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Design News Magazine

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

 

Heytea Lab

Heytea Lab Shenzhen OCT Harbor is a retail interior design for a tea brand flagship store. The space covers 1300 square meters and is divided into five themed laboratories. The peripheral lab, the ice-making lab, the dessert lab and the illustration lab are placed on the first floor, and the tea geek lab is placed on the second floor. A geometric staircase connects both levels and forms the visual center of the interior. Strip lights and light films are inlaid in the ceiling and the metal grilles. Aluminum foam sheets on the side walls contrast with satin brushed metal.

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Omakase

Omakase is a restaurant interior design for a kaiseki dining space in Shanghai, China. The design concept combines sakura petals and dewdrops within glass partitions, creating a clear decorative effect. Multiple layers of glass reflect light and shadow to form a dream-like setting. Pink sakura motifs contrast with a golden tatami room. The main materials are glass, paint and tatami, selected with environmental protection in mind. The building has two floors and a total area of 140 square meters. Central air conditioning, fire sprinklers and kitchen fittings support a safe dining space.

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Changle Lanshan

Changle Lanshan is a sales center located in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China. The interior covers an area of 800 square meters and presents the construction plans of newly built houses to visitors. A single wall material is repeated to build spatial layers, and the ceiling design follows the appearance of the architecture. Art installations and ceiling lights refer to the local nautical culture and textile tradition. Materials include cement cave stone, Maya grey marble, Prague grey marble and wood-like coating. The design also recalls oriental eaves and the lanes of Fuzhou.

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Sky Mirror

Sky Mirror is a sales office located in Tianjin, China, covering 710 square meters. The interior converts a former shopping mall area with dense columns, low floors and limited room. Gently flowing curves form the main axis of the design, creating an environment without sharp edges and corners. The soft furnishing continues the streamlined theme through geometric hanging pictures and artistic sofas. The negotiation area is reorganized so the space feels larger. Environmental materials, such as environmental paint, were used during construction.

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Nord Yichenyunzhu

Taiyuan Nord Yichenyunzhu is a sales office in Taiyuan, China, covering 1158 square meters. The design draws on the local ancient Jinci architecture, extracting the curved surface elements of the temple hall and turning traditional oriental symbols into a contemporary design language. Architecture, landscape and interior are deconstructed and reorganized as one whole. The entrance art hall is made of handmade marble and crystal decorations, with a waterfall shaped crystal chandelier set against a golden frame. A six meter high bookshelf marks the chatting room, where visitors can sit and read.

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La Goccia

La Goccia is an interior design for a restaurant and bar set on two floors. The first floor is dedicated to Italian food, while the second floor holds the bar. The two-story slab was excavated to form a patio, and the wine rack behind the bar was extended upward to create a seven-meter-high wine tower. A large opening on the facade makes the wine tower visible from the street. Mirror stainless steel widens the limited height of the second floor, and brass surfaces are obtained by plating copper on stainless steel. Light sources are hidden to avoid glare.

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