Design News Magazine

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

 
Wuhan UI Sales Center

Wuhan UI

Wuhan UI is a sales center interior inspired by the water culture of Wuhan. Sound and space form the framework of the design concept. Original music was composed for the interior, and the sound tracks are mixed invisibly through the rooms, so visitors move as if within a sound field. A spiral staircase leads toward the sound source on the second floor, so the route is guided by hearing as well as by sight. Art installations combine stairs, a bronze mirror and a hanging stone. Materials include artistic lacquer, decorative brick and artificial stone with wood grains.

Continue reading about Wuhan UI Sales Center

 
Jinke CIFI City Cover Sales Office

Jinke CIFI City Cover

Jinke CIFI City Cover is a sales office in Shaoxing, China, covering 1863 square meters. The layout is symmetrical to give the space order and a sense of ceremony. Arched forms in the reception lobby follow the lines of the building and link the interior with the exterior. The negotiation area is kept open and simple. Local culture guides the design, with references to bridges, boat culture and water elements in flowing carpets, ship-shaped long tables and curved couches. Materials include art paint, artificial stone, art glass and transparent acrylic.

Continue reading about Jinke CIFI City Cover Sales Office

 
Kama-Asa Shop Kitchen Utensils

Kama-Asa Shop

Kama-Asa Shop is a retail interior design for a store selling kitchen utensils in Tokyo. The shop is based on the belief that good tools are made for a good reason, so the space presents the skills of the craftsmen who make the tools on display. To reflect that idea, the interior shows the skills of building craftsmen. Rebar, a ribbed steel bar normally hidden inside walls, becomes the main design element. Handrails and furniture are made of rebar. The forms are simple, yet the work still requires careful craftsmanship.

Continue reading about Kama-Asa Shop Kitchen Utensils

 
Changzhou Zhimu Spa Club

Changzhou Zhimu Spa

Changzhou Zhimu Spa is a spa interior of 1000 square meters in Changzhou. The space is developed from the perspective of internal architecture, with large volumes and angular outlines. Walls, passages and reception areas are treated as hard blocks finished in warm gray Italian stone powder paint. Stone-stacked stairs are wrapped in thin white steel strips, forming a translucent volume that stands like a sculpture. Thick aluminum plate powder coating, mirror stainless steel, stone and an LED screen complete the interior, creating a quiet and mysterious retreat from outside noise.

Continue reading about Changzhou Zhimu Spa Club

 
Land of Euphoria Real Estate Sales Center

Land of Euphoria

Reversing the function-oriented design of sales office and the old impression of the site, the designer set up a suspended roof with simple design and color matching coupling with Chinese garden landscaping method, further created a fantasy of settling. The hall bringing in greenery with bright windows as well extracting local culture, giving an experience of nature and transcending substance. The overall design retained traditional oriental aesthetics and also brought fresh thinking in line with the times.

Continue reading about Land of Euphoria Real Estate Sales Center

 
Guangzhou Agile Riverside Park Sales Gallery

Guangzhou Agile Riverside Park

Guangzhou Agile Riverside Park is a sales gallery located in Conghua, Guangzhou, completed in 2021. The interior draws on the local heritage of traditional Chinese painting and on the riverside setting, where residents once travelled by boat and watched the sunset. Landscape and garden elements are reinterpreted indoors, with forms based on boats, water waves and sunset shadows. A large feature hangs above the model display area. Three lining materials were tested, and the lightest one was chosen so that the feature moves gently with the breeze passing from outside to inside.

Continue reading about Guangzhou Agile Riverside Park Sales Gallery