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Circa 2009, this Christian Audigier classic was picked out of the loft this weekend. Nigel remembers wearing it to the C&E News event in San Francisco. He has just 10 more pounds left to loose to achieve the magical 50 lbs. weight loss. You heard it here first - at JP Morgan 2020 he will achieve his goal of 166 lbs!

Nigel found an old school typewriter that connects to the iPad, which is basically pure gold. Here he is sitting in his new writing room with a cup of tea and the Sonos.

Lucas Visser is out at 6.00am on Sunday morning scouting locations for a new upcoming short film. Stay strong, Lucas!

Nigel is building out his New York home office with the SMEG brand, along with a number of custom pieces of furniture.

That's Nice celebrated designer Nataliya's birthday (albeit belated) with cake from Lady M. 

It's a long time coming, but we've finally hit the 14K connections mark on LinkedIn.

Brian Pierce picks some lemons this morning from his beautiful home in Alameda, CA. 

The Golden Gate Bridge is a sexy piece of architecture. The gateway to the bay never gets boring, no matter how many times we see it. Nigel is in the Bay Area, visiting clients. 

Happy times in Birmingham, England, as Nigel and his cousin see each other for some quality family time

That's Nice celebrates Friday with a team sushi lunch. 

12 days, 18 customers, 17,000 miles, 2 lost bags and new friends across Europe. Nigel reflects on the trip as he departs London and starts the extremely busy Q4 process of writing 2020 statement of work orders for our customers.

Nigel's bags were found in Amsterdam - wonder what they were doing there... 

The most beautiful piece of architecture in Spain and Nigel's personal favorite religious location from all corners of the world. It's much closer to completion than the first time he visited Barcelona in 1972

In case anyone ever thought Barcelona wasn’t in Nigel's top three cities in the world, the architectural design is transforming quickly in the Gaudi dominated city. Nigel has arrived at his second to last city of this extensive Euro trip.

Nigel is studying the simplicity of Synthetic Sapphire, a new material being used in the Hublot watch with a silicon wrist band. Looking at this beautiful timepiece, it's clear that Swiss watchmakers have done it again. Today is only a "looking" day - he's not buying...yet. 

As Nigel visits Basel, Switzerland at night, he points out that one giant Biologics CDMO is headquartered in here, and we can all agree - it's not a bad place to have your headquarters.

Looking for rare books in Zurich for new library, Nigel finds a street that sells rare books from around the world.

La Défense in Paris is a new area of the city that has grown from the financial district. 

Moving fast and onto the last leg of the two week trip, Nigel enjoys an evening in Zurich, Switzerland, a city that balances the French and the German. There's no denying - it's a real beauty at night.

Stopped for a selfie while scouting locations for a client event in Paris.

Haig is also in town during Nigel's visit to Paris - so how do you cram in seeing 6 French customers in 2 days?

Back to Servier to plan for next years business growth in Paris today. The new CEO for the Servier CDMO takes over today, October 1st - it's always a productive day at Servier!

Nigel has traveled to a different area of Paris as he continues to visit clients in France. Pictured here is the city's newly expanding financial district, as viewed from the Suresnes area. 

Nigel is just leaving GSK, a valued customer for last seven years. That's Nice is looking forward to supporting them at CPhI worldwide!

Nigel took a picture here last year, but it's still a dramatic scene worth revisiting at Studham village church in Bedfordshire.

International Correspondence Schools, certificate from 1935, Mr. Sydney Whitehurst. This course was for “Sign Writing,” the origins of communication in Nigel Walker's family.

Nigel is back in sunny England seeing family and friends in between a jam-packed 2 weeks of client visits. It's time to put on the new shiny jacket, and help with the gardening.

On the theme of exploring, Nigel heads back to Paris (making it his fifth city stop in five days) to see a client and a client prospect, in the city of love.

Director of Research and German soccer fan, TJ Ladage, finally pays his penance for losing a sports bet. He enjoys the best day of his life, wearing an England shirt. Only problem being, on close inspection, it’s clear he picked up a questionable knock-off in India...

Piazza Duomo Plaza in Milan, there are a handful of more beautiful sites of religious architecture than here. 

Rozzano, Italy is Nigel's next stop on his current European tour.  He was shopping for frames and look what was found - the TN brand colors, glitter and orange, together.

