Virtual China

I recently discovered Charles Frith’s blog, Punk Planning, which details his journeys through China as a planner from the advertising world.

(FYI: In the advertising world, the planner is the bridge between the consumers and the writers/producers. They’re typically the ones running focus groups and interviews, and are responsible for crafting creative briefs to capture the essence of the consumers’ viewpoints.)

The writing in the blog is a little bit too rambly for my personal taste, but there are frequent gems, such as:

• These beautiful porcelain cups. (Original post.)

  
  UPDATE: David Pescovitz over at Boing Boing has discovered that the artist responsible for these is Lei Xue, a Germany-based artist from China.

• An interesting post about his visit to the Tier 4 city of Ba Zhou, read entire post here. Highlights within include:

  - Polythene sheet insulated windows… with a Snoopy decoration hanging in the middle of it.

  

  - Coal fired oven (I really have a thing for kitchens).

  

  - The outdoor fridge.

  

Check out Charles Frith’s blog — Punk Planning.