liu Yang, Dominic Johnson-Hill of Plastered 8, Valérie Nomain at Chocolate Design, Lisa Minder-Wu at The Orchard, Pierre-Olivier Le Magnan at Chiru Bikes, Sarah Keenlyside and Tom Pattinson at Bespoke-Beijing, the fashion designer Huang Yue, and every one at Time Machine Image Center.

A big thank you to the 7300 readers who’ve visited the website since the start of Nicely Made in China!

I also would like to particularly thank all the people who have supported Nicely Made in China and who have been generous with their time, efforts and ideas.

press, Shanghai

SHANGHAI TRIO / FASHION & ACCESSORIES

juillet 2nd, 2010 Posted in ACCESSORIES, BEIJING, CITIES, CRAFTS, EMBROIDERY, FASHION, HANDMADE, INTERIOR DECORATION, SHANGHAI, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, YAK WOOL

Juil, 02 2010

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: Shanghai Trio store in Beijing Sanlitun North Village.

: A Nicely Made in China rice measure bag by Shanghai Trio.

: Shanghai Trio newly opened Beijing store in the basement of Sanlitun Village.

: Shanghai Trio bags in the Beijing Sanlitun store.

: Carole Beaucour, Shanghai Trio Beijing general manager in the Sanlitun store.

: Virginie Fournier, Shanghai Trio owner and main designer.

: Su Lan one of the Shanghai Trio embroiderer at the Kunshan workshop.

: A Nicely Made in China embroidered table cloth by Shanghai Trio.

This week Nicely Made in China presents the brand “Shanghai Trio” (上海组合). 12 years old this year “Shanghai Trio” was born in Shanghai as the name suggests. It is now expanding to Beijing and also has a shop in Paris among other places. NMiC spoke to the owner Virginie Fournier.

How did you have the idea to start “Shanghai Trio”?

When I arrived in Shanghai in the middle of the 90’s my head was full of expectations of what I would find in China: the finest silk and as well as all sort of craftmen working in the streets. Read the rest of this entry »

accessories, beijing, decoration, Shanghai, women_entrepreneurs

BLUE SHANGHAI WHITE

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

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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CERAMIC, handmade, porcelain, Shanghai, women_entrepreneurs

PLASTERED 8 T-SHIRTS

mai 29th, 2010 Posted in BEIJING, CITIES, FASHION, SHANGHAI

Mai, 29 2010

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: Dominic, Plastered’s creative dictator with one of the early design nicely made in China design.

: Plastered 8 shop in Nan Luo Gu Xiang in Beijing Gulou area.

: Plastered offices hidden in a typical Beijing hutong.

: At work in Plastered offices.

: Dominic at the entrance of the hutong where Plastered has its offices.

: Dominic Johnson-Hill in Nan Luo Gu Xiang Plastered shop.

: Plastered 8 shop interior.

: Tai Tai shop in Montmartre, Paris, France.

Nicely made in China product of the week is a T-shirt. The first Chinese street brand was started a few years ago in Beijing by an early school drop out from Surrey who says he ” never let his schooling get in the way of his education” quoting Mark Twain. Since he arrived in Beijing penniless he’s come a long way. Dominic Johnson-Hill self-proclaimed creative dictator of Plastered 8 tells NMiC the story in a fast-paced interview.

Dominic, how did Plastered 8 get its start?

I arrived in China at 20 after 3 years of travels around the world. I started the company on my own 4 years ago with the shop on Nan Luo Gu Xiang. It was the first clothing shop on the street. The concept was Read the rest of this entry »

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ROUGE BAISER ELISE – BED LINEN

MARION CARSTEN / JEWELLERY

DESIGN MVW

SUZHOU COBBLERS

MARY CHING / SHOES

PAPERTIGER / WRAPPING PAPER & CARDS

NMiC IS IN THAT’S SHANGHAI!

SHANGHAI TRIO / FASHION & ACCESSORIES

BLUE SHANGHAI WHITE

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