As France and China celebrate the 50th anniversary of their state relations, Art Paris 2014 (27-30 March at the Grand Palais) took the opportunity to shine the spotlight on the ever-evolving Chinese art scene. Around 90 artists were on show by ten galleries from…
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The upcoming exhibition (opening 3 April 2014 at Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau) by the multi-talented and outspoken Ai Weiwei promises to be his biggest solo show yet. Spanning over 3,000 square meters in…
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L’entrepreneuse et auteur ShaoLan Hsueh, basée à Londres, a écrit le livre « Chineasy » qui permet d’apprendre de manière ludique les 20,000 signes chinois à partir d’illustrations de la signification du mot. Les illustrations sont colorées et le signe est formé avec des traits noirs. Quelques mots à découvrir dans la suite.
Door.
Moon.
Friends.
Mountain.
Wave.
Drop.
Woman.
Adultery.
Beginning with key Chinese characters—which the book refers to as building blocks—author ShaoLan Hsueh and artist Noma Bar have made a memorable guide, as helpful as it is pretty,…
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by Stefano Caggiano China is often considered the “factory” of the world, but as the world’s most populous country is growing at such a rapid rate—in all ways—those beliefs are surely bound to be recognized as old-fashioned soon. One realm in which the…
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Jewelry in China has historically been perceived as an investment rather than art and, until a few years, ago there were few options to study jewelry design in Beijing. The available training programs used to be focused on the reproduction of old techniques…
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Nominé l’année dernière dans la catégorie Graphism des Fubiz Awards, Noma Bar a imaginé une série d’illustrations très réussie appelée « Chineasy », cherchant à aider la visualisation des caractères chinois. Une idée simple mais très efficace réalisée avec Shao Lan, à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.
Last week in Milan we were pleasantly surprised to find Beijing Design Week presenting Design in Common—a selection of pieces from the capital city’s fair. With a focus on communal furniture and tea-drinking pieces in particular, the exhibition was proof of China’s far-ranging…
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Volkswagen China a demandé à l’agence DMG de s’occuper d’une campagne vidéo pour promouvoir sa voiture Golf GTI. Le résultat donne une vidéo de 4 minutes 30 appelée « Out Of This World » réalisée par Kaism Lim. Une vidéo époustouflante et une course futuriste bourrée d’effets spéciaux.
Designer Gloria Guo has been fascinated by colorful patterns and handmade crafts since childhood. “As one of my first little hobbies, I used to customize my shoes and pants with small patches,” she says. “When I came to study in Beijing and discovered the marvels of local textile wholesale…
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