Corporate Design Creation for Mandarin Oriental Resort
The elegant symbol – the legendary Mandarin Oriental Fan – was used in our creation of unique cufflinks as they requested and made of solid sterling silver and rhodium plated. We are proud of our latest corporate design project for the Mandarin Oriental Beach Resort and Hotel in Sanya on the tropical Hainan Island in China.
Since they are an exclusive design for this prestigious hotel our sales ladies were disappointed that these beautiful items could not be sold in our shop. My response can only be to anyone: Pamper yourself, enjoy the hotel’s first class amenities and buy some souvenirs, our cufflinks or other creations of Marion Carsten available there.
A ‘TaiTai’-coon as featured by the Chinese media
The Chinese press has been writing about us. I particularly liked the one titled TaiTai-coon in the January issue of “Shanghai Talk”. The featured story included various women who changed from a “trailing spouse” into an entrepreneur. The article was followed by a presentation of our shop on Hongmei Road, Shanghai in the February issue. If you can read Chinese then also take a look at the latest edition about Shanghai in the Time Out travel magazine.
New – Light and Reflection
Discover our newest creations in our Nature series inspired by the growing awareness about of our environment and the wish to lead a healthier live:
The Wave line is a fascinating variation of movements, volumes and light. Stylized waves fall delicately from necklines, ears or wrap around the finger. Have a close look at the ring of this collection – there is no top, no bottom, just a continuous oscillation of lines.
Looking at our second new design pattern some see abstracted sea snails, those colorful little wonders of the deep sea.
I personally favor another interpretation of theses voluminous spirals: the Chinese depiction of clouds so often seen in traditional Chinese ink paintings.
All our new designs come with matching pendants, earrings and rings. The very special feature is their rather unique surface treatment:
A brushed outer surface and a shiny, highly polished inside, which is plated with black rhodium. This creates a very interesting play with light and reflections.
You can order now!
Exactly 7 years ago we started to sell our jewellery designs in a 15 square meter warehouse on a parking lot of Taikang Road. At that time, Taikang Road was Shanghai’s ‘old’ art district where one would find a wide range of Chinese calligraphies and traditional ink paintings.
It was also home to a tight community of small independent foreign designers and artists. Over the course of a few years, the area flourished and became a new centre for the arts, crafts and design in Shanghai. We moved from the warehouse to a nice loft style showroom in one of the main lanes of what came to be known as Tian-zi-fang. Read the rest of this entry »
