A look back at the best of Jing Daily’s Q&A series, from designer Paola Sinisterra and painter Hong Ling to rising fashion star Haizhen Wang, coffee evangelist Mike Fung, and foodie extraordinaire Janice Leung.

At last weekend's Met Gala, Chinese stars invited by Lane Crawford showed off styles from both established and up-and-coming designers.

In a sophisticated strategy combining fashion with art, Italian luxury brand Bottega Veneta recently launched a contemporary art exhibition in its Shanghai concept store.

From Front Row to Alter, Le Lutin to THE VILLA, The Olive Shoppe to Dong Liang, Triple-Major to B.Y., in recent years Shanghai has become the epicenter of China's growing independent multi-brand boutique scene.

While news of China’s luxury and fashion markets -- and their consumers -- often make for attractive headlines, one story often lost in the mix is the Chinese creatives powering the country's burgeoning design industry.