Carl Laemmle was an American filmmaker and founder of Universal Pictures - which he owned until 1934. Laemmle, who was born in Germany, produced or worked on over 400 films. His likeness is represented in this simple statue in Laupheim. Taking inspiration from film greats, we're happy to announce that NicePassion continues to move forward with three new short films.

Lucas works on the cabin from our Nature of Science piece in much nicer weather - here he is mitering pine paneling for the interior walls.

Nigel's new Aston Villa F.C. home kit will arrive shortly, so he can show his support for the team this year.

We've received a lovely gift from his friend Sienna over at Chanel, we look forward to seeing her in October!

That's Nice wished Gabriela Estupinan, intern in the Research Dept. best of luck with a cake from Paris Baguette. She still has one more year left at Santa Clara University, but after that, we hope she'll be back! 

 Nigel and Lucas rode their bikes 25 miles last Saturday and Sunday to Kensico Dam up in Westchester County. 

Can you guess who is the boss in this picture, I wonder?

Nigel is in the process of ordering the 2020 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster - it's a nice little upgrade from his current set of wheels. 

Nigel captures the graphic quality of the Westchester Dam, a public works project.

Lucas and Nigel bike to the Westchester 9/11 Memorial at the Kensico Dam Plaza, north of White Plains.

We're currently reading Hidden In Plain Sight by Erich Joanchimsthaler, Harvard Business School Press.

That's Nice bids farewell to Sakina Hudda with cake and a card. Sakina completed her summer 2019 internship with flying colors!

Sakina ends her internship at That’s Nice today, we will miss her smile and energy in the office.

That's Nice welcomes our newest intern, Guillem, who is currently attending university in Spain. Guillem will be working in the Accounts Dept. over the next 3 months. 

Nigel is attending BPI International in Boston along with 15 accounts - he's looking forward to the week ahead

Lucas did not know why this was called Thunder Cove until he got there. There was a storm in the distance and the waves were crashing one after another. To the left of this image is a bank of dirt and rock about 30 feet high. This feature amplifies the sound of the waves and the result is literally thunderous!

Next up, French River. This is probably the most photographed and painted area of PEI for obvious reasons. It’s an old fishing village that still retains it’s charm. It’s also located on the north shore of the island and is a bit west of PEI national park.

This is part of Prince Edward Island National Park on the north coast, north of Charlottetown. The water and beaches are pristine and as you can see, sometimes you can have the whole beach to yourself.

Kan'ang Xu is the latest hire on the Research team! He is an NYU graduate and will be working as a market research associate. 

The accounts team makes sure the Rentschler booth is setup and ready to go for BioProcess International.

Another stop and shot of a wonderful old barn still in use. The barns in PEI tend to be Gray as opposed to the usual Red, New England style.

Driving around Brian and Lucas would come upon scenes where they had to pull over and take a shot. Rusty old farm equipment sitting out in a field just begs to be photographed.

Brian and Lucas visited Tea Hill Stable on their travels in PEI. It is a beautiful stable, and the owners graciously allowed our team to capture the beauty of it - as demonstrated by this image of a speckled mare having lunch.

The That's Nice team gathers around Saba Malik as she celebrates the completion of her internship. 

Saba Malik has finished up her internship and is now heading home to California. She worked very hard and fit in well with the accounts team - we hope to see her back in the fall!

First thing the next day, Brian and Lucas were at the start of the GranFondo bicycle race: a 150k loop around the middle of PEI stretching to the North coast, starting and ending in Charlottetown. 

355 R21, 25 - a Pirelli tire with a screw in it, will replace both back tires on the beast/Lambo.

It's Demba's first day of school and he's dressed to impressed. We can't believe how fast he's grown!

New friends at That’s Nice, Sakina and Misaki, enjoy an ice cream during lunch.

Jack’s Drive-In has been in this same location since before Lucas was born. They are famous for their sliders, which are hamburgers with a helping of caramelized onions. They start cooking the onions in the morning and you can smell the place a mile away. Lucas helped himself to two sliders with cheese and a chocolate shake.

This is the house of Lucas' childhood friend, Seth. His father designed, came up with the process and built this house, which was known as "the pumpkin house." Lucas' father built the garage as an extension.

Lucas poses in front of Crystal Lake, a local swimming spot near his childhood home. 

