Design Amaze

Design Amaze

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

 

Jiupai Huafu

Jiupai Huafu is a sales office in the center of Jiujiang, China, covering 650 square meters. The design draws on traditional Chinese culture, including courtyards, landscape, pine and cypress, poetry and tea, reinterpreted for a contemporary space. The order and symmetry of traditional buildings are applied to a simple modern interior. The plan is divided into a landscape exhibition area, a negotiation area, a tea tasting area, a children's area, a VIP room and a model room. Emulsion paint, stone, metal, acrylic and lacquer painting are used.

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Crossover Lab

When reimagining the future of the post-pandemic office, the future office needs to be aimed at creating added value through collaboration, not only a place to work alone. Therefore, office space should be redefined as a place where people gather to amplify ideas. Also, adopting the unique ideas of wellbeing, sustainability, and locality is essential to fulfill social responsibility as an interior design firm. Crossover Lab is thoroughly designed to embody those ideas to be the compass for the future workplace.

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Fuwa Fuwa

The modern café brings in youthful energy and fresh elements imbued with the steadfast qualities of traditional materiality. The spatial organization is a tribute to the traditional alley streets of Kyoto, offering glimpses of what is yet to be explored under the playful yellow and white canopy. All the while, the design infuses visual traits of Japanese design to reflect the Japanese-style dessert that it serves. Visitors are greeted by the soft curve and bright yellow of the high canopy as it frames a modern temple-like structure.

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Xishuang Linyu

Xishuang Linyu is a marketing center of 812 square meters located in Xishuangbanna, China. The interior combines contemporary art with the local culture of the Dai people. Screens shaped like the winding forms of the rainforest divide the space and guide the view. Curved tassel lamps, metal flower ornaments, round carpets, Dai pattern pillows and single chairs with mortise and tenon construction are used together. Motifs of coconut branches, white elephants and peacocks are drawn from local imagery. Tea culture and craft areas were added to open the layout and to honor local traditions.

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Boyue Palace

Boyue Palace is a sales center located in Shenzhen Expo Bay, China, completed in May 2022. The interior covers 648 square meters and uses metal, stone, leather and wood finishes. Orange and green chandeliers hang in an irregular array, recalling the roots and vines of the banyan trees seen on Shenzhen roadsides. A large mossy landscape wall replaces a conventional wall surface. Cotton and linen carpets, curved furniture, wall paintings and plants create a calm setting. The design connects natural ecology with urban life and offers visitors an immersive experience.

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Envisioning Beyond Legacy

Envisioning Beyond Legacy is a multimedia exhibition to showcase the planning and infrastructure achievements of Hong Kong over the last 25 years, as well as the future development directions. Interactive installations and games are largely adopted to drive self-exploration of information by the public on their own initiative and provide an immersive visiting experience. Also, the inclusive design creates a barrier-free environment for everyone in the community.

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