Blog Tag - Plastered 8

Plastered 8 is Back – for a Limited Time Collab with the Grateful Dead
Submitted on Nov 14, 2022
Dead heads and Plastered 8 fans unite! The Beijing-based t-shirt brand, which shut its doors after 16 years in the capital on Oct 8, is back with...
No Need for a Plaster: A Convo with Dominic Johnson-Hill on Plastered 8's Impending Closure
Submitted on Aug 12, 2022
After 16 years in Beijing, Plastered 8 – what is perhaps the coolest apparel company in the capital (and China) – is closing its doors for good come...
How One British Entrepreneur Paved (and Plastered) His Own Way to Success
Submitted on May 18, 2020
One of the people who has been an inspiration for entrepreneurs and children alike in Beijing is the founder of Plastered 8; Dominic Johnson-Hill...
Not Their First Rodeo: Beijing Expat Entrepreneurs Here Since SARS Dish on Then vs Now
Submitted on Mar 04, 2020
Fresh off-the-boaters may be a little taken aback to hear that COVID-19 is not the first coronavirus to plague Beijing. Back in 2003, our fair...
New Travel Show Explores the Ancient Traditions of Rural China in the Face of Rapid Development
Submitted on Feb 27, 2019
From traversing the Gansu desert atop a camel, to visiting lumberjacks turning bankrupt border towns into tourist magnets, Dominic Johnson-Hill has...
过年How? Visiting the Burns Unit and Chowing Green Garlic With Dominic of Plastered 8
Submitted on Feb 01, 2019
We quiz some long-term Beijingers on how they intend to spend this year's Chinese New Year and hopefully uncover some horror stories along the way. ...
Red Hot Podcaster: Q&A with Brendan Davis, The Man Behind Tonight's (Dec 2) Hot Chili Eating Contest Livestream, and Host "Of Big Fish In the Middle Kingdom"
Submitted on Dec 02, 2017
From the silver screen to your podcast feed, to the live streaming of tonight's Maovember Hot Chili Pepper Eating Contest, Brendan Davis has run the...
GIVEAWAY! Plastered 8 Just Made the Only Christmas Decoration You Need This Year
Submitted on Nov 16, 2017
First, they canned Beijing’s smog, now they’ve captured an entire smoggy Beijing scene. Plastered 8 are up to their usual tricks again, creating what...
Smoggy Beijing Air Now Canned for You to Conveniently Take Anywhere
Submitted on Oct 12, 2016
Pull back the tab, crack open the can, and take a big, satisfying gulp of ... smog? That's right. Plastered 8 is now selling canned Beijing Air, for...
The Black Moth, Nali Patio's Latest Cocktail Venue, Serving Up By One Get One Free Drinks Until Sept. 22; Will Host Grand Opening Party Sept. 23
Submitted on Sep 23, 2016
From its perch on the fourth floor of Nali Patio, brand new The Black Moth cocktail bar is hoping to lure Beijingers like winged creatures to a flame...
Plastered 8 Heads Northeast: Pop-Up Store at East Hotel's Domain
Submitted on Aug 12, 2016
Plastered 8, one of Beijing's most iconic foreigner-run brands for over 10 years, has opened a pop-up store at East Hotel's Domain for the entire...