It was a beautiful autumn afternoon in downtown Shanghai and I was meeting with David & Elodie to discuss a few things so I figured I would time it for a lunch with the whole gang of Sekkei Studio. After much debate, fierce words and verb threats that would make my mother blush, it was decided that amongst all the choices of Shanghai life, having traveled half way around the world from Canada or France: We would have Mcdonalds delivered to the office!

The great thing about lunch @ Sekkei Studio is the rooftop patio. Along with parking the bikes, smoking and watching the neighboring buildings go up, it means that we catch a few rays plus have an excuse to catch up on the day’s events. It was a matter of dusting off the table, grabbing all available chairs and squeezing in for the best position to munch down all available burgers, chicken nuggets and fries.

These are the moments that bring a team together. The value of a spontaneous lunch is exactly was it is, spontaneous. It was a busy day but a good meal. Keep up the good work guys!

Until Next Time and Remember……..you either like pickles on the burger or ya don’t!

It was a grey and rainy day in early November in downtown Shanghai and Sekkei Studio was on Yandang Lu for the opening ceremonies of Hello Allo Canada. Hello Allo Canada  was a free, downtown Shanghai event with interactive displays, educational booths, immigration specialists, tourism information, arts, crafts, music, movies, competitions and food. There were over 100,000 visits over three days to learn about the vibrancy of Canada

It was a busy morning with lots of dignitaries and chinese government officals giving speeches. As Mark Ceolin, the chair of the Canadian chamber was finishing his speech, I got a chance to catch up with David to get his reflections on the concept of Hello Allo Canada. Here is part of our conversation

Our Man in SH: What do you think of the Festival and the Opening Ceremonies?

David: This is a different type of festival. The French week was about business and there wasn’t much about France. Hello Allo Canada seems to be more about a cultural exchange rather than a business event. It gives people a chance to learn about another country.

Our Man in SH: Do you know much about Canada?

David: I know there is alot of snow and that you Canadians seem to be hooked on Maple Syrup.

Our Man in SH: Do you think you would ever travel to Canada for a visit?

David: I have been interested in taking a trip to Montreal or Quebec City. To me, these two cities have a historical connection to France.

Our Man in SH: Don’t you think you’re forgetting about Toronto?

David: I just assumed there would be an “Our Man in Shanghai” tour to Toronto. Canada is a big country and I am sure I’ll get aroiund to seeing alot of different places.

Our Man in SH: Anything particular that comes to your mind as the highlight of the morning so far?

David: Didn’t you promise me a free pancake breakfast @ the Julie’s tent? What’s up with all these moose on the streets of Shanghai.

All in all it was a great three days of hanging out with the Canadian community in Shanghai. Until Next time!

After much international fanfare and hype, the team at Sekkei Studio’s welcomes me, Canadian Peter Davison aka Our Man in Shanghai as the inaugural blogger for this dynamic founding French duo of David Henriques/Elodie Lo Van and their team at Sekkei Studio.

How did this relationship come about?

The relationship came about do to the simple business principles of building and designing good websites. David and Elodie have the philosophy down to a tee: Create Websites that you want .  Oh, did I mention how much we all enjoy a good teppanyaki?

Websites and Social Media = Websites with Customers

As of this evening, Sekkei Studio’s and Our Man in Shanghai will work together to create websites that you want plus help drive a social media campaign that will lead to the customers that you need. Our intelligent by design campaigns will be a one stop solution for web design and social media.

What on earth are you talking about?

Come back again and catch up on the on-goings of sekkei studios and Our Man in Shanghai to learn more about the whole team, our campaigns and how fun life can be while working in one of the largest cities in the world: Shanghai, China