Bling Bling For Real

Biennale Des Antiquaires Paris 2012, Grand Palais.

It cannot get more glamorous! All the top luxury brands in the world come to showcase their most exquisite jewellery, furniture, artefact, and antique collection. I'm just very glad that I'm in Paris to see them for myself.

First collaborative project at ENSCI

No project brief. I'm in a group where we source inspiration from the school to create a piece that conveys the spirit of the school in our point of view. It can be a space, a video, a sculpture, ... anything. We are presenting it in front of whole freshers next Friday (estimated 90 people).

This is my first time working with people outside of textiles design, therefore, having to meet up for concept, theme, and development is a bit of an adjust. Besides, I'm teamed up with three French students!!!

Anyway, our group is still searching for a starting point, and I am still finding my way IN.

Starting off

Oh dear. This past 10 days has been quite mental. Went to many places in Paris; tried out new restaurants, and met new friends.

Started new school life at ENSCI along with loads of French and networking. Due to my limited French, I felt like a child most of the time... following wherever people are going, asking them to repeat what they just said.  Peers are very friendly though. In my opinion, the atmosphere at ENSCI is more open than in Chelsea, as in how people interact with each other between design industriel and textile ( the two main courses here). The French are less shy to talk to international students than in London. Textile facilities at ENSCI are great, considering that they only take 10 new student each year.  More surprisingly, I saw dubied knitting machine!!! wohoo can't wait to start new project.

However, most importantly, I finally move into my own apartment. Special thanks to Peter, who kindly accommodated me while I was homeless.

Bon appétit- French dining philosophy

1. Eat well

2. Willing to spend time on it ( cause sometimes you can have so-so food, but still takes up an amount of time for it)

I have never in my life, spent so much on dining alone. Usually when you're eating alone, you have your smart phone next to you, so you can feel that you're needed somewhere else or you can ease out the awkwardness among groups of chattering people. Since I do not have 3G on my iphone, plus, I do have time. Therefore, I began to appreciate the passing of time while I dine... For example, I began to taste the sweetness of beer , and kept on track on when does the sweetness go away, then, I took another sip. It actually took me almost an hour to finish up my salad and beer tonight. Quite an experience.

 Now, take your time, and enjoy the song.

'Make Good Art'

This shall be the speech that I remind myself from time to time; both good and bad.
Neil Richard Gaiman ( born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He has won numerous awards, including Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, Newbery Medal, and Carnegie Medal in Literature. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work. (Source from Wikipedia)