Taking a trip down memory lane, Lucas snaps a quick flick in front of his alma matter, Averill Park High School. 

After the shoot at the Milford Rentschler site, Lucas Visser stopped by his hometown of Averill Park in Rensselaer County, upstate New York. Here is is posed in front of Poestenkill Elementary. 

Misaki Walker visits the office for some visual concept development work - look for her work in upcoming issues of Pharma's Almanac.  Could we be looking at a future Design Director?

The That's Nice team enjoys lunch from Rosa Mexicano before heading into the long Labor Day weekend. 

After a long day of a facility shoot, Brian Pierce and Lucas Visser sit down to enjoy another passion of theirs. Enjoy guys, you deserve it.

That's Nice's digital capture team, Brian Pierce and Lucas Visser arrive in Milford, MA today, getting ready for a video shoot to capture Rentschler Biopharma SE's world class manufacturing facility.

The team poses after the a successful shoot on PEI at the Island Hill Farm is wrapped. 

The goats at Island Hill Farm are officially part of the Nice Passion team. 

The Nice Passion team films on the Island Hill Farm surrounded by lovable goats. 

Lucas looks for the drone, wondering why the drift is on with the runway from the sea. Nigel knows the answer - it's because of the wind!

The Nice Passion team is filming at Island hill farms today, where they make soap and other products from goat milk.

Lucy needs a nap after a long day at work with her Project Coordinator mom, Emilee. 

Project Coordinator, Emilee, brings her dog, Lucy, into work in celebration of International Dog Day. 

Sakina takes in the beautiful English architecture in Westminster. 

Accounts intern, Sakina, brought chocolates and candies to the office from her trip to London. 

The Manhattan skyline shimmers in the sun at 6.00pm on a Saturday night - notice the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridge in the foreground.

A mint condition Cadillac Eldorado sits in a car museum in the south.

Congratulations to Saltire Foundation scholar, Nisha, who has officially completed finished her 2019 internship in the research dept. We look forward to greeting our next Saltire candidates in 2020.

Horse + Racing + USA? Must be Kentucky.

Both Nigel and President Trump are visiting Louisville today, but there's no need to meet up there - they both permanently reside in New York.

The Nice Passion team pictured with the film's star, Sean (middle). This is the 4th short film complete by That's Nice - a record for Brian for a 5 minute piece. All we're wondering is, Lucas, where’s the drone?

It’s a privilege to watch the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

Violet learns from big data – 6 tons used to sent a 330 pound ball over 2 miles.

Strategy Director, Mark Allen, admires the fortress that is Edinburgh Castle. Strong foundations last a very long time, even though there has been numerous ‘owners’ over the years.

Out on location, Brian and Lucas are obviously confused.

Luke Walker is out fishing this weekend in Westchester - it's his first time out on the lake.

Lucas and Nigel went for a 60 mile bicycle ride over 6 hours, burning over 4000 calories as they traveled from Westchester to Garrison, NY, 8 miles past Bear Mountain.

Project Coordinator Emilee captures some mid-day fun at Union Square. 

The That's Nice team celebrates Strategy Director Mark Allen's birthday with pizza and cake. 

The Accounts Team went to dinner to welcome new project manager, Andrea. 

Don't take a wrong turn! Lucas gets lost in the woods looking for bears.

Out in the Catskills, Nigel, Lucas Visser and Sean (featured in the Nature of Science video) are finishing up a film for the next Nice Passion Video.

Nigel notices a 30’ American flag in upstate New York, a beautiful sight on his weekend hike. 

Nigel made a Christofle silver flatware egg purchase this weekend - it's a beautiful example of fine French dinnerware. 

The That's Nice team enjoyed drinks after work on the rooftop of flatiron go-to 230 Fifth. 

Nigel isn't crying over spilled snacks, which, unfortunately, blend into the hardwood floor. 

Sakina finds the iconic Flatiron building to be one of her favorite architecture buildings in the world! 

It was just about 12 months ago that Nigel and Brian were flying at 500 knots across the south of Paris. Notice the "Rescue" sign with two yellow arrows, because they needed it.

Dark clouds are amassing over New York as an 18 hour rain front moves in.

Sakina loves looking at beautiful architecture that the city has to offer -architecture is just one of Sakina’s many areas that she finds aesthetically pleasing!

