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Archive for July, 2009

Casio G-Shock “Shock the World” Party.

Casio G-Shock "Shock the World" Party.
Casio will display the latest trends and promote local pop culture August 7th when it hosts its G-Shock “Shock the World” Party in Shanghai. Famous Japanese DJ Masanori Morita, G-Shock fanatics and other tendsters are invited. Available for purchase at the event will be limited edition...
July 31st, 2009 | Events | Read More

Do you DIY?

Do you DIY?
“Making the things you need, making the things you want, making things unique in that market, one of a kind personal items, this has become the highest level pursuit of DIY.” – Chinese DIY’er This is the ethos of the an emerging DIY culture amongst Chinese youth. DIY culture among Chinese...
July 30th, 2009 | China Design, Creativity and Design, Trends and Insights | Read More

Swatch x MTV Playground coming to Shanghai August 1st & 2nd.

Swatch x MTV Playground coming to Shanghai August 1st & 2nd.
Swatch and MTV have teamed up for a unique creative design competition that connects innovative and creative talent from all over the world to help design new Swatch lines. The competition arrives in Shanghai August 1st and 2nd in People’s Square. Many creative games and design activities will...
July 29th, 2009 | China Design, Events | Read More

From the streets to the Internet…

From the streets to the Internet...
At enoVate we focus a lot of our attention and observations on street fashion and street inspiration. Why? A young Chinese person can look at lookbook after lookbook or any number of runway shows being held now in China, but a lot these aspects still remain aspirational and unobtainable. We want to look...
July 29th, 2009 | China Design, Trends and Insights | Read More

With No Regret Tour

With No Regret Tour
Many bands in China trade on the image of being punk or indie but very few  follow through with the associated ideals, particularly of being DIY and most importantly TOURING!! Laofoye – With No Regret Laofoye and Autopuzzle are two young bands from Southern China whom have bucked this trend and...
July 28th, 2009 | Events, Music | Read More

WHO IS JIA JUNPENG AND WHY WON’T HE COME HOME FOR DINNER?!

WHO IS JIA JUNPENG AND WHY WON
Following previous Chinese internet trends such as ‘Grass Mud Horse’ and thought to be closely linked to the World of Warcraft’s imposed down time in China, comes the latest internet ‘boredom’ phenomenon, Jia Junpeng. The original post, only contains the line, “Jia Junpeng your mom...
July 27th, 2009 | Trends and Insights | Read More

eno X Coffee Bean X Shanghaiist Eclipse Party!

eno X Coffee Bean X Shanghaiist Eclipse Party!
enoVate will be celebrating the once in a lifetime Shanghai Eclipse event with our friends eno, Coffee Bean, and the Shanghaiist on July 22nd. The Eclipse begins at 9:36AM, so come early for breakfast and coffee and enjoy this once in a lifetime experience! Come to one of the five locations mentioned...
July 20th, 2009 | Events | Read More

Where does inspiration come from?….Vol. 1

Where does inspiration come from?....Vol. 1
Where does inspiration come from? This is a question we often ask ourselves here at enoVate. This is especially important for the members of our design team. In this week’s edition of “Where does inspiration come from?” our Senior Designer, Kelvin Jin provides some visual inspiration...
July 20th, 2009 | Creativity and Design | Read More

Event Alert – Music and Youth This Saturday

Event Alert - Music and Youth This Saturday
Our parent company, eno, will be launching their enoise brand with a huge concert at the flagship changle lu store this Saturday. The concert starts at 6:30pm and includes some great bands, including hard queen, pink berry, 21 grams, the mushrooms, joker, and the sonnet. We will be there drinking the...
July 17th, 2009 | Events, Music | Read More

We Moved Down the Hall

We Moved Down the Hall
Come visit!
July 16th, 2009 | Miscellaneous | Read More