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GRACE VINEYARD

novembre 9th, 2010 Posted in CITIES, FOOD, OTHER CITIES, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Nov, 09 2010

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: Judy Leissner, Grace Vineyard CEO since 2002 in the company’s vineyard in Shanxi.

: A view of the Shanxi vineyard. China is the second biggest grape producer in the world.

: Grace Vineyard produces 1.2M bottles every year with vineyards in 4 different locations in China.

: Barrels made of French oak in Grace Vineyard wine cellar in Shanxi province.

: C.K Chan’s -Grace Vineyard chairman- villa in Grace Vineyard in Shanxi, China.

: Grape is handpicked at Grace Vineyard. Grace Vineyard winery can be seen in the background.

: The original vines which were planted in 1997 by Grace Vineyard in Shanxi province.

: Judy Leissner, Grace Vineyard CEO with a bottle and a glass of Deep Blue, the flagship wine in the tasting wine cellar.

According to the Food & Agriculture Organization, China is the world’s second largest grape producer after Italy, and ahead of the USA. However if we are familiar with Italian and American wine, Chinese wine is still relatively unknown outside of China. Relatively unknown, but not entirely as it is beginning to attract attention from some top wine critics like Jancis Robinson of the Financial Times. In an “all you ever wanted to know about Chinese wine but didn’t dare to ask” type of interview with Nicely Made in China (NMiC), Judy Leissner, Grace Vineyard CEO since the end of 2002, fills in the blanks in our wine knowledge. Read the rest of this entry »

FOOD, SHANXI, 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

RECHENBERG COUTURE

octobre 2nd, 2010 Posted in BEIJING, CITIES, FASHION, HANDMADE, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Oct, 02 2010

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: “rechenberg” fashion show in Beijing Aman hotel. Kathrin is 5th from the left.

: Kathrin keeps an eye on every detail in her workshop.

: Kathrin photographed at her April 2010 fashion show in Beijing.

: A “rechenberg” model during Kathrin’s September 2009 fashion show at Aman Beijing.

: A worker in “rechenberg” workshop in Beijing.

: Kathrin gives her last instruction to a model during the September 2009 fashion show in Beijing Summer Palace.

: A model at the Summer Palace fashion show in September 2009.

: Kathrin von Rechenberg’s Beijing studio in Xin Yuan Xi Li.

This week Nicely Made in China stays in Beijing to introduce Kathrin von Rechenberg, owner and designer of “rechenberg” the fashion house. The 40 year-old Bavarian and mother of three has taken a winding path from her “début” at the Paris fashion house Jacques Fath in the 90’s to her arrival in Beijing, via Taiwan, in 2000. We sat in her Beijing studio to discuss Paris fashion houses, material and lost traditions. Read the rest of this entry »

beijing, fashion, women_entrepreneurs

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 »

accessories, beijing, handmade, women_entrepreneurs

LONGMA EQUESTRIAN PRODUCTS

septembre 11th, 2010 Posted in CITIES, HANDMADE, OTHER CITIES, SPORT, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Sep, 11 2010

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: Nicole Bernard, Longma’s owner with Melissa at the Sheerwood Equestrian Center in Beijing.

: Melissa wears an Italian and Spanish leather bridle.

: The Longma saddle on Melissa.

: Longma custom made boots, the Chinese equestrian national team riders use the same model made by the same bootmaker.

: The saddle comes with adjustable blocks.

: Hand-stitched Spanish leather gloves are also one of Longma’s products.

: The Longma equestrian products” ice boots.

In its never ending search for quality products made in China, Nicely Made in China met Nicole Bernard, the owner of Longma, an Australia-based equestrian equipment company that makes all its products in China. From Tennessee where she was born, to Alvie (pop.60) near Melbourne, via Beijing where she spends half of her time, Nicole has traveled a long way. She stopped by at the Bookworm in Beijing to talk about her passions for China and horses, and how these two passions recently became intertwined.

Nicole, can you tell us how you started Longma?

A year or so ago my riding coach -Chris Smith 1980 Australian Olympic show jumping rider- came to visit me in Beijing- , and while discussing the equestrian market in Australia we realized it is bipolar: you either find very high end and very expensive gear or cheap junk. Horse riding is called the sport of kings and it is an expensive hobby. People who spend a lot of money on a horse care about what they put on their horses’ backs. I thought that hard-working people who love riding deserved high quality equipment at decent prices and that’s what Longma has been trying to provide for a year now. While I will not compare Longma with Australian master saddle makers, I can say that we’re trying to achieve a level of quality that these people respect.

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beijing, outdoor, women_entrepreneurs

NORLHA SHAWLS

août 27th, 2010 Posted in CITIES, CRAFTS, FASHION, HANDMADE, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, YAK WOOL

Août, 27 2010

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: Nicely Made in China: a Norlha shawl

: Yak in a spring pasture. Only the hair of the two year old is used to make shawls.

: The Norlha workshops opened in November 2007 in Ritoma in Gansu province.

: A local woman works on a wood loom in a workshop to produce a Nicely Made in China shawl.

: Two women with different patterned shawls that Norlha did for a French fashion house.

: Every Norlha shawl is hand made. The project allowed many local people to stay and work in their home province.

: The high plateau of Gansu province.

At an altitude of 3200m in Gansu province, the company Norlha produces the most exquisite shawls. These shawls, made mainly of yak wool (khullu), have become much sought after in shops from Paris to Shanghai. Nicely Made in China spoke to the owner, Kim Sciaky-Yeshi, to find out what makes them so special and successful.

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beijing, fashion, handmade, HANGZHOU, women_entrepreneurs

SHANGRILA FARMS

juillet 28th, 2010 Posted in BEIJING, CITIES, FOOD, OTHER CITIES, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Juil, 28 2010

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: Safi et Alia Malik in Shangrila farms Beijing office with some of their products.

: Yunnan arabica coffee beans.

: A farmer at work on his coffee beans.

: Shangrila Yunnan coffee is handpicked, one of the conditions to get better coffee.

: Shangri La village in Yunnan.

: Local farmers of the Hamagu Bee project in Yunnan.

: Best coffee is harvested by hand.

: The husk is removed from the coffee bean by this machine.

This week, Nicely Made in China goes green and meets with Alia Malik, Shangrila Farms managing director in her Beijing office. Alia, a half-American, half-Pakistani New-Yorker is a development economist. She talks about fair-trade and helping Yunnan farmers grow coffee and raise bees.

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beijing, FOOD, SHANGRI LA, women_entrepreneurs

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