Saba Malik takes a trip downtown after work and is amazed by the breathtaking city views.

While learning and gaining valuable experience as an intern, Sakina enjoys the New York City nightlife - which entails eating at posh & swanky rooftop restaurants/lounges overlooking the city’s bright beautiful skyline.  

Saba and Sakina enjoy dinner together after work and chat about all they’ve been learning during their internship experience this summer.

Enjoying the nice weather and beautiful views while relaxing in Central Park.

That's Nice is inspired by the stock exchange "Fearless girl" who symbolizes the gender equality movement and the power of women in leadership. 

Nisha samples the food and drinks at rooftop hangout 230 Fifth, ahead of company drinks at the same venue next Thursday. The frose gets the thumbs up!

Wei's puppy Ahsoka visited the office this morning!

Accounts intern, Saba Malik, explores Times Square, the epicenter of marketing and advertising!

While getting dinner at Rosa Mexicano, Sakina is reminded of the Floating Man Wall in the Dubai Mall - and it's easy to see why!

Gabriela Estupiñán and Nisha Middleton, our Research interns, working diligently on our upcoming CDMO Biologics Report.

Gabriela and Nisha grab veggies from the Union Square Farmer's Market, located right outside the That's Nice NYC office, during lunch. 

Halfway through her internship with That's Nice, Nisha has already learned so much already in the Research Dept. Although she's missing Scotland a lot, she's excited to see what the next month in NYC brings. 

Nigel is heading back north after a little stop off in the wilderness.

Nigel takes a dramatic shot near a run-off of river logs, reminiscent of a bone yard for nature.

Project Coordinator, Emilee and Graphic Designer, Nina, are twinning in denim dresses. 

Interactive Developers Parth and Jaren unwind after work with a relaxing yoga class. 

The That's Nice team wishes Nigel the best of birthdays! 

Nigel has journeyed a few hundred miles downstream, leaving Colombia and moving into Peru. Pictured here are the overhead leaves above the new boat that he has moved to.

The That's Nice interns are treated by That’s Nice to Sakina’s favorite Italian chocolate dessert spot, Venchi!

It was a great sunset last night on the Amazon River - Nigel is heading west today.

Nigel rents a boat in Cincinnati, while spending the weekend with his Lamborghini friend; pontoon boats are not fast, but fun? Yes, they are.

Nigel is in New Mexico on a trip on the river during a beautiful, hot, 100 degree day.

Nigel is leaving Cincinnati after seeing customers, before a long weekend break. The Cincinnati airport currently has a beautiful dinosaur exhibit on view. 

Nigel captures a humming bird at a sugar water feeder at the boat launch Cincinnati and remembers the Capsugel branding project That's Nice completed in 2016.

Nigel is returning from a sweltering hot Europe - the heat peaked at 113 degrees in southern France.

Events Director YiYi Liu and Accounts Director, Partner, Wei Gao are on-site at SPI Pharma. 

Can you guess which brand is this?

Lewis Hamilton will be in his hometown this weekend; the Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England located next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury, close to where Nigel grew up.

The W Hotel in Barcelona brings back memories for Nigel of CPhI World Wide, when he missed the Alcami event after trying to fix a client booth, after another fabricator walked off the job. That’s Nice will be back in Barcelona in September.

Nigel leaves our wonderful customer, Grifols, in Barcelona as we start to discuss the business strategy for 2020.

The entire That's Nice team agrees - we love the creative work that has been developed for the Grifols Recombinant Protein CDMO business. It's even one of Nigel's favorites in 2019!

Nigel and Haig have been visiting a tea house garden in Central London, a great start to any week

Nigel enjoys the flowers on beautiful English summer day.

Here's how to make a bubble within a bubble, whilst inserting you face into the larger bubble.

Nigel fulfills his Best Man duties at a friend's wedding over the weekend, enjoying good times in Hampshire, England. Congratulation to Charlotte and Mike!

Nigel celebrates 4th of July in England with one sparkler - it's not really a celebration, but more for his America friends who rag on him every year.

Accounts Director, Wei Gao visits the Camp Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum where inspiration is everywhere. 

Project Manager Lucas Visser snaps some shots from the That's Nice window during the World Pride parade. 

Wimbledon, is heading into it first full weekend and the weather has been perfect for upsets.

That’s Nice is visiting Rentschler at home.

