International Design

International Design

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

 

Taicang Readzone

Taicang Readzone is a bookstore located inside a department store in Taicang, China. The bookstore covers 368 square meters and is arranged in the form of a circular theater. Tall book walls and multi-directional door frames recall concentrated urban street scenes and invite readers to explore. Circular movement lines connect with radial paths to form separate book groups and varied seating areas. A stainless steel ceiling reduces the heavy feeling of the large structure. Flexible shelves, tables and seats support individual reading, parent-child reading and meetings.

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Elemental Lounge

Elemental Lounge is an interior design for a living room and bar area of 60 square meters. The space is divided graphically into black and white to represent day and night during the equinox, when both last exactly 12 hours. Harmony is achieved through contrasting textures and materials, including wood, iron, fabrics, pottery, fur and precious stones. Furniture, lamps, rugs and fittings were custom made by Peruvian artisans. A hanging lamp of transparent and smoky quartz holds an LED light, and the coffee table contains a large amethyst geode.

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Vanke Violet

Vanke Violet is a sales center for a residential development in Changchun, China, with a total area of 825 square meters. The interior follows a modern Chinese style and draws on traditional garden techniques. Simplified overlapping and folding beams recall the image of bustling old villages. The reception area uses a mortise and tenon structure, which keeps the space open and integrated. Solid wooden tables and chairs and flower arrangements create a comfortable cultural creation area. The children's area includes a parent and child book bar, a craft zone and an aquarium.

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CIFI Nansha Yaoyue Bay

CIFI Nansha Yaoyue Bay is a sales center located on the international finance island in Nansha District, Guangzhou, China. Water is the central theme of the interior. Decorations at the entrance resemble ripples spreading across water. The layered ceiling recalls the sea and the beach, and an irregular bench recalls sea spray. Curved forms are used throughout to soften the enclosed space. Materials include plated metal, resin, marble, leather and acrylic fiber carpet. The design turns local culture and coastal scenery into interior art that is both decorative and practical.

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I Do Emergent Arts

The I Do artist store in Wuhan, China blends uniquely spatial and sculptural elements to create a highly expressive, enticing and inspiring user experience. At the center of the space, and protruding through the facade, a massive 9m steel sculpture rises from the first floor space and emerges on the second floor. Symbolically, the one to one scale elephant and figures represent the wisdom, strength and unity as a projection of the relationships which can be embodied by those visitors to the retail space.

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Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas is a sales office located in Qidong, Nantong, covering 1221 square meters. The curve is the main design logic of the interior, and interlacing arcs create a space with rhythm and movement. Light colors form the base, with blue-green accents for a fresh atmosphere. The theme draws on the whale, an ancient sea creature, which inspires the artistic chandeliers above the sand table area. Main materials include wood veneer, stone, special paint, handmade brick, mosaic, hard-covered wallpaper and metal.

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