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WHAT’S NEW? THE CHINESE TIMEKEEPER / WATCHMAKER

octobre 8th, 2012 Posted in HONG KONG, JEWELLERY, LUXURY

Oct, 08 2012

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: Adrien Choux at work with his watchmaker who is also based in Hong Kong.

: The Chinese Timekeeper watchmaker at work.

: The black CTK-13 is the first watch to have jade, an ornamental stone, on its dial.

: The CTK-15 shows the time just like it used to be in China before the 16th century.

China – and the world – have changed since we launched Nicely Made in China. That is why we feel the need to look back and see how the companies and people we’ve featured during those 2 1/2 years have fared.

We start this series of updates called What’s New with the Hong Kong-based watchmaker The Chinese Timekeeper (CTK). We met the owner Adrien Choux recently to discover what’s new for his company.

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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 »

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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 »

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THE CHINESE TIMEKEEPER / WATCHES

janvier 1st, 2011 Posted in HONG KONG, JEWELLERY, WATCHES

Jan, 01 2011

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: The CTK 04, A Chinese Timekeeper watch with two hands and a small second dial. One of the two movements CTK uses for its watches.

: Chinese Time Keeper watch CTK 01 with a physical vapor deposition (or PVD) finish.

: The Chinese Timekeeper watches design is inspired by Su Song clock tower where time was displayed through a pagoda.

: Adrien Choux, Chinese Timekeeper’s owner.

As 2011 arrives Nicely Made in China (NMiC) is happy to give centre stage to a very young company – Chinese Timekeeper (CTK). Adrien Choux recently opened CTK, selling its first watches in early December. In Asia-Pacific for 10 years, Adrien got interested in the way Chinese relate to time and the history of time while working for a prestigious Swiss watchmaker. In an interview with NMiC he discussed the ancient watch tower of Kaifeng and Chinese craftmanship. Read the rest of this entry »

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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 »

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NICOLAS FAVARD-JEWELLER

juillet 23rd, 2010 Posted in BEIJING, CITIES, CRAFTS, FASHION, HANDMADE, JEWELLERY

Juil, 23 2010

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: Goldsmith and jeweller Nicolas Favard in his Beijing shop situated in trendy Sanlitun.

: This Nicely Made in China silver and galuchat (skate skin) cuff-bracelet by Nicolas Favard costs 1800 Rmb.

: A white gold -18 carat- ring with a Tahiti black pearl costs 12,500 Rmb.

: Folded silver bracelet Nicely Made in China by Nicolas Favard.

: Nicolas Favard works on a piece of silver to make a money clip.

: This silver money clip costs 500 Rmb.

: This titanium piece is made of 4 different pieces without soldering it is an object to carry around as hand decoration.

: Nicolas in his Sanlitun workshop.

Nicolas Favard, a 30-year old Frenchman and an extremely gifted craftsman, has lived in China since 2004. He opened recently a new shop in a quiet street just on the West side of Sanlitun North Village. Nicely Made in China had a conversation with him on how he became a jeweller, what inspires him and the meaning of jewels.

Nicolas, when did you decide to become a jeweller?

I got the bug when I was 12. Our teacher told us it was time for us to think about what we wanted to do later in life and I found an article about becoming a jeweller in a book. The bug hasn’t left me since. Read the rest of this entry »

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EVERARD+WANG – JEWELLERY

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

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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WHAT’S NEW? THE CHINESE TIMEKEEPER / WATCHMAKER

PALOMA SANCHEZ / JEWELLERY

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

THE CHINESE TIMEKEEPER / WATCHES

MARION CARSTEN / JEWELLERY

NICOLAS FAVARD-JEWELLER

EVERARD+WANG – JEWELLERY

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