International Design

International Design

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

 

Where The Root Is

Where The Root Is is an office interior located in a historic building in central Shanghai. The root of a tree serves as the core design concept. Dark walnut timber lines cross the flat ceiling to suggest interwoven roots. Patterned timber flooring and wooden grille screens mark circulation and use, while the open screens allow light and air to pass through. A tea reception area greets guests and professional partners. Grey carpet and wool wall covering give the working area a calm tone, and the supervisor office is separated to ensure privacy.

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House of Forest PalyCapsule

House of Forest PlayCapsule is a 180 square meter indoor play space for children. The interior hosts book readings, craft workshops and lectures, and it also serves as a care center where parents can leave children in a safe place. The design is inspired by traditional Chinese paper cutting, and 2D and 3D patterns recreate an ancient tree from fairy tales. Color coating, wood veneer, carpet and terrazzo form the surfaces. Simple furniture, safe corners and protected columns support safety, while a gentle maze layout encourages exploration.

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Xinwanxin Noodles

Xinwanxin Noodles is a restaurant interior located on the historic Nanchang Street in Wuxi. The project covers 380 square meters. The entrance keeps traditional regional features such as white walls, black tiles, bracket arches and upturned eaves. Open wooden windows and two glass doors bring sunlight into the interior. The first floor lobby uses the original glass patio of the old house, combined with glass and wood grilles that divide the space while adjusting the light. Display, retail, kitchen and seating areas are reorganized to support a self-service dining model.

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Zhonghe Kechuang

This project pursues the depth and accuracy of material, technology and space, and emphasizes the integrity of function, structure and form. Through the combination of lighting effect and new materials to constitute the best aesthetic elements, to achieve the goal of cutting-edge design, to give people unlimited sense of technology reverie.

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Owspace

Owspace is a bookstore in Hangzhou, China, covering about 2800 square meters on three floors. A book wall ten meters tall rises beside the stairs and guides visitors upward. The facade unfolds like an ancient Chinese scroll. French windows bring outdoor greenery inside by day, while indoor lighting makes the building resemble a light box at night. Arched bookshelves let natural light reach every corner. Bookshelves and desks are made of stained hardwood, and a warm black color scheme unifies the floors, which hold reading areas, dining, a concert hall, a gallery and a picture book area.

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The Atticum

The charm of a restaurant in an industrial environment should be reflected in the architecture and furnishings. The black and grey lime plaster, which was specially developed for this project, is one of the proofs of this. Its unique, rough structure runs through all the rooms. In the detailed execution, materials such as raw steel were deliberately used, whose welding seams and grinding marks remained visible. This impression is supported by the choice of muntin windows. These cold elements are contrasted by warm oak wood, hand-planed herringbone parquet and a fully planted wall.

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