International Design

International Design

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

 

Pengzhanhui Square

Pengzhanhui Square is a sales center of 600 square meters located in Shenzhen, China. The moon, a long-standing Chinese symbol of love and reunion, is the theme of the interior. The design connects this classical image with a contemporary lifestyle. Terrazzo, gradient glass, interlocking boards and wood finishes are used to create a calm atmosphere in light colors. In the model area, wooden grilles cross vertically and horizontally to link people with nature. Light beams under the slanted ceiling shape a pure and elegant space.

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Zens Teatime

Zens Teatime is a showroom designed for the display of tea related products. The design draws on elements of East Asian architecture, using natural materials, spatial sequence, light and shadow. Visitors may enter freely, sit down, rest and drink tea while experiencing the products on display. The main frame is built from square iron, and the walls are formed from nine thousand pre-made bamboo poles joined to the frame by components that can be put together and inserted. All materials can be recycled, so the showroom can be dismantled and rebuilt in other locations.

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B&B Italia Hong Kong

B&B Italia Hong Kong is a retail showroom for a luxury furniture brand, located above a lifestyle concept store in Hong Kong. The space of 3,700 square feet follows the brand store concept by architect Antonio Citterio and recalls the ambience of the brand headquarters in Novedrate, Como. Clean lines and a contemporary design form a backdrop for sofas, wall systems, beds, outdoor furniture and a walk-in wardrobe in hand-finished leather and wood. Multiple areas present different styles, from the minimalist to the decorative, with an accent on contemporary living.

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Urban Peony Pavilion

Urban Peony Pavilion is a club interior designed for banquets, meetings and receptions. The project covers 980 square meters. The layout uses small space blocks that recall a mountain jungle, arranging circulation and hiding functional areas within the blocks. Inside a structure of reinforced concrete, the design creates an urban idyllic scene. Literati life more than a thousand years ago and oriental opera culture guided the concept. The whole space can serve as a large stage, and hidden doors can be closed to reorganize scenes.

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Lihpao Plaza

Lihpao Plaza is a shopping mall interior design created in China. The interior covers 100,000 square meters across two levels of retail and themed dining areas. Six themed zones guide visitors through the mall, using zigzag alleys, stairs and red lanterns, light and shadow with window grilles, books combined with stairs, and botanical elements. Common materials were selected to meet the construction schedule and budget. Virtual reality and three-dimensional interactive projection form interactive spaces. The layout supports leisure, shopping and entertainment in one place.

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Art Gallery

Museum of Art is an exhibition stand designed for a manufacturer of luxury bathroom basins, tubs and faucets at a trade fair. Traditional walls are replaced by black matte laminate fins with gray marbling, angled sharply toward the center of the stand. The fins offer privacy and still allow glimpses of the interior. Inspired by dripping water, 250 strands of fine golden chain are suspended from floor to ceiling, forming translucent curtains around opposing corners of the centerpiece. Three showrooms present the products as individually lit art installations.

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