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Breakfast with Hannan

17 October 2026 · Shenzhen · Breakfast with Zhang Hannan

Breakfast in Shenzhen with Zhang Hannan. A long-time friend, and the designer behind many projects since 2004.

By Caspar ter Horst · Published 17 October 2026

Zhang Hannan at the breakfast table in Shenzhen, with floral bowls and a small spotted dog figurine in the foreground — Zhang Hannan · Shenzhen · 17 October 2026.

Hannan was one of my first employees at Asia-XL in 2004. More than twenty years later, here we are, having breakfast in Shenzhen.

His work connects many of the projects on this website. The Asia-XL videos. The ProductIP logo, which I sketched and he finished. PNNL, Parking Golf Open, Charging Stage and Charging Open.

Many projects. A long friendship. And time for breakfast.

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Wood-fired ovens and stacked firewood at the restaurant in Shenzhen — A glimpse of the place. Shenzhen, 17 October 2026.

Another chapterA bigger stage →Is more better? →Monday is basketball night. →An afternoon looking ahead. →Hello, world. Again. →Plenty of road ahead. →From Kitchen Table to Stage →