Hello everyone. Tomorrow I arrive back in Perth, to the world of $4.40 coffees, $300 hotel rooms, and taxi fares which make your eyes...
READ MORELife between Buildings
Hanoian Laneway
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 27, 2013 | Hanoi, Laneways, Skinny Buildings
Width from building line to building line: 3.60m (11’10”)
READ MOREThe Shopfront Dilemma
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | Hanoi, Retail Design, Shopfronts
Now, many – most – of the Hanoi shop-fronts have a roller door. Bad? Good.Just like in a shopping centre, a roller door...
READ MOREAnother Stunning Hanoian Streetscene
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | Beautiful Bikes, Colour, Hanoi, Skinny Buildings
I have written earlier about my attraction to this city and these types of scenes. I am still wrestling with the simple words that...
READ MOREHanoi Retailer Interview
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | Hanoi, Restaurants, Retailer of the Day
This is Lam, He is the co-owner of Ying & Yang Restaurant at 78 Ma May in Hanoi, Vietnam. The restaurant is about...
READ MOREHanoi Shopfronts
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | Hanoi, Hardware, Shopfronts
Above: Huy Hoang, 43 Thuoc Bac, Hanoi, Vietnam. Shopfront width: 4.82m (15’10”) for both. I didn’t pop in to sneak a...
READ MORETiny Tables The Hanoi Way
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | Hanoi
And, oh look – a broom. Every retailer should have one.New here? More Tiny Tables.
READ MOREA Beautiful City update
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | A Beautiful City News
Hi there guys. Just a note and reminder of the following: I am in Vietnam right now, returning on Tuesday 30 July. I have added...
READ MOREStunning French Buildings?
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | Colour, Decoration, Hanoi, Shape / Form / Texture
I have been racking my brain, trying to work out what it is within this city that I respond to so strongly. I think I am going to create...
READ MOREShopfronts of Hanoi
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | Hanoi, Shopfronts