International Design

International Design

International Design featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Touch the Sky

Touch the Sky is an office interior covering 220 square meters in Tianjin. White is used as the main tone and is combined with quiet black, so the brand image is presented in a simple way. The space is divided into different areas that support both teamwork and focused work. The conference room is designed with glass and shutters, which keeps a visual connection between areas while protecting privacy. Hanging art pieces and metal surfaces create a calm artistic atmosphere. Green plants add vitality, and multimedia devices carry information across the walls.

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Renovation of Dongpo

Renovation of Dongpo is an interior design project for a theater in Hangzhou, China. The theater opened in 1992 near West Lake and carried marks from many periods. The renovation works by subtraction, removing unneeded decoration while keeping traces of different times and returning the building to a simpler state. Beams, columns and equipment in the hall are reorganized to appear plain and orderly. Concrete fibreboard walls, black steel and soft lighting recall an ancient cave. The design covers 4150 square meters on three floors.

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Lego Activity Center

Lego Activity Center is an interior design for a children's educational space located next to Yangfushan Park. The concept is play while learning, learn while playing. Modules of Lego blocks inspire the arcs, circles and woven elements of the interior. A curved wooden amphitheater cabinet stores books and forms an area for rest and interaction. A spiral staircase with solid wood handrails connects the two levels. The hall is finished with non-toxic and odorless paint, and the floor is paved with materials refined from linseed oil.

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Wonderland

Wonderland is an exhibition center interior in Shanghai, China. The design is inspired by Taoyuan Wonderland, a landscape painting by the Ming dynasty painter Qiu Ying, and applies green, pink and white tones to a quiet space. A gray slate wall first hides the view, and the main ten meter high hall is revealed along the path. The central passage leads to the conference area, the exhibition area and the tea room. Floor-standing bookshelves and geometric hollow screens divide the areas. A suspended glass installation of more than 5,000 peach petals was installed by hand.

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Smile

Smile Coffee is a coffee shop located in a busy city area. The interior follows the Danish idea of Hygge, which describes comfort and quiet happiness in ordinary days. The original cement texture of the building was kept, and recycled wood was used for new surfaces. A U-shaped bar and a long table face the entrance and support service and interaction. Stairs connect three levels, and a glass partition leads to the dining area on the second floor. Prussian blue appears on the outdoor canopy, the wall logo and the indoor sofa. Natural light fills the first floor.

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Anpin Xiaoyuan

Anpin Yuanshe Xiaoyuan is a residential interior design in the Qinhuai District of Nanjing, China. The project keeps the historical layout of streets and lanes and develops low-rise courtyard housing with yards and light wells. Grey tiles, white walls and wavy hip roofs follow the building tradition of southern Nanjing. The design joins the house with a garden that can be visited and lived in. Two related forms were developed for the site, one steady and one moderate and inclusive, both combining hard and soft elements.

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