Design News Magazine

Design News Magazine

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

 

Fengyue Tower

Citic Fengyue Tower is an office interior located in Dalian, a coastal city in China, covering 6500 square meters. The design draws on science, technology, art, nature and the sea, and the main image is taken from wave forms. The ceiling and floor use flowing lines and block surfaces to convey movement and openness. A reception desk shaped after a warship recalls the local port and is made of ice white marble and golden stainless steel. White gray tones are combined with technical blue. Sculptures placed indoors and outdoors guide movement and encourage interaction.

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The Unconventional Waltz

The Unconventional Waltz is the interior design of a real estate sales center set in a long and narrow commercial space of 622.9 square meters. Curved walls, ceilings and hallways are finished with wood veneers, and the round reception counter combines Apollo grey marble with wire brushed veneers. Mirror columns and metal tassels reduce the oppressive feeling of the narrow plan, while pendant lamps form a window display. The curved forms soften the structural beams and create a smooth, relaxing and fashionable environment.

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From East

From East is a set of show window displays created for a commercial building in Shanghai. The main display surface and the side surfaces of the passageway each follow a different idea, arranged as inclusiveness, origin, promotion and collection along the customer walking route. The themes present Chinese culture through ancient auspicious figures such as the dragon, the phoenix and the crane. EVA material is used for shaping, filling and coloring. The displays cover forty square meters and apply strong traditional colors.

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After Life

After Life is a themed restaurant and bar located in Downtown Dubai. The venue covers 500 square meters of interior space with an attached open balcony of 150 square meters. The entrance forms a tunnel with a mountain-like wall, engraved Babylonian script panels, burnt candles on a shelf and rock-shaped crystals hanging from the ceiling. A foyer with a driftwood tree and a large log chair leads into the main hall. The island bar appears carved from stone and is marked by a serpentine crystal installation of 30 meters. Rustic Indian sandstone covers the floor in a random pattern.

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Dry Salon

Dry Salon is a cafe interior created in a narrow and long house more than forty years old. The renovation reorganizes the basic construction to improve the quality of the space. A transparent skylight replaces the former rain shade and brings daylight into the dark interior. Large glass windows at the entrance connect the indoor and outdoor areas. A grille on the exterior conceals the air conditioning unit and allows easy maintenance. Simple stone and wood blocks can be used as tables or seats, so visitors define the arrangement themselves.

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Xi’an Legend Chanba Willow Shores

The design combine the northeast folk with the gentleness and grace in order to let life tolerant. The smart design and compact layout extend the interior architecture. The designer uses simple and international deisgn skills with pure elements and plain materials, which make the space natural, leisurely and unique. The design is a sales center with 600 square meters, it aims to design a modern oriental vocation sales center, which make the resident’s heart quiet and discard away the outside noisy. Keep slow and enjoy the beauty life.

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