News about design in China
“Visit our hutong neighbour and fellow social enterprise, brandnü, to seize their special promotion on select Tranquil Tuesdays products for the month of March. Save 40% on all varieties of our Organic Jade Sword Green Tea and our Crystalline Glaze Gaiwans”. Find the store.
Launched in 2009 by Nathan Zhang, brandnü is an ethical trade network that works in partnership with China’s socially-conscious designers and artists to help re-design rural livelihoods by offering support, resources and better access to urban markets. Nathan has been working with fashion designers Sarah Yun and Zhang Na on an upcycled fashion project since 2011 and recently sent in photos of their latest collaboration.
Dong Liang Studio was founded by Charles Wang and Nan Lang in 2009. With stores located in both Beijing and Shanghai, the concept is to sell high quality, limited edition fashion whilst, simultaneously, promoting a small collective of handpicked local designers. I recently caught up with Charles to find out more.
