Launched at the end of May, Shanghai’s Museum of Glass is part of the city’s campaign to become a globally recongised cultural and creative centre by launching 100 museums in a decade. Housed in a former glassmaking workshop of Shanghai Glass Co., enameled glass is used for the façade, and black lacquered glass is used [...]
Continue reading Shanghai Glass Museum Serving Beijing and Shanghainese-style vegetarian and health-conscious cuisine, all the furniture and décor of Hong Kong restaurant Slim Taste is made or clad with brown cardboard. From tables, chairs, crockery, trays, light shades, wallpaper, cabinets and even curtains. Divided into two zones: ‘day’ features a hand-carved rainbow and clouds, and ‘night’ has moon-shaped lamps and [...]
Continue reading Cardboard Furniture I thought this article from The Telegraph would be a great way to introduce and explain the (fashion) trend forecasting industry, especially for those with limited knowledge on it – shouldn’t assume everyone knows right? The comprehensive article provides some history, compares two leading players; WGSN and Stylesight and lots of statistics – great for [...]
Continue reading Trend-spotting is a £36bn growth business