All Blog Posts Tagged 'beijing' (4)

Beijing loves Ikea for the Experience

Head on over to the LA Times to read an interesting article on why people from Beijing love Ikea. Do they go there to shop for their modern day needs? Well, not quite. They go there for the experience.

Here are a few of my favorite… Continue

Added by alice on August 26, 2009 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

Chinese Fashion Photographer Chen Man: The Vision Magazine Covers

My obsession with Beijing-born photographer Chen Man continues.

Celebrated as the best fashion/beauty photographer from the "born in the 80's" generation, Chen Man (陳曼) made a significant impact when she photographed covers for the Chinese fashion magazine Vision from 2003 to 2007 (pictured). Since then, she has shot for the Chinese editions of Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on December 30, 2008 at 11:21pm — 2 Comments

My Latest Obsession: Chinese Photographer Chen Man

No, you're not looking at the actress from the EA game Mirror's Edge, but rather one of the most amazing photographers to come out of China. What's more, she is only in her early twenties.

Beijing-born fashion photographer Chen Man (陳曼) majors in color and beauty, and manages to somehow make neon green and electric blue eyeshadow look fantastic.… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on December 3, 2008 at 6:30pm — 5 Comments

The Olympics 8.8.08 - 8.24.08

It's coming! 17 days of awesome programming coming to us straight from Beijing!

Cool Facts:

+ The official logo of the games, titled "Dancing Beijing" is a Chinese Seal. It is engraved with commitment made to the Olympic Movement by a country that has 56 ethnic groups and a population of 1.3 billion. It is a symbol of trust and an expression of self confidence, standing for the solemn yet sacred promise that Beijing - the host… Continue

Added by alice on May 28, 2008 at 3:10pm — No Comments

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