Barbie Shanghai Barbie Shanghai Barbie Shanghai was the first Mattel Barbie flagship store in the world. Located in Shanghai, China, this store held the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of Barbie dolls and licensed Barbie products. It ceased activities in March 2011. Mattel worked with BIG, the branding and design division of Ogilvy & Mather, to develop creative concept, identify project location, explore featured activities and identify creative partners. Slade Architecture led the design including the exterior, interior, fixtures, and furnishings. Spa treatments, hair and nail services, and skincare products were available. The Design Center allowed girls to become a fashion
Made in China (2009 film) Winner of the Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking award at the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival 2009. The film focuses on a novelty inventor named "Johnson", a 20-something from Texas who has designed what he believes will be the next great novelty item. He makes contact with a Chinese manufacturer in Shanghai via Craigslist and decides to fly to China with his life savings to create his dream product. Upon arrival, his contact fails to show up or answer his phone. Johnson decides to negotiate the manufacturing contract himself, without knowledge of Chinese. Johnson explains, "every object has a story, and