Sweet and sour

Michelle Shi
Culture, Dining, Feature
When it comes to Chinese food, most people have a story to tell. I still remember a girl from Hong Kong who told me that she had had a most “hilarious” meal at a local inn near the Forbidden City in Beijing a...

Frieze New York 2015

Louise Lui
Avant Art, Feature
Now in its fourth year, Frieze New York has established itself as a main fixture in the city’s art scene. This year’s event was a large and lively affair, with over 190 galleries from 33 different countries...
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Looking up

Glass Archive
Archive, Feature, Glass Design
Part one of a two-part series – Representations of self: the urban skyline “Skylines are urban signatures. They are the shorthand of urban identity, and the chance for urban flourish. Cities of all descr...

When style is a 
woman

Lillian He
Feature
“When Hong Kong is a woman, she stands in emancipation, fans her lashes, highlights her lines, clasping her silver handbag under a coat of grey. dismantles an entire truth – Hong Kong, a woman of contrasts...

Dior in China

Nicola Kavanagh
News
There are few names which conjure up the magic and artistry of couture quite like Christian Dior. So it was only fitting that walking into the maison’s new exhibition in Shanghai, which has completely taken...

The songbirds of China

Glass Archive
Archive, Culture, Feature
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The 1930s Shanghai’s Jazz scene rivalled those of Paris or New York  but it was the female vocalists who defined the era. Glass speaks to two living legends. In 1934, jazz composer and pianist Duke Ellingto...

Couture in China

Nicola Kavanagh
Feature
Haute couture, French for “high sewing” has long been synonymous with the very finest form of skill and craftsmanship. While the wider influence of prêt-à-porter often trickles down the fashion chain, haute...