Paper Tiger Shanghai

Sneak Peek..

lucy — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:15:28 +0000

Thank you to Anne and Design*Sponge for the mention of Paper Tiger and a sneak peek feature this week into my house! Truly honored to be included. 谢谢 Xie Xie！

Sino-Soviet Friendship Building | 1955

lucy — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:48:24 +0000

One of my favorite buildings in Shanghai is the Shanghai Exhibition Center on Yan An Zhong Lu/Nangjing E. Road. It was built in 1955 as the “Sino-Soviet Friendship Building”, and designed in the Russian classical style of architecture. The land it was built on was originally the private garden of the British-Jewish family, the Hardoon’s, and then occupied by the Japanese Army in the Pacific War. The building is now an exhibition hall and if you have a chance to get inside, the building is truly magnificent, especially the ceilings.

Inaugural Handmade Fair Shanghai

lucy — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:32:01 +0000

Despite the cold weather on Saturday, the first Handmade Fair at Sinan Mansions was intimate with a lovely vibe. Some nice new designers on the scene. Looking forward to the next one.

Handmade Fair – Apr 21

lucy — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:42:49 +0000

Rain or Shine! Come by and say hello!

Happy Fish Clouds

lucy — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:08:41 +0000

Auspicious fish on one side and heavenly clouds on the other

Gingko

lucy — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:42:05 +0000

Our Gingko paper is inspired by the beautiful Gingko tree with its easily identified fanned leaf, found around China.

My Favorite Airport

lucy — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:44:19 +0000

My favorite airport in the world is in Japan: Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport. My family and I love it so much we plan out how much time we actually get in the airport on our way in, and out, and how we can extend/maximize our hours there. And, each time we’ve passed through there are new finds to experience. Our most recent trip took place over Spring Break and was the first time we flew direct from Shanghai in to the international terminal. Maybe I’ve been in China too long, schlepping through Pudong and Hongqiao Airport, but I thought these waiting benches (below) at Chitose’s international departure terminal were pretty impressive. I particularly liked the double surfboard wooden bench which looks to be inspired by the Ainu—- an indigenous group from Hokkaido. Not sure what kind of wood this is, but the surface is randomly chiseled giving it a beautiful textured surface. The lower left image is the terminal’s vaulted ceiling.

Our other new discovery was located at the Airport’s “Smile Land” section – Royce Chocolate World. If there was anything to miss a flight for, this would be it. Featuring a chocolate museum, factory and shop. The factory was right out of Willy Wonka’s. Although heavily automated, it was absolutely fascinating. I’m actually not a chocolate addict, but there is something about Royce Chocolate World, that makes one go slightly crazy. The shop had an impressive selection of fresh chocolates–white, milk, dark, mint, with fruits, nuts..etc. and packaged delicately and so beautifully in a way the Japanese do so well. I was controlled and walked out with some chocolate covered potato chips (heaven), chocolate lollies covered in fruits and nuts and a few milk chocolate varieties. Cannot wait for my next holiday ~~to Chitose Airport~~ to Sapporo.

Spring Eco Design Fair | April 14

lucy — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:39:59 +0000

The Spring Eco Design Fair is just around the corner on Saturday, April 14 from 10-5pm at the Waterhouse and Cool Docks. It’s always exciting to connect with other eco-friendly businesses and meeting customers familiar with my paper or just discovering it.

Love this year’s poster which was designed by a British designer from the studio, It Could Be Like This, who is based in Shanghai. I think they captured the fair’s theme of”Explore, Create & Grow”, quite nicely.

Hope to see you that day, and don’t forget to mark you calendars!

The Glamour Bar redux

lucy — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:04:29 +0000

Having been hidden behind a construction wall the last few months when I tried to show out-of-town visitors how cool The Glamour Bar is, the wall is finally off and the newly done over Glamour Bar is a refreshing re-do to an already beautiful bar/lounge. A new entrance makes you zig and zag now until you get to the main lounge which seems to have opened up quite a bit—-perfect for their numerous special events, readings, talks and recitals. The blend of Shanghai art deco and modern chic is balanced and inspired.

The mirrored bar in the shape of a ship.

Their beautiful cut-glass stemware in hues of blue, yellow and orange looks like a chandelier as it hangs over the bar.

Flowercut Red and Blue

lucy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:19:16 +0000

Our popular flowercut pattern blooms in red and blue.