Young Designers Give The ‘Made in China’ Moniker A MakeOver. Independent designers Huishan Zhang and Marsha Ma set out to recast “Made in China” as an indicator of high-quality fashion, building their brand equity in Paris and choosing only to work with fabrics suppliers in small quantities. Both designers trained in London at Central Saint Martins and have developed different styles of work. Huishan imports his wool from Qingdao, his hometown. He was quoted in Women’s Wear Daily saying: I am very lucky that these manufacturers are willing to produce small trial quantities of fabric for me. Usually, they only take big bulk orders for export. Marsha has a co-op style business called One by One where she shares space and manufacturing with other designers in Shanghai. How to Turn Abandoned Bicycles Into Hanging Lamps.
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By Adam Silver - February 7, 2012 It used to work something like this: when you had a design problem, you called in the pros. Let's say you sought the ultimate ergonomic office chair, or a device that redefined portable audio. You called in the industry elite to create an innovative product for you. For decades, we've approached design as the province of experts. What changed? Success stories are everywhere. There's another, potentially more radical model: fully crowdsourced product design.
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