It’s a week into the Year of the Rabbit and I’m wishing everyone all the best for the new lunar year! To keep with the luck, perhaps a visit to the lucky bookstore is an order: Happy Chinese New Year! And there couldn’t be a more fitting way to be greeted into the year of [...]
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Lucky Bookstore, Shanghai
Posted by Tiffany Wan on February 10, 2011
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2011/02/lucky-bookstore-shanghai/
Happy New Year! (and A Brandnü Way of Thinking)
Happy 2011! Wishing everyone all the best for the coming year Here’s to the first post of 2011 and an update of my own! Design Museum Boston is proud to present Tiffany Wan, the newest addition to our correspondents team. A graduate of Syracuse University and currently located in Beijing, Tiffany will be bringing an international [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on January 2, 2011
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2011/01/happy-new-year-and-a-brandnu-way-of-thinking/
local HK charms from G.O.D
I posted about Goods of Desire in the past and here’s another great little take away that they’ve launched. It’s a great way to take a bit of Hong Kong home with you. Part of what makes the travel experience is the “charm”, character, and uniqueness to a place. These small souvenirs from GOD address [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on September 7, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/09/local-hk-charms-from-g-o-d/
must know Chinese companies
Recently, China surpassed Japan as the world’s 2nd largest economy. A couple months ago I had a discussion with a classmate about our adjustments to living in Beijing. One of the biggest adjustments that seem so simple and natural in our respective home countries is the idea of brands. We know who to trust, what [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 23, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/19-must-know-chinese-cos/
DIY: manage cords, dock the cell
If you know me, or you’re the 1 person who follows my blog, I’m sure you know my obsession for cord management. And when I saw this DIY cell phone cradle, I was so excited! (Yes, it doesn’t take much, sometimes..) Made from any large plastic container (or lotion bottle), you can cut it up and [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 21, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/diy-manage-cords-dock-the-cell/
pee splash guard
Another funny Japanese product: pee splash guard for the bathroom. To prevent splashed pee and easy cleaning! Easy attachement and easy peeling off! Who knew that pee splash guards are actually a needed necessity?! Or that such a product even existed?? Although, it could be of use in college apartments that are often disgusting and [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 11, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/pee-splash-guard/
tiles or coasters?
Wow. What a way to make a buck. I saw these glass tiles in a Japanese Wal-Mart-like shop in San Francisco. But aren’t these just the same tiles we can find in home improvement shops? What does this say about consumers? Are they not creative enough or resourceful enough to think about repurposing glass tiles? [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 10, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/tiles-or-coasters/
eat your crayons!
Remember when you were yelled at as a kid for eating your crayons? Well now you can! Crayon (made of food!) is a set of food bars made by Luxirare. Crushing up various foods of the same color family and using marshmallow to hold the ingredients together, crayons are formed in a mold. The flavors are based on [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 3, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/eat-your-crayons/