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Mr.WANG HAORAN / K’O-SSU WORKSHOP

février 1st, 2013 Posted in ACCESSORIES, CRAFTS, EMBROIDERY, FASHION, HANDMADE, INTERIOR DECORATION, LUXURY

Fév, 01 2013

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: Mr Wang Haoran (Left – top row) with his grandfather, a K’o-ssu master with employees of the workshop.

: An example of K’o-ssu made on a dress for fashion Chinese brand Ne-Tiger in mr Wang Haoran’s workshop in Nantong.

: An example of K’o-ssu in this replica of Butterfly and Flower motif by Song era (960-1279) K’o-ssu master Zhu Kerou.

: K’o-ssu craftwoman at work in mr Wang Haoran’s workshop in Nantong.

K’o-ssu – also written kesi – or Chinese silk tapestry, is a complex traditional Chinese weaving technique which had its heyday during the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. Today there are less than 100 people working across China in this area. Frequently used to make clothes for imperial families and to reproduce famous Chinese paintings, nowadays this little known craft faces extinction due to lack of demand. However, there are signs of renewed interest, and to learn more about this precious technique, Nicely Made in China travelled to “textile town”, Nantong in Jiangsu province, to visit a young K’o-ssu maker, Mr. Wang Haoran.

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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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hong kong, luxury, watches

TOM DAVIES / BESPOKE HANDMADE EYEWEAR

septembre 10th, 2012 Posted in ACCESSORIES, EYEWEAR, FASHION, HANDMADE, LUXURY, SHENZHEN

Sep, 10 2012

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: Tom Davies, the London-based bespoke eyewear designer produces his spectacles in Shenzhen.

: Buffalo Horn spectacles by Tom Davies: designed in Britain and “nicely” hand made in China.

: All Tom Davies creations are hand made in the factory the company owns in Shenzhen, Southern China. The bespoke eyewear are mainly made of cotton acetate, titanium and buffalo horn.

: After the client’s measurements are taken by an optician part of Tom Davies’s network, they’re sent to the factory in Shenzhen where 16 people will work on a pair of bespoke glasses.

Eyewear comes in all shapes, materials and colours. Yet choosing the pair of glasses that not only solves your eyesight problems but also flatters and fits you perfectly can be challenging. While trying to understand why finding the perfect pair of specs can be so tricky, Nicely Made in China (NMiC) met Tom Davies, a London-based eyewear designer and his assistant Stephen Jakub. Tom’s design studio is in Mortlake, west London, and it is from here he produces his handmade eyewear, which is manufactured in China. In the following interview Tom and Stephen tell the story behind the remarkable craftsmanship required to make their handmade bespoke spectacles and why they’re proud of their China connection.

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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 »

EXPERT, JEWELLERY

IGUZZINI WATCHES

février 23rd, 2011 Posted in ACCESSORIES, HONG KONG, LUXURY, SHANGHAI, WATCHES

Fév, 23 2011

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: Stephane Michel who since 2007, with his brother Lander, has given a new lease of life to Federico Iguzzini Watches. He wears the OM watch from the Spiritual line.

: The Lunar Explorer Chronograph from Iguzzini Watches retails for US$ 4,200 and is limited to 50 pieces.

: The Old Shanghai caseback. The watch retails for US$ 3,500 and is limited to 50 pieces.

China is now the world’s third largest market for the consumption of luxury goods, behind the US and Japan. And according to some studies, by 2015, it will have become the largest! Today the luxury goods come mainly from foreign brands, but things are changing with the steady emergence of home-grown brands. Iguzzini Watches is one of these. Originally created in 1903 in Shanghai by Italian Federico Iguzzini, the company closed its doors around the middle of the 20th century. Fast forward to early 21st century when two Franco-Mexican brothers, Stephane and Lander Michel, on hearing about Mr Iguzzini’s story, decided to buy the name and give the company a new lease of life. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mr.WANG HAORAN / K’O-SSU WORKSHOP

WHAT’S NEW? THE CHINESE TIMEKEEPER / WATCHMAKER

TOM DAVIES / BESPOKE HANDMADE EYEWEAR

PALOMA SANCHEZ / JEWELLERY

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

IGUZZINI WATCHES

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