Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles
January 21, 2023
This past weekend, Nigel visited La Brasserie — the restaurant now occupying the former location of Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles. Nigel had visited Les Halles in 1992 and was pleased to see the same great food, and same great atmosphere at La Brasserie.
Old and New
January 21, 2023
The New York Public Library and the Bank of America building, juxtaposed in New York City.
Advanced Therapies Week II
January 19, 2023
Sneak peek of the Miami Beach Event Center’s exterior on our way in to Advanced Therapies Week.
Phacilitate Advanced Therapies Week
January 18, 2023
Up close and personal with Nigel Walker at Phacilitate’s Advanced Therapies Week in Miami, FL.
Gaslamp Typography
January 14, 2023
With another successful client visit in Southern California in the books, we’re going to fill the remainder of the weekend by touring downtown San Diego.
Mad House Comedy Club
January 14, 2023
Rounding up a productive weekend with a few laughs at San Diego’s Mad House Comedy Club.
Boyd Street Ventures
January 13, 2023
On Friday we met with James Spann from Boyd Street Ventures in La Jolla to discuss how we can augment his new fund.
Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego
January 13, 2023
Stunning shot from inside a boutique light store in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter.
The Lodge at Torrey Pines
January 13, 2023
No, this is not a magazine cover. Just enjoying a beautiful evening with Boyd Street Ventures at The Lodge at Torrey Pines outside San Diego.
The Palace, San Francisco
January 10, 2023
Enjoying the beautiful interior of San Francisco’s Palace Hotel on Market Street at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference.
JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
January 9, 2023
It’s been two years since we visited San Francisco. We’ve missed the Bay Area and are psyched to be in town for the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference.
Pier 9 San Fran
January 9, 2023
Dockside with views of the bridge for the eChinaHealth cocktail party. Thanks, Minghua Lu and Min Park.
Min Park
January 9, 2023
Thank you to Min Park, Chief Business Officer at Aton. It was a pleasure to present alongside you at the JP Morgan conference.
See You in Miami
January 9, 2023
Track us down on the beach. We’ll be at Phacilitate Advanced Therapies Week in Miami January 17-20.
Scanning in the Orange
January 8, 2023
An opportune shot from the gate of Nigel’s luggage getting loaded into the plane. When your luggage is TN Orange, it’s really easy to identify.
New York or Gotham?
January 1, 2023
Despite looking quite ominous on this gloomy New Years Day, Hudson Yards is abuzz with holiday tourists.
Cats at Play
December 31, 2022
Sarah and Ivy are looking forward to another year of lazing about. They have no idea how good they’ve got it.
Farewell, Model X
December 30, 2022
Today we say goodbye to our faithful Tesla Model X, which served us well for over 40,000 miles during the Road to 50 States. Fun fact: This is the only 2019 Model X to have visited 48 states in 50 days.
The Song of the Cell
December 25, 2022
Thank you to the team at Kineticos Ventures for the new read, “The Song of the Cell” by Siddhhartha Mukherjee.
Wheeler Bio, Boston Lab
December 21, 2022
Just met with Stephen Hamilton and some of the new hires at Wheeler Bio’s recently finished Boston Lab.
ProtaGene
December 21, 2022
Happy to finally be able to tour the new ProtaGene facility on the outskirts of Boston.
MassBiologics
December 20, 2022
Our team swung by the offices of MassBiologics. Their program is one of the industry’s best kept secrets, but they are on their way to national notoriety.
SmartLabs
December 19, 2022
The team just met with the Co-Founder of SmartLabs to discuss their vision for expansion in the new year, and a strategy for delivering flexible solutions for building out labs and bioprocess facilities.
ArrantaBio’s Staff Cares
December 19, 2022
An early look at ArrantaBio’s newly-designed “Staff Cares” logo, typically used during cultural events and recruiting outreach programs.
