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Helping Hands

BySusan Chan

Spring is definitely in the air. Much to retailers’ delight, the unseasonably warm air entices women to window shop and sometimes, ahem, store shop. On such an adventure, I stumbled upon a beautiful in-store design that was short of a full blown art installation. From afar, the delicate colors were ethereal. The pattern, mesmerizing. The…

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Bravo Carl Martinez

BySusan Chan

Carl Martinez and his Chinatown studio was featured online on NY Magazine’s Design Hunting today. Carl is a uber talented New York based hardware designer that I have had the honor to work with on Feng Shui projects. Congratulations Carl! See more of Carl’s work here.

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There’s a Dragon in my Tea!

BySusan Chan

I love this packaging! I have been guilty of buying products just for the packaging (anyone care for any mint jelly foot cream?), but this time, I am very familiar with the item. Mariage Frères, one of my favorite French tea companies has released this beautiful tin of aromatic green tea accented with a hint…

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Do you hear what I hear?

BySusan Chan

When I’m walking the streets of New York or riding our lovely subway system, I am always floored by how many people are on their gadgets. Iphones, kindles, nooks, ipads etc. I understand, commuting is a bore. But what stood out to me even more is what many of them were wearing on their heads…

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Not a glass slipper

BySusan Chan

I can’t believe I have already started my holiday shopping. It’s not even Thanksgiving yet. I guess I have not escaped the early holiday marketing that we’ve all been bombarded with. But look what I came across while web-shopping…FELT slippers! But let the truth be known – it’s actually something I need. Maybe my new…

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What I did this weekend

BySusan Chan

I put it off long enough. Until this weekend, I was wearing tank tops layered under flimsy jackets, with my toes turning purple from the cooler New York weather. I was one of the last opponents of autumn, squeezing out every ounce of the last days of summer. In Feng Shui, the change of seasons…

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A little Color on a Grey Day

BySusan Chan

Here we go again, manic fall weather. 80 degrees and gorgeous one day, grimfully wet and grey another. Like today. Sneezing and coughing surround you. Ill humor lingers dangerously. What do you do, where do you go? First things first, make sure you are getting enough sleep and are drinking enough water. Also make sure…

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Take the Fizzle out of your Sizzle

BySusan Chan

It’s sizzling outside but is it sizzling in your love corner? Hopefully you’ve been following and you know where the love corner of your home is. If not, don’t fret, here is a handy bagua to help you locate it. When you walk through your front door, it would be the furthest corner to the…

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