Shanghai Old Street 上海老街
The buildings of Shanghai Old Street retain the characteristics of residences in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and early Republican days (1911-1949). On the street you will find a number of antique and curio shops, as we… — **Shanghai Old Street 上海老街**

The buildings of Shanghai Old Street retain the characteristics of residences in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and early Republican days (1911-1949). On the street you will find a number of antique and curio shops, as well as restaurants and teahouses.

22million strong and growing

Jin Mao Tower 金茂大厦 (top left) 421m/1,380ft, 88 floors

Shanghai World Financial Center 世界金融大厦 (top right) 492m/1,614ft, 101 floors

Shanghai Tower (bottom), 632m/2,073ft, floors TBD (This is going to be the world’s second tallest tower, the first is 828m tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai.)

future tunnel continues

This underground tunnel takes you from Huangpu 黄浦 to Pudong 浦东 with insane sound effects, beams and lights. It’s definitely one of the trippiest ride I’ve ever been on.

Oriental Pearl Tower 東方明珠塔
This amazing, ultra-modern tower is a TV and radio hub that services the Shanghai area with more than nine television channels and ten FM radio channels. — **Oriental Pearl Tower 東方明珠塔**

This amazing, ultra-modern tower is a TV and radio hub that services the Shanghai area with more than nine television channels and ten FM radio channels.

DADA

DADA is a dive bar located in the French Concession area in Shanghai. We met up with our friend Derek from SF who relocated to Shanghai and started his business venture.

birth

M50

M50 is one of the most well-known and dense creative zones in Shanghai. It’s located at 50 Moganshan Lu, thus it gets its name M50. There are numerous studios and galleries mixed and hidden in the labyrinth with only one point of entry. Many up and coming artists and established names operate out of here.

http://www.m50.com.cn/

Studio Dumbar (Shanghai)

Thanks to Martin Venezky, I was able to pay visit at Studio Dumbar in Shanghai. Studio Dumbar is a graphic design studio based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. They opened up their second studio in Shanghai in 2005.

I’ve always been a big fan of their work, it’s such a treat to go behind the scene and meet with the team who did the inspiring and extraordinary work.

Joost Roozekrans, the creative director, filled me in on the insights of a designer life in Shanghai.