Bruins 7-3
December 19, 2022
The crowd at TD Garden absolutely erupting as the Bruins beat the Panthers.
TD Garden, Boston
December 19, 2022
Nigel is suited up for his first NHL game at TD Garden — Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers.
Incheon Airport
December 16, 2022
If you’re having a hard time finding Incheon Airport, just look for the giant suitcase statues.
Year of the Pig
December 16, 2022
Spotted these beautiful stone zodiac sculptures while wandering through the National Folk Museum.
Color
December 16, 2022
Petitioning for this image to serve as the 2023 creative reference for That’s Nice.
Bukchon village area
December 16, 2022
The Gyeogbokgung Palace is located in Bukchon Village, a historic tourist destination filled with small craft shops.
Strange Sculpture
December 16, 2022
A strange sculpture without a maker’s mark just outside the palace.
National Folk Museum
December 16, 2022
The National Folk Museum, located right by Gyeongbokgung palace, with its pagoda peeking out from behind.
Gyeongbokgung Palace
December 16, 2022
Visiting the Gyeongbokgung Palace after an afternoon of snow in Seoul.
Lotte World Tower II
December 16, 2022
The Lotte Tower is an iconic Seoul landmark. Although this is not our picture, we felt it deserved a place in our newsfeed.
Starfield Library, Seoul
December 15, 2022
The Starfield Library has become a popular destination in Seoul for young people meet, drink tea and coffee, and read.
Lotte World Tower
December 15, 2022
Looking up at the Lotte World Tower from the ground floor of Fine Art Sculpture Garden.
Seoul From Above
December 14, 2022
Arrived at the Conrad Hotel in South Korea with a magnificent view of the new high end mall, The Hyundai.
Samsung Biologics
December 14, 2022
We had a delightful day at Samsung Biologics in Songdo, South Korea. We first visited in 2013 and have seen them progress into one of the leading commercial powerhouses in mammalian cell culture. Thanks Kevin, Bumjun, Jungmin, and everyone else we met.
Nice to CU
December 14, 2022
Always interesting to see different signage from around the world. Perhaps this is a Korean cousin of That’s Nice.
Snow in Seoul
December 13, 2022
It took somewhere between 25-30 visits, but it finally happened: Nigel’s first Korean snowfall.
63 Footer
December 12, 2022
The first picture of the 63’ yacht we plan to sail across the Pacific beginning June 24, 2023. “Time to make a change, one wave at a time.”
24,000 and Counting
December 11, 2022
After a firm push on LinkedIn over the past 5 weeks, Nigel has broken his start-of-year goal of 24,000 followers.
British Bar
December 10, 2022
England loses to France 1-2 in the world cup quarter finals and the patrons of Lisbon’s “British Bar” are struggling to cope.
More Lisbon
December 10, 2022
Nothing like a Canon pointed over Lisbon.
Castelo de Jorge Lisbon
December 10, 2022
Always a must to visit the Castelo de Jorge in Lisbon when visiting Portugal.
DataHow
December 9, 2022
Pleased to announce that we’ll be working with the Swiss company DataHow. Even more pleased that we got to kick off our relationship by attending their annual Christmas party in Lisbon.
Hovione
December 9, 2022
Visiting Hovione — a trail blazing Portuguese CDMO dominating spray drying for the past decade — for the first time in a while.
Somai Pharmaceuticals
December 9, 2022
Bird’s eye shot of the Portuguese facility of Somai Pharmaceuticals — an alternative pharmaceutical company preparing to bring its GMP plant for non-THC therapeutics online.
Lisbon at Night
December 9, 2022
Lisbon, Portugal is a beautiful city, but — from spending so much time in the 24/7 hustle and bustle of NYC — the distinct lack of people out in the early evening can feel quite odd.
Typographical Memory Road
December 8, 2022
Shortly after arriving in Portugal, Nigel found some interesting typography: American Typewriter Condensed — the very same font we used to develop the first That’s Nice logo in 1995.