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Designer / Brand: Hansheng Cheng Work: Commercial Complex Classification: Interior Date: Thursday, 17 April 2025

Lafonce Maxone

Lafonce Maxone is a cultural and commercial complex located in Xi'an, China. The interior brings together a shopping mall, a bookstore and other business types under a single book theme. Two artistic book walls, 18 metres high and 240 metres long in total, hold hundreds of thousands of books and are built with steel structures and transparent glass. The glass allows light to spread into the void area of the building. The original structure had been left unused for three years, and its open volume was kept to create a strong sense of space.

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Designer / Brand: He Zhou Work: Resort Classification: Interior Date: Wednesday, 16 April 2025

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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Designer / Brand: Twins Studio Work: Restaurant Classification: Interior Date: Tuesday, 15 April 2025

Tuya

Tuya is a restaurant and bar interior set in a heritage building in Vienna, Austria. The design spreads over two floors and creates an informal and elegant atmosphere. The Art Deco and Postmodern character of the original space is preserved by keeping the circular stair and a large part of the existing marble floor. Wall coverings are made of solid beech wood, cut with a CNC machine into triangular stripes. A ceiling installation is formed by more than 3000 glass tubes. The terrazzo floor is divided by brass profiles.

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Designer / Brand: NNS INSTITUTE OF THE INTERIOR ART&DESIGN Work: Sales Office Classification: Interior Date: Monday, 14 April 2025

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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Designer / Brand: Shang Cai Work: Banquet Restaurant Classification: Interior Date: Sunday, 13 April 2025

Yuntu

Yuntu is a banquet restaurant designed for large events such as weddings and celebrations in Shaoxing, China. The interior covers 1400 square meters with a floor height of 8 meters. The space is divided into three parts: a 60 meter long corridor enclosed by glass, a black and white hall with a cloud shaped partition, and a bright banquet hall. Painting techniques of the Song Dynasty guide the forms of the moon, clouds, mountains, water and flowers. Azure is the main color, combined with black and white, for a calm and ethereal atmosphere.

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Designer / Brand: LXL INTERIOR DESIGN Work: Leisure Club Classification: Interior Date: Saturday, 12 April 2025

Central Yosemite

Return to the simplicity of life, the sun through the window light and shadow crisscrosses. In order to better to reflect the natural flavor in the overall space, make full use of log design, simple and stylish, humanistic comfort, stress artistic space atmosphere. Oriental charm tone, with a unique spatial mood. This is another expression of the interior, it is natural, pure, variable.

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