Bundshop Relaunches as Curated Portal to China Design
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Vera Wang, the queen of bridal wear, opens a two-story, 850 square meters store in Shanghai – her largest flagship store – to controversy.
Wang’s first China store charges a non-refundable fee of 3,000 yuan (US$482) to try on bridal gowns for 90 minutes. Furthermore, potential clients will have to make appointments “several weeks” in advance, according to The Global Times.
If the customer purchases a wedding gown, the fee will be deducted from the purchase; otherwise, the fee can be used toward other items in the store.
The company indicated that the “trying or fitting fee” is a way to protect its designs. Photo-taking or filming is also ban in the store.
This practice of charging a “trying fee” is not new as some Hong Kong bridal shops have similar practices. However, for a company who wants to do business in China, this policy will not endear the company to Chinese clients who are already sensitive to disparities they see between shopping experiences overseas and in China. The mandatory “trying fee” will likely be a hard sell.
The Xintiandi store displays 80 dresses with prices from 30,000 yuan (US$4815) to 300,000 yuan (US$48,174) and features three dressing rooms and one VIP room.
photo credit: vera wang
Via red-luxury.com
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Japanese airline, ANA (All Nippon Airways) has recently announced a Design Contest to let the public design the livery for one of its Boeing 767-300 jumbo jets! The contest is launched in commemoration of ANA’s upcoming 60th anniversary. Anyone, – regardless of age, nationality, or artistic skill – is free to submit a design for consideration. Kids of all ages can even download and print out a blank airplane template and ‘paint’ the plane with crayons. They can then scan and upload their creative genius, or even send their drawings to ANA by snail mail (normal post). Some of the more skilled artists may prefer to do it all digitally using their favorite digital drawing software package. So, all of you talented Chinese and Asia Pacific designers… what are you waiting for? Get to drawing!
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A recent article in Jing Daily about fixed wheel bicycle culture in Beijing, including fixie bike polo, has whet my appetite for and nudged me ever closer to ditching my 21 gear mountain bike in favor of a single speed, fixed-gear road bike. I’ll admit it: there’s something beautifully elegant and minimalistic about fixed-gear bikes. They are usually devoid of mechanical complication, with the most fanatical fixie purists eschewing even brakes (something that I cannot fathom in the sudden stop and go nature of Shanghai city riding). With no cables, gear levers, derailleurs, or shock absorbers to add weight, complexity, and clutter up the visual purity of the bike, you’re left with a beautifully clean geometric shape.
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在一般世人的眼里，贴有中国的设计，总会被世人自动地冠上些许的偏见。而当我们在阅读有关仿冒或是山寨设计的讯息时，却都只有为数极少的管道，会报导源自於这国家最纯綷，最地道的设计。
其实，有很多高水准的设计在这片土地一直不断地被酝育而出，只是它们并没有被世人很对等地公平看待。
这网站的意向即是让这些极具水准但不为人知的中国原创设计，真实地推广至世人眼前。这个国家虽然并不是生育我的地方，但却是现在我与家人共同分享生活及工作点滴的家。因此，在此所提及的中国设计，皆是着重於那些来自内地，台湾，香港以及其他华语国家但却相同生活在这片土地上的华人设计师的创作。当然，在未来的日子里或许我也会介绍一些生活在国内的外国设计师作品。
另外一提，本网站也含盖了一些中国设计的新闻及文章。
身为一位专职的工业设计师，我将会专注在介绍产品设计的方向。但我偶尔也会分享来自其他设计领域的作品；如汽车设计，家具，建筑，室内设计，时装以及其他相关的话题。
如果你想持续关注现今中国设计趋势的话，这里将是你的首选。
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