This is our local shop. They never have anything we want, but we keep returning because they’re close by, it’s hot here, and they have a cute kid we’d like to think our purchases contribute to the wellbeing of.
Crack that whip!
Don’t you just love kooky Beijing pastimes? We came across this guy cracking an enormous whip by the National Art Museum of China (you can see for yourselves if you head there at around 7pm each evening). We don’t know why – and it makes a hell of a noise – but it’s pretty cool. Just stand well back!
Smile, the sun’s out again!
Meet Sid. We’re rather fond of Sid. And not just because he looks like he’s just told a really dirty joke.
Happy Birthday Red Gate Gallery!
Chinese art collectors and history fiends alike will love Red Gate – which not only happens to be the city’s most unique art gallery, but as of this weekend, also its oldest.
FEI Space
She’s the hip and talented ceramicist beloved of many an international collector; he’s one of the most fun people we know. Artist and designer Lin Jing and fashion fixer Ray Lee have just revealed the newly refurbished FEI Space boutique in 798. And it’s pretty damn cool.
Beijing Summer Snapshots: We’ve got a new office camera…
And we admit we’ve been going a little overboard with the ‘Miniature setting’, which turns every scene into something akin to a tiny toy land.