The ceiling of the company will be changing in coming months, what do we expect?

Patrick is the Owner of Punch Fabrication, which is where all the booths for That's Nice get made. 

John Wells, Operations Manager for Punch Fabrication Inc. smiles for the camera in his new headshot! 

Josh was introduced to That's Nice through Haig Armaghanian and specializes in consulting. 

Tonia is based in Chicago and works on client scientific content. 

Steve is the Principal of Punch Visual Concepts, which is our North American affiliate for booth fabrication and installation. His new headshot will appear on the That's Nice website.

Nigel is just leaving Paris after seeing Servier, continuing the long term relationship with a great French Innovator company.

Servier CDMO is based on the outskirts of Paris - it's a great campus for collaboration.

Nigel is visiting our client Cenexi, just outside of Paris.

This is Gabriela's second year interning at That's Nice, in the Research Dept. Gabriela is currently attending

Nisha is interning at That's Nice through the Saltire Scholarship Program in the Research Dept. Nisha is currently attending the University of Strathclyde, studying Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. She expects to graduate in June 2020.

Saba is interning on the Accounts team for the summer. Saba graduated in May 2019 with a bachelors degree in Marketing from San Diego State University. 

Sakina is interning on the Accounts team for the summer. Sakina attended Muhlenberg College and graduated in May 2018 with a double major in Business Administration and Finance. 

Office Manager, Albert Bruan poses on the roof with the intern staff. 

The That's Nice team celebrates July 4th in New York office with a pizza party. 

Nigel is leaving München, Germany and heading over to Paris. With each vist, Nigel appreciates München more. Pictured here, a delightful exhibit in the airport using green sponge.

Nigel has arrived in Munich, Germany and the smart cars are in full force on food delivery.

Nigel spends time with his old friend Phill in London.

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, located in the center of Trafalgar Square, London. Nigel is flying through London to watch England beat India at cricket (this one is for TJ, Market Research Director and Indian cricket fan). 

Nigel is sight-seeing around Krakow, which is as modern city as any other in Europe. Are you surprised? He was! 

Interesting advert in the window of a deli in Krakow, Poland. How do they evenly apply the tomato and mustard?

Nigel has a delightful day in Poland, attending an awards ceremony celebrating the Kadis' family’s commitment to the JCC in Krakow.

Today is Lina Ma's last day of work at That's Nice as Project Manager. We wish her the best of luck!

Nigel is in Poland, biking in support of the Jewish Community Center (JCC). “Ride for the living 66 miles from Auschwitz Birkenau to Krakow."

Brian snaps a photos of Steve Phillips, from the tradeshow booth construction company Punch, for our website. 

Brian Pierce poses in front of the DIA sign on the tradeshow's last day. 

Wei Gao and Patrick from Punch pose in front of the Yourway booth at DIA. 

Brian and Wei enjoy dinner ahead of DIA with clients Leandro and Duncan from Yourway, and a blast from the past, former Media Manager, Mimi Chen!!

Accounts Director, Wei Gao and Brian Pierce, Director of Digital Capture take a selfie in front of the Yourway booth ahead of the DIA show in San Diego. 

Wei Gao, Accounts Director, completes the finishing touches on the Yourway booth at DIA. 

The That's Nice team gets ready for DIA ahead of show time at the Marken booth. 

Misaki Walker celebrated her 8th grade graduation on Friday, June 21st. It was a wonderful day out to celebrate the journey to entering High School.

The Accounts team shows off their manicures, courtesy of Project Manager (and nail artist) Lina Ma. 

Lina Ma, Project Manager, treated the That's Nice staff to manicures after hours. Guy Tiene was first in line!

When the clouds are rumbling over the Carolinas you know change is around the corner.

Think you know the address of these NYC doors? Call us at 212-366-4455, and we will send you a gift for getting it right!

Happy Father's Day to all the dads in pharma!

Tea & Sympathy, our favorite restaurant in New York City, was back on the table on Saturday! Needless to say, we enjoyed the food and afters.

Nigel is celebrating the fine work of the medical staff at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center this week. While supporting a friend during a difficult time, the staff from the state-of-the-art, recently completed new treatment facility in New York City were not only caring but professional in every way. 

Brammer Bio is now part ThermoFisher! Come visit the Brammer Bio team at BIO International.