Beijing - The Glass Magazine

The Serpentine Galleries announces the reopening of its Blueprints exhibition tomorrow

August 3, 2020

THE Serpentine Galleries joins a large number of galleries reopening, announcing its relaunch tomorrow with the exhibition Cao Fei: Blueprints. These unprecedented times, though limiting in many ways, offer new...

Glass celebrates … the Song Art Museum, Beijing

Kay Ean Leong

October 30, 2018

Design, Feature

LOCATED in a tranquil, landscaped garden along the Wenyu River in Beijing is the Song Art Museum, a private art institution founded by Zhongjun Wang in September 2017. The museum, home to 80 pieces of art from ...

The House of Garrard Beijing store opens

Ruth Misamu

October 2, 2018

Fashion, Feature, Jewellery and Watches

BASED in the landmark Emperor Group Centre skyscraper on Chang’An Street, The House of Garrard has opened its new boutique, situated on the ground floor. Spread across 100 square metres. It includes VIP rooms w...

Chaumet - Imperial Splendours - Central Saint Martins Collaboration

Chaumet design competition celebrates its Imperial Splendours exhibition, Beijing

Caroline Simpson

April 27, 2017

Culture, Feature

CELEBRATED French high jewellery company Chaumet has opened a unique exhibition, Imperial Splendours: The Art of Jewellery Since The 18th Century, in Beijing. And to celebrate the show, which opened t...

Glass stays at the Rosewood, Beijing

Sara Hesikova

January 2, 2017

Asia, China, Feature, Travel

THE perfect balance between the traditional and the modern – that would be the most suitable description of the Rosewood Beijing a newly opened 22-storey hotel, and you can encounter this symbiosis in every det...

A Moment in Time, Photography by Vincent Cui

From the archive – Glass explores the ancient Beijing hutongs with Shu Yi, renowned writer and activist

Glass Archive

August 11, 2016

Archive, Feature

A moment in time – Shu Yi, renowned writer and activist, takes Glass on a trip through the ancient Beijing hutongs and argues his case for their survival TOURISTS take rickshaw rides through the narrow stree...

How has China become the most powerful art market in the world?

Bruna Volpi

November 6, 2015

Art, Feature

From the Glass Archive: The Power of Vision – Part one of a Glass exploration to reveal just how China became the most powerful art market in the world A sleeping giant has awakened in the East. From the as...

Darkness and light

Samantha Kuok Leese

September 4, 2015

Archive, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

China’s preeminent playwright, Cao Yu, was a catalyst for introducing spoken theatre to his country and a revolutionary of dreams. Glass discovers more about theatre’s little known star “The Sun Rises an...

Luxury on form

Jack Aldane

August 31, 2015

Asia, Beijing, Culture of Commerce, Feature, Travel

“Ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen.” So goes the motto at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in China’s capital, Beijing. Chinese culture treats concepts such as lady-like and gentlemanly behaviour with not...

The beauty of ambiguity – Yang Fudong

Tara Wheeler

July 10, 2015

Archive, Art, Avant Art, Culture, Feature, Glass Celebrates, Photography

There is nothing black and white about Yang Fudong’s film and video art. It is intricate and philosophical, playful and compelling, striking and underpinned by a beautiful ambiguity. His works bear the hall...

M.Patmos wins International Woolmark Prize

Kim Ing

June 4, 2015

Culture, News

In March this year the 2015 the Woolmark final of the International Woolmark Prize came to Beijing, along with an esteemed panel of fashion's influential elite, including designer Victoria Beckham, Angelica C...

Chloé celebrates opening of new boutique in Beijing with runway show

Louise Lui

December 11, 2014

News

To celebrate the grand opening of Chloé’s first ready-to-wear concept boutique in Shin Kong Place, Beijing, creative director Clare Waight Keller held a Spring/Summer 2015 fashion show. The event, held at the N...

The Beijing connection

Livia Feltham

December 4, 2014

Feature

Like any fashion platform that’s in its formative years, Mercedes Benz China Fashion Week has offered up a lot to see. This year, Glass has placed some astute eyes for a peek behind-the-curtain of the chaotic c...

Bulgari Hotel to open in Beijing in 2017

Livia Feltham

October 22, 2014

Asia, Beijing, Culture, Design, Fashion, Feature, Glass Design, News, Travel

Entering any one of the three Bulgari Hotel’s dotted around the world for just a moment is the one-stop way to immerse yourself in luxury from the first floor up. Whether that may be in London, Milan or Bal...

A rose is a rose

Amanda Bernstein

September 15, 2014

Asia, Beijing, Feature, Travel

Rosewood Hotels and Resorts’ first property in China will open in Beijing in October 2014. Coinciding with this exciting announcement, the Rosewood Hotel in London has just won the acclaimed Hotel...

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts open new hotel in Tianjin, China

Amanda Bernstein

August 15, 2014

Asia, Avant Art, China, News, Travel

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has opened its 85th hotel in China’s largest northern port city, Tianjin. The 302-room Shangri-La sits on the bank of the Haihe River in the new Hedong District. Tianjin is a bustl...

First Rosewood Hotel to open in China – Rosewood Beijing

Amanda Bernstein

June 30, 2014

Asia, Beijing, News, Travel

The first property in China for Rosewood Hotels and Resorts is scheduled to open Summer 2014. The 283 room ultra–luxurious Rosewood Beijing is located in the central business centre of Beijing, Chaoyang Distric...

Waldorf Astoria opens in Beijing

Amanda Bernstein

March 1, 2014

Asia, Beijing, Culture, Design, Feature, Glass Design, News, Travel

Hilton Worldwide and Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts have announced the opening of Waldorf Astoria Beijing, the second Waldorf Astoria hotel in China. The hotel offers 176 luxuriously appointed guest room...

When style is a  woman

Lillian He

January 10, 2014

Feature

“When Hong Kong is a woman, she stands in emancipation, fans her lashes, highlights her lines, clasping her silver handbag under a coat of grey. dismantles an entire truth – Hong Kong, a woman of contrasts...

Xu Zhen and Ji Dachun at the Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art

Louise Lui

January 9, 2014

Avant Art, News

To start the 2014 programme, the Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art is showcasing two major solo exhibitions by Chinese artists Xu Zhen and Ji Dachun. A MadeIn Company Production by Xu Zhen is a mid-career r...

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