When French fashion label Lacoste's artistic director John Storey was in Beijing this January, he happened on two installations in the lobby of the Opposite House, the luxury boutique hotel where he was staying. They were two costumes - one a qipao, the other a Mao suit. The materials, however, were not cloth but pieces of Chinese porcelain shards. Storey's curiosity was aroused. Why porcelain shards? To find out, he went to the Red Gate Gallery, where contemporary artist Li Xiaofeng was working.
Chinese shoppers can now click on to Emporio Armani online. Gan Tian browses the site.
Four-year search for diagnosis ends as family finally given hope
A draft regulation from Beijing Municipal Government's law office, which threatens to fine individuals between 20 and 200 yuan, and companies and organizations 5,000 to 50,000 yuan, if they fail to sort garbage, is proving unpopular with some citizens.
Belgian expats and local food fans will be able to give their taste buds a treat during Belgian Gourmet Week, which ends Nov 29.
Sometimes, what seem to be the strangest ideas turn out to be the most brilliant. Dutchman Perry Knoppert has clearly hit on one such idea. His plan, as reported last week, is to get behind the wheel of a Beijing taxi for two hours a day for the next two months, despite his self-professed halting Chinese language skills and limited knowledge of the city. Then he will film his interactions with passengers using six cameras and then use the results to make an online show.
Like many long-term expatriates living in Beijing, I make one trip every year back home to visit my family. And like anyone who has been in China for a long time - in my case for nearly five years - I now have very mixed feelings about these visits.
Recent workshop is platform for trade in new media industry
Clean lines and minimalist styling go head to head with Chinese retro pieces in the home of a seasoned Swedish designer, Alexandra Leyton Espinoza discovers
High rent, predatory competitors and a relatively uninformed consumer crowd would discourage most tender new entrants to the fashion business. Not so for a handful of new Chinese designers, who are upending conventional notions of Chinese design, making rapid commercial success and turning from unknown to renowned in a short time.
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