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Design News Magazine

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

 

Nostalgic Tunes

Le Ble D'or is a restaurant and bar interior in Taoyuan City, Taiwan, completed in May 2016. The design follows a nostalgic industrial theme. Recycled iron pieces are joined with wood veneer, and the joining angles and colors were adjusted repeatedly to create varied visual effects from the same materials. Mottled beer bottle walls and a large false window bring an image of continuous oxidation into the interior. Dark materials and careful color use capture subtle changes of light and shadow. The layout aims to create a strong sense of time and a close link between the space and its visitors.

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Yongqing Fang Grand Theater Renovation

Yongqing Fang Grand Theater Renovation is an interior design for an exhibition and investment promotion center in Guangzhou. The theater is a landmark of Yongqing Fang on Enning Road, a renovated old street known for time-honored brands and tourism. The design contrasts old and new elements. Box-like volumes organize the irregular space of 334 square meters. The ground floor holds project exhibitions, while the upper floor is used for negotiation. Materials include wood veneer, white paint, black aluminium panels and grey tile. Frosted steel and glass doors link interior and street.

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Fine Club

Yuanfang Fine Club is a real estate sales office in Beijing that also serves as a club for urban life. The interior covers 745 square meters. Design elements are taken from the theme of a seaside vacation and arranged in a regular form that links the spaces. Areas for vacation experience, food culture, art, children and a bar with afternoon tea are combined. A large fish tank forms the reception desk. Wave patterned wood, wave patterned floor paint, arc shaped lines and soft tones replace sharp edges. The intent is to offer many life scenes in one place.

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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is a resort interior located in Suichang, a county with a long cultural history. The design covers 483 square meters and places artwork and time-honored objects within the interior decoration, keeping a simple character alongside modern comfort. Local bamboo and green plants decorate the guest rooms and echo the scenery outside the windows. Old elm, celadon and old brick are used, and the furniture is made of locally recycled aged wood that is re-cut and polished by hand. The resort offers city residents a calm and natural place to stay.

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4000 Light

4000 Light is a hot pot restaurant interior designed for young customers. Light is used as the core design element of the space. Different light sources and specular reflection materials create reflection and refraction effects on carefully shaped surfaces. An image interaction technology adds changing visual effects. Three focal areas, named the art hall, the wormhole and the time channel, organize the plan. The interior covers 1000 square meters. Light and shade replace building materials as the main space-forming elements, so visitors interact with the surrounding environment.

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Lullaby

Lullaby is a children's library located in the shared facilities of a condominium building in Taiwan. The high-ceilinged space above the reading table holds a large white tree installation, which symbolizes learning and steady growth. A pure white base tone highlights rainbow curves and colorful details, giving the reading area a lively character. Arc shapes are repeated throughout, including a high arched entrance and round windows that recall those of aircraft. The 27 square meter room turns a small corner into a safe and playful place for young readers.

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