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HOIMING / LEATHER HANDBAGS

août 27th, 2011 Posted in ACCESSORIES, CRAFTS, FASHION, HONG KONG, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Août, 27 2011

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: Baldwin Pui and Hoi Ming Fung in their workshop in Central, Hong Kong.

: The 2 Tiger sofas Hoi Ming Fung and her partner Baldwin Pui created for Fendi’s “Fatto a Mano” project.

: The Bud Ebony bag shaped like a rosebud was the first bag created by the pair Hoi Ming Fung and Baldwin Pui.

: The Drawstring bat bag from Hoiming, another Nicely Made in China handbag.

Hoi Ming Fung and Baldwin Pui, business and life partners, created “Hoiming” in 2007, making leather handbags, which are steadily growing in popularity and reputation in the world of fashion accessories. Nicely Made in China (NMiC) met them in their workshop in Hong Kong where they talked about their passion for leather and fashion. Read the rest of this entry »

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BEZ & OHO / HANDBAGS

août 12th, 2011 Posted in ACCESSORIES, CRAFTS, FASHION, HANDMADE, TRAVEL ACCESSORIES, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Août, 12 2011

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: Annalisa Ryle, Bez & Oho owner with one of the handbags she makes in her office in Hong Kong.

: Bella (L) and Annalisa (R) select the rice bags that will end up being stitched together to make Bez & Oho handbags.

: Mrs Yip one of the Bez & Oho seamstress in Hong Kong.

: Annalisa, Bez & Oho’s owner, in her studio showing one of her latest handbags.

Today Nicely Made in China (NMiC) shares with you a beautiful story and a great product. Annalisa Ryle arrived in Hong Kong 13 years ago via the volunteer route working with the St. Stephen’s Society – in fact her office is still on the charity’s premises in Hong Kong. 5 years ago she founded Bez & Oho (after the biblical characters Bezalel and Oholiab), a company which makes cool handbags out of recycled rice bags while providing jobs to vulnerable people. Read the rest of this entry »

accessories, handmade, hong kong, women_entrepreneurs

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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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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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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SUREN HANDMADE / HANDBAGS

septembre 18th, 2010 Posted in ACCESSORIES, BEIJING, CITIES, CRAFTS, FASHION, HANDMADE, SHOES, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Sep, 18 2010

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: Mao Shu Hong and her husband Yang Bao Guang receive NMiC.

: Su Ren design studio.

: Yang shows an employee how to do things right.

: Mao and Yang check every little detail.

: Su Ren design studio where everything starts.

: The bag handles are finished by hand one by one.

: Quality control at Su Ren factory: each bag is inspected individually.

: This model (BS 092) was created in 2001 and is Su Ren best seller.

This week’s story is about a company barely known outside China even though it has been making high quality leather products for many years. NMiC would like to introduce the company “Suren” (pronounced “sue jhen”), together with Mao Shu Hong, general manager and her husband Yang Bao Guang, the head designer. In order to meet them NMiC took an hour’s drive north of Beijing on a gorgeous blue sky day (Beijingers will appreciate that detail). Ben O’Hara, Canadian TV’s Beijing correspondent came with us, to visit the couple’s design studio and small factory. 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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HOIMING / LEATHER HANDBAGS

BEZ & OHO / HANDBAGS

IGUZZINI WATCHES

THE CHINESE TIMEKEEPER / WATCHES

MARION CARSTEN / JEWELLERY

SUZHOU COBBLERS

MARY CHING / SHOES

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SUREN HANDMADE / HANDBAGS

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