Olympic fever has finally hit, as London prepared for the eyes of the world and avid visitors to descend upon it, everyone become decidedly patriotic and why not; it's rare we get to cheer on team...
Back though popular demand Same Same but different 2...this time it's serious! One of my first blog posts when I arrived in China was Same Same But Different, some branded products that caught m...
Limpet Wall Hooks in the New Made office
I was recently back in the UK for 3 weeks, getting dose of Union Flags, and mashed potatoes. But it wasn’t all fun in the cloud covered sun, I was also working. There are worse places to catch up ...
Among the skyscrapers, high rise living and neon, I discovered you don't have to travel far to see some of old shanghai that remains. A few stops away from my apartment is Qibao a little pocket o...
Sunday is usually a day for relaxing and lie-ins, but not for Shanghai go-getters who want to be inspired and informed. A TED event is the perfect way to hear from experts in varied fields. We h...
kirsty whyte blog shangahi art (17) Its a rainy Saturday here in Shanghai, so no excuses not to do some design work (when there's sun it's much easier to be distracted). Procrastinating at my de...
Living in shanghai isn’t all people in pyjamas, dogs in clothes and motorbike Jenga as my recent blog posts allude to. There is also culture and creativity around every corner if you're willing to...
Last weekend was a public holiday in china, so to optimise my holiday time I had a brief trip to a humid Hong Kong. Getting on the design trail with trendy shops and furniture. Here are some quic...
Falling asleep at your desk in the UK is actually a sackable offence. In china no one blinks an eye while staff take 30 winks. I guess this is mostly due to the unnecessary numbers of staff workin...
Kirsty Whyte Blog China Bicycles (26) Katie Melua may have sung about nine million bicycles in Beijing but even with Shanghai's ever increasing car population we still have over five million zip...
No this isn't a cheap trick to get more views on my website. Having a well coiffured pooch is serious business here in Shanghai. Especially with our recent inclement weather; it's not like they h...
One of my first observations when I arrived in China was, the Chinese do love a uniform. Whichever way you turn, there is always someone smartly turned out in their uniform, and I don't mean just ...
Trend Spotting - Spectacle Mania!
All my life I’ve needed glasses; pre-1984 I would frequently walk into table tops, lamp posts, door frames; you get the idea! Then I got my first dashing pair of NHS glasses on my first week of sc...
China’s “Designer Brands” In the consumerist world of modern China, designer brands are a must have. As you wander down Nanjing lu, you are greeted by shop after shop of polished gold signs, blin...
We met Chinese Delboy at the market in Yu Gardens, in Shanghai.
Ok so this colour is a bit of a cheat with Christmas just gone and Chinese New Year coming to a close. Red- it permeates all of China from daily life; road signs, clothes, the communist governmen...
Happy 2012 and welcome year of the dragon! So this is my snazzy new look website and blog. My new blog posts will now continue on the 'Blog' bit of my website. This is so I can update you all qui...
A Very Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year!
2011 was a busy and exciting year: With Array Fruit Bowls being launched by Aarevalo and retailing in Paperchase. Modus Furniture launching the Drew range, which made its debut as part of...
Limpet Hooks now available at MADE.COM
The original Limpet design launched in 2009, were manufactured from timer off-cuts by a UK timber manufacturer. They were retailed in the Kirsty Whyte website for £12.99 each. After being submitt...
I'm off to Shanghai! I've been given a very exciting opportunity to work over in Shanghai for 6-8 weeks, so due to China's strict internet laws I'm not sure if I'll be able to blog, so it might be...
My pick of what caught my eye.Every year a new crop of aspiring graduate designers make their way to the Business Design Centre in Angel, for New Designers. Competing individually and across univer...
NEW DESIGNERS 2011 WEEKS 1 & 2
My pick of what caught my eye.Every year a new crop of aspiring graduate designers make their way to the Business Design Centre in Angel, for New Designers. Competing individually and across unive...