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Design News Magazine

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

 

Fuwa Fuwa

The modern café brings in youthful energy and fresh elements imbued with the steadfast qualities of traditional materiality. The spatial organization is a tribute to the traditional alley streets of Kyoto, offering glimpses of what is yet to be explored under the playful yellow and white canopy. All the while, the design infuses visual traits of Japanese design to reflect the Japanese-style dessert that it serves. Visitors are greeted by the soft curve and bright yellow of the high canopy as it frames a modern temple-like structure.

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Xishuang Linyu

The form of the screen resembles the winding shape of rainforest landscape. Various sculptural hangings and ornaments with Dai features are created by the designer. The curved tassel lamps, metal flower ornaments, round carpets, Dai pattern pillows, and single chairs with mortise and tenon construction blend together harmoniously. This will help people better appreciate the customs of Dai Nationality. In this case, local humanity is honored and the appeal of traditional customs and modern art is explored.

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Boyue Palace

This project that is located in Shenzhen Expo Bay, benefits from the area's ecology and urban energy. The chandeliers, which exude a dynamic strength, resemble the upside-down roots and vines of the banyan trees found on Shenzhen's roadsides. A heavy spatial wall is replaced by the wall of mossy landscape. Carpet, curved furniture, art wall paintings, and vegetation convey a relaxing and pleasant vibe. By doing this, it is possible to give individuals a rich immersive experience as well as enhance its commercial value.

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Envisioning Beyond Legacy

Envisioning Beyond Legacy is a multimedia exhibition to showcase the planning and infrastructure achievements of Hong Kong over the last 25 years, as well as the future development directions. Interactive installations and games are largely adopted to drive self-exploration of information by the public on their own initiative and provide an immersive visiting experience. Also, the inclusive design creates a barrier-free environment for everyone in the community.

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The Nude Flat

Inspired by the traditional Cycladic style, a beige-tone sanctuary with a minimalist twist was designed. By infusing such style, the design follows the core values of the inspiration by discovering its curvaceous shapes in all kinds of forms. Using seductive simplicity, and a neutral palette to design a serenity and sensualized home. Stepping inside, greeted by a curvaceous wall with a beige plastering stucco wall finish incorporating an organic lotus-patterned wooden floor reflecting a sense of fluidity from the natural surroundings of the space.

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Tick Tock

The design of Tick Tock Watch Gallery located in Yazd, Iran, in a small space with an emphasis on a simple, low-cost, and modern visual effect, was a special experience. This gallery is the narrator of a game that ceased in time. The primary concept has been inspired by the Tetris game. Shapes that are placed on top of each other create random shapes. Unlike the game, here, boxes with the same dimensions, but a change in their directions, are put together, and that can change their function: Like changing the hands of the clock within the day, which leads to a change in the function of users.

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