Once visiting Shanghai History Museum, one can't miss the Chinese ceramic: from hand-built pottery vessels fired in bonfires or kilns, to the sophisticated Chinese porcelain wares made for the imperial court.
I was not only impressed by the delicate lines and apparent fragility of the ancient bowls and tea pots, but inspired: amazing cautiousness for details and resilience through times.
Shanghai History Museum is a great experience, a must see while visiting this part of the world!
The International Textile Fair Dubai 2015 is an excellent place to meet professionals in fashion - this year's edition was a great selection of people, trends and topics.
I had the chance to attend this event as a speaker, presenting my work as a true showcase of multicultural diversity: a glimpse of Transylvanian crafts in the Middle East.
It is more and more obvious for everybody that MA RA MI is rather an international brand than simply a Romanian oriented one.
A POP UP SHOP is an unique experience. Twice as challenging while in Middle East.
Don't miss a selection of MA RA MI clothes at Designer's Drive in POP UP SHOP in Abu Dhabi!
As promised, another source of inspiration in the Shanghai History Museum: Chinese art and wood craft.
Always searching for simple objects and traditional techniques, wood craft is a special subject for me.
The picture I took say more than a thousand words about the ancient patient of the Chinese people in the name of beauty. For them, simplicity arise from sophisticated things.
Shanghai reloaded: after spending wonderful days like the perfect tourist, walking around and discovering narrow streets and small boutiques, I decided to taste a bit of serious culture.
Shanghai History Museum seemed to be the perfect place, fascinated first of all by the section dedicated to the traditional costumes and their history.
Scroll down to discover a few details of the amazing ancient Chinese costumes and stay close for other fields of the ancient Chinese art.
My special mission to discover amazing places in Shanghai is not impossible at all - I could dare saying is a bit to simple.
One of this very special places is the area of French Concession, a neighborhood filled with French charm, hidden art galleries, cozy and creative bistros, misterious bars... So very inspiring to me!
Lost in the middle of a crazy city of lights and colors, I found myself in the most European shop: a designers' shop, of course, and a bit more. The selection of designers was a true surprise for me, and the little exhibition there filled my heart with joy: I am more European than ever.
10 Corso Como is the kind of place where I feel like home, no matter in what corner of the world I will find it. Home for European flavor, home for cultural touch, home for design trends.
First night in the city I am visiting is decisive for me: whether I will ever come back in great joy or not.
Shanghai was like diving in a deep see in a hot summer noon: once you dive into the streetlife of the night, you don't want to get out, even the oxigen runs out.
Suffocated by lights, colors, noise, smells, mistery and rush, I must declare that I will definitely visit again with great joy Shanghai!
My first trip to Shanghai... not enough words to describe how amazed I am. I traveled around Europe and Middle East, but Shanghai took my breath away.
An overwhelming city, where I felt not only inspired by each moment lived there, each street I walked and each person that talked to me there, but very alive and bursting with energy!
