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If you’re not a seed person, this month’s TB picks also dabble in plushies and other fun, ridiculous birthday gifts.

#Tao bao wan portable

And, even beyond that, if you, somehow, find yourself encountering a small, barely-counts-as-a-problem quandary that, in all honesty, doesn’t really register as a thing you need to address? Well, someone on Taobao has made a teeny-tiny portable sunflower seed de-sheller, so anything is possible. And, beyond that, if you can dream it, someone is selling it in five different colour combinations, with customisable bits and bobs, on Taobao. If you can dream it, someone’s selling it on Taobao. I just hope I can do something worthwhile that’ll make them happy and stick with it.Here’s something I believe I already knew, but was just made undeniably clear with this month’s roster of Taobao Finds.

#Tao bao wan professional

But apparently I was lucky enough in my professional endavaors to be given the opportunity to lecture to Tsinghua students, so based on my parents’ standards I’ve done pretty well.

It reminds me of what my parents used to say, at school I used to be “happy with mediocrity,” or at least I was never a very good student. Wang: Yeah, it was really unexpected, this is the first time I’ve ever stood behind a podium like this, and this is such a great institution. Moderator: You got a really great reception by these students, were you surprised about that? It incorporates elements of Buddhist teachings like the “Lucky Eight Treasures,” lotus seats and other aspects that are meant to give people a sense of serenity and calmness. Wan: I’d have to say it’s a piece I designed called the “Treasure” bracelet. Moderator: Which of your pieces would you say does the best job of representing this type of emotion? To me, trying to do this is a really enjoyable process. A piece of jewelry shouldn’t just be beautiful and please people aesthetically, it also needs to be able to have some kind of effect on them. To me, emotionless design is meaningless. Wan: Jewelry design is a really great profession, every piece of jewelry makes people feel a sense of beauty and happiness, and in my products in particular I try to incorporate some of my memories and experiences. Moderator: Why did you choose to become a jewelry designer? From Hexun (translation by Jing Daily team):

Recently, Wan spoke to fashion students at the Tsinghua University Academy of Art in Beijing about the development of China’s premium jewelry market, and the design cues she tries to adapt from Chinese culture and history in her company’s products. From the French-Chinese fusion style of Qeelin to more traditional Hong Kong brands like Chow Tai Fook, Chinese luxury jewelry has increasingly developed a distinctive, culture-infused style, and though most of China’s wealthy elite still puts a premium on famous imported brands, Chinese jewelry designers appear to be working overtime to get this lucrative demographic more interested in home-grown design.Īmong these Chinese jewelry designers is Wan Baobao (万宝宝), a well-known “red princess” (so called because her grandfather, Wan Li, was a vice premier and later chairman of the National People’s Congress, and her father is also a high level government Minister). 'La Coquetterie' collection (Courtesy Bao Bao Wan Fine Jewelry)Īlthough the top Western luxury jewelry brands still dominate in China, we’re starting to see more Chinese companies entering the premium jewelry segment.