Damian Holmes

Last week I went to Shenzhen to meet with some potential clients for some urban design and landscape architecture projects. All went well and should hear some news soon. I saw some parts of Shenzhen on my trips to and from the airport and whilst sitting in my hotel room looking over Shenzhen. I lived [...]

As apart of my setting goals for 2010 I set 5 words – one of which was Simple.
Simple Ideas. Simple Concepts. Simple Processes and Simplify.
Tonight I decided to Simplify my web reading. In 2009, I read too much business news, business trends, social media trends which often was great for small talk but often [...]

My News Years Eve 2005 – Sydney Opera House Steps
This time of year is often when people in the west reflect on the past year and set resolutions. However living in China most people don’t reflect until Chinese New Year which is February 14 – Year of the Tiger. So, as I am living in [...]

Recently, I attended the JUCCCE Green Ideas Lab in Shanghai. The event was 3 x 8 minute presentations followed by break out sessions in small groups. I thought it would be good to share the ‘light bulb’ moments that I had during and on the way home from the event.
IDEA 1: No matter how big [...]

The title of this post came to me this morning whilst getting a coffee at Croissants de France. Recently, the Croissants de France near my  apartment put in a new coffee bar with coffee, lattes, cappuccinos and milk teas at half the price (8-12RMB $1-2USD) of the coffee chains who charge 18-36RMB ($3-6USD). The Coffee [...]

I just came back from Green Drinks in Shanghai and there was a mix of Chinese and Foreigners (about 30/70) and it was interesting to see the crowd. It has grow immensely since the first green drinks last year at URBN hotel when about 25 people jammed into a room. Tonight the presentations were from [...]