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Love Veggie Restaurant

Love Veggie

Love Veggie is a vegetarian restaurant interior located in Macau, covering about 350 square meters. The design brings a well known local tradition into a contemporary setting. The concept is based on the lotus, a form closely linked to Buddhism. Lotus images are translated into materials, patterns and forms. Laser cut gold color metal creates lotus patterns, while smooth blue upholstery and wood veneer add a natural and elegant character. A custom made feature light forms the main element of the space. The interior is intended to create a calm atmosphere.

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Duofu Shanhe Riviera Model Room

Duofu Shanhe Riviera

Duofu Shanhe Riviera is a model room interior located in Ningde, Fujian, China. The ground floor is restrained, and daylight enters the living room in a calm way. Changing light and shadow create a relaxed area for the residence. The living room and the kitchen share an open layout, which supports conversation and an artistic atmosphere. In the study, light passes through light gauze curtains and moves between the tabletop and the bookshelves. The girl's room uses oxidized red accents within calm wood veneer, while the boy's room takes fencing as its theme.

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Fusing With Nature Office Design

Fusing With Nature

Fusing with Nature is an office interior design for a hybrid workforce, arranged across three levels with a total area of 9,300 square meters. Nature-themed collaboration hubs and small meeting spots are placed throughout the floors to support activity-based work and to connect employees working remotely. Varied layouts suit different group sizes and tasks, encouraging people to change posture and move during the day. Energy-efficient LED lighting, plants, refurbished furniture and recycling points support wellness and sustainability.

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Oriental Mood Residential Space

Oriental Mood

Oriental Mood is a residential interior design covering 1400 square meters in Shanghai. Water is treated as the first element of the scheme, following the linked land and water of the Jiangnan water garden. The first floor of the existing building already shared this rhythm, with rooms and trees set around a central pool. Images taken from the natural landscape are placed within the static architectural space, so details and time shape the mood of each room. Materials include metal board, rock board, ceramic tile, copper board, wood veneer and gypsum board.

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Taikan Fast Sushi Restaurant

Taikan Fast Sushi

Taikan Fast Sushi is a Japanese restaurant interior covering 350 square meters. The design offers a practical, modern and welcoming dining experience. The same prefabricated covering is applied to the floor, walls and ceiling, recreating the look of a space made entirely of wood. The single material choice reduced cost and shortened construction time. LED profiles embedded in the wall and ceiling cross the space in lines that recall chopsticks. A large buffet counter and several service points support fast service. Tables are spaced for comfort and seat 183 people.

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Colourform Product Exposition

Colourform

Colourform is an exhibition stand designed to present bathtubs, shower trays and washbasins at a trade fair. The design refers to mineral composite, a material made of dolomite and flexible resin. Tall geometric blocks recall rocks and dolomite deposits, which formed under pressure and high temperature. Colour defines separate zones, so two brands are shown together while remaining distinct. Products are arranged in collections to make the range easier to understand. A bar counter and service areas are placed in a quieter part of the stand.

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