Device Available On Vivienne Tam Website & In Retail Stores For $10, With Proceeds Going To A Good Cause Vivienne Tam + Square “Double Happiness” credit card reader (Image: PR) Chinese-born American designer and “China Chic” pioneer Vivienne Tam is no stranger to the world of high-tech, having previously collaborated with Hewlett-Packard on its Mini 210 Vivienne…
Month: March 2019
10 For ’10: Expert Opinions On The Year Ahead (Part 1 of 2)
For our two-part series, “10 for ’10,” Jing Daily asked experts to weigh in about what we could see developing in a range of industries in China over the course of 2010. From arts and culture to the luxury business, from technology and current events to marketing and economics, Part One of “10 for ’10”…
Future For Luxury Goods Looks A Little Brighter
Growing Demand In China’s Interior, Other Asian Countries Should Counterbalance Tepid Consumption Elsewhere Although Chinese consumers have shown a taste for foreign luxury brands, domestic labels will present stiff competition in coming years As a result of the fast-paced development of China’s eastern coastline and special administrative regions, only recently have major luxury brands made…
Video: ffiXXed Exhibition At Triple-Major In Beijing
Australian Art & Design Collective Presents Exhibition At Store’s Grand Opening Last week, Jing Daily noted the grand opening of Triple-Major, an avant-garde concept store in Beijing’s largely ungentrified Baochao Hutong that stocks an astutely curated range of designers from around the world. As we mentioned at the time, the Australian art and design collective…
Levi’s Launches Asia-Focused dENiZEN Brand In Shanghai
More Affordable Jeans Range To Target Younger Consumers, Cost US$40-60 dENiZEN is promoting its line in Asia based on fit Earlier this year, Levi Strauss & Co. announced that it was working on a new sub-brand designed to target Asian markets like China, where its jeans — priced in the $100 range there — remain…
Are Chinese Shoppers Ready For Luxury With Chinese Characteristics?
But Convincing Wealthy Mainland Chinese To Choose Traditional Culture Over Western Imports Easier Said Than Done The opening of Chinese Arts & Crafts at Seasons Place was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony Recently, the 52-year-old Hong Kong retailer Chinese Arts & Crafts (中艺) opened its newest location at Beijing’s Seasons Place mall, its second boutique in…
Exclusive: Li Xiaofeng’s “Porcelain Polo” And “Cotton Porcelain Polo” For Lacoste Unveiled In Paris
On-The-Ground Coverage By Nels Frye (Stylites in Beijing, LifeStyle Magazine) Today, Lacoste unveiled its 2010 Collector’s Series, designed by Chinese contemporary artist Li Xiaofeng (best known for his “porcelain shard” creations) at the famed Hôtel Costes in Paris. This week, Jing Daily has posted dispatches (Part One, Two) by fashion and lifestyle writer, editor and photographer Nels…
Xiao Wei: Chinese Designers Should Combine Western Techniques, Chinese Heritage
Award-Winning Young Interior Designer Interviewed At Fifth Annual China International Design Fair Young interior designer Xiao Wei Last month, Zhang Zhifeng, the founder and chief designer of the Chinese high fashion house NE-TIGER discussed the future of Chinese fashion design at the Prestige Brands Forum in Shanghai. According to Zhang, although Western brands remain dominant…
Shiseido Experiments With “Affordable Luxury” In China
Japanese Luxury Cosmetic Brand Launching New “DQ” Line Throughout Mainland To Reach Emerging Urban Areas The DQ line will range in price from 160-360 RMB ($23-$53). Image courtesy Shiseido Over the past few years, the luxury market in China has fragmented in interesting ways, with companies of all sizes trying new ways to transform China’s expanding…
Week In Review: March 1-5
Jing Daily’s Top Posts For The Week In case you missed them the first time around, here are some of Jing Daily’s top posts for the week of March 1-5: Wang Jin – "Knocking at the Door" (1995) New Art Funds Diversifying As Market Confidence Increases; Increasing Percentage Of Chinese, Asian Artists Apple Apple’s China…