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Flash Art
If the thought of using flashcards to learn your hanzi makes you shrivel and almost puke, well, we hear ya. We’ve been there too. But fret no more – Chineasy is here. Featuring over 100 pictorial postcards with simplified, sleek graphics and images, this compact booklet makes memorizing characters something you’ll actually want to do – each card is fun, whimsical and pretty darn cute. RMB180 (and they’ve got a phone app, too).
> Available at the Bookworm (see Listings for details)
Bright and Green
Light bulbs aren’t the most exciting things to covet, but this one by Chinese green tech company Nanoleaf is seriously dope. Marketed as ‘the world’s most efficient light bulb,’ it only uses 10 watts of energy to produce 1,200 lumens at its brightest, equivalent to a 75-watt incandescent light bulb. For now, the Nanoleaf Bloom (that’s its name) is exclusively available online at Baidu Future Shop, and comes with a desk lamp whose touch sensor acts as the light switch. Go green or go home. RMB198.
UNDER THE LENS
The Nike Studio
It’s a gym. It’s an art gallery. It’s… both? To celebrate the 2015 World Athletic Championships in Beijing, sport giant Nike has partnered up with a Beijing art gallery and installed a jaw-dropping workout space within its premises. Spearheaded by Shanghai-based design studio Coordination Asia, the project – called (somewhat unoriginally) The Nike Studio – transforms a 1,200-sqm venue into an immersive, multi-functional lounge experience. Infinity motifs are relayed through interactive installations and LED-lit display cases, while free-floating installations combine motivational phrases with the brand’s new Holiday 2015 collection. Workout zones are outfitted in black with contrasting beams, while low-slung benches are surrounded by gleaming pillars. So far, Nike hasn't disclosed the name of the gallery involved, so you'll have to put your running shoes on and just track it down yourself.
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