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Pang Kuan Smashing an Apple Monitor

If the Creators Project had a climax, for me it was the smashing of an Apple monitor by Pang Kuan (庞宽), keyboardist and singer for New Pants, at the climax of the song “‘Sex, Drugs, Internet”. Judging by the visuals on the LED behind, the smashing had something to do with anger related to sex and the internet, but it seemed an ironic act at a project showcasing the meeting of design and technology. Though I like the music, the visuals were the main highlight of the show for me.

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Cold Couples at Creators Project

Over the last three days, Beijing has finally stopped being stiflingly humid. People have clearly been itching to get out their warmer clothes. Vice‘s Creators Project was an opportunity to show off the coats, scarves, and hats that have been laying dormant for the last half year.

I have always found people in China more sensitive to cold (and less to heat) than in the States or other Western countries. I was sweating in a cardigan at the same event.

Photos by Junshen.

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A Critic

Jel, from X+Q Sculpture Studio, had some interesting things to say about my blog, which I will translate when I have a chance. To summarize: While professing that she doesn’t really understand fashion, she says that the people appearing on stylites are all rather mainstream and bound to meet with the approval of the fashion crowd. Also she thats from the perspective of the Chinese, “fashion” really is something from the West, so my selections make a lot of sense.

季震红对我的网站有些有意思的想法：

“我对时尚不是很在行，纯粹是仗着身高撑个场面，乱穿一通让你见笑了。

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Lulu, near Surfin’ Bird

Guangdong native and ’60s band Trashmen fan Lulu opened fashion boutique Surfin’ Bird after returning from London, where she studied fashion.

Lulu是六十年代乐队trashmen的乐迷。完成在伦敦时装专业后，她回国开了一家时装店，Surfin’ Bird。

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Recent Photo Shoots

One doesn’t normally think of general managers of hotels as particular exemplars of cool, but in my job I run across quite a few of them, I decided to a do a shoot for my magazine of the small bunch that actually have a bit of flare. This shoot for LifeStyle by Teresa Yeh, a long-term collaborator, included, among others, Joe Ho and Francois Vanvi. Jeffrey Ying, an important business associate of Stylites, has also been busy recently.

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An Aura of Éclat

I always wish for managers of hotels, bars, and restaurants to have a certain glamour and something approaching a distinct personal style. Joe Ho and Francois Vanvi (above) are the only two hotel general managers I have encountered here in Beijing who look a bit like the hotel GM of my dreams. Francois was born in Paris and grew up there and in Hong Kong. He has been in Beijing for several years and is about to take over the opening of a new boutique property, the Hotel Éclat Beijing, in that new triangular structure called ParkView Green. Recently, I asked Francois a few questions about style and being a GM.

Francois Vanvi原来在北京千禧酒店，马上就要当新开的北京侨福芳草地里面的Éclat精品酒店的总经理。Francois是法国跟中国的混血，在巴黎出生长大但在香港生活了很长时间。他在北京有五年了。

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For All Ages

This editor is from the magazine 1626, which focuses on readers in the age range of 16 to 26. I might be doing a column for them in the near future.

I have another friend who is the publisher of 0086 (0086 is the country code for China). He commented that his magazine is for everyone between 0 and 86.

Here’s another editor from that magazine.