Lost in Shanghai

[Pink Cat]

Hello everyone,

does anyone knows a good place for an internship in Shanghai? I'm here until January for an internship but unfortunately the workshop where I'm at doesn't receive enough work and I have nothing much do to.

I finished my apprenticeship in Germany in July. Before tailoring I worked with fashion and design.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

[Steelmillal]

Ask the people in the neighborhood ther. Find some old codger who is willing to pay you nothing and teach. Sometimes, we old-ish farts really, really want to pass on what we worked so hard to, humbly, master. We've Masters here that do that. The technical questions and answers are, to me, a joy to view and learn from.


35 years ago I walked into a vintage wooden boat shop and asked if I could be an apprentice. Tim looked at me, without missing a beat, asked, "Do I have to pay you!?" I said no. He said, "you're hired!" and handed me a broom. Spent four years on an off with him surrounded by precious wooden art. I'd give a lot for another month with that old man! Same with my tailor before retiring, but I didn't have the time.


You're young. MAKE the time    You wont regret it. Let us know, yeah? Good luck!

[Pink Cat]

I should have made an update last year. I knocked on every tailor's door and eventually found an internship in Shanghai that opened my mind and probably changed the course of my career. I always thought I was going to work for theaters, now... not so sure. Learned a lot, went to Italy, came back to Germany but everyday I think about Shanghai, the friends I made and what I learned.

Thanks for the kind words, Steelmillal, it did help

[OlymposPartizanos]

I'm a bit curious where did you take your internship there?