International Design

International Design

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

 

The Japanese Restaurant

The Japanese Restaurant is an all-day dining restaurant inside a luxury resort in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The 401 square meter space serves Edomae sushi, teppanyaki, kaiseki cuisine and a la carte dishes. A long corridor with a lattice inspired by Kanuma Kumiko craft leads to the reception and the main dining room, which overlooks Mount Nantai. Teppanyaki and sushi counters, a tatami room, a private room and terrace seating surround the main area. Aluminum die-cast lattices, yellow Juraku walls and a carved red panel of local plants are used.

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Atelier Intimo Flagship

Our world has been hit by unprecedented virus in 2020. Atelier Intimo first Flagship designed by O and O Studio is inspired by the concept of Rebirth of the Scorched Earth, implying the integration of healing power of nature that gives mankind new hope. While a dramatic space is crafted that allows visitors to spend moments imagining and fantasizing in such time and space, a series of art installations is also created to fully demonstrate the brand true characteristics. The Flagship is not an ordinary retail space, it is the performing stage of Atelier Intimo.

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Cloud Residence

Cloud Residence is a sales center interior covering 800 square meters. The design takes the rhythm of the ancient city as its theme. Vertical metal lines form the base of the space and recall the character of an ancient walled city. White rhythmic lines wind around the metal lines and open the space towards the sand table area. The white lines are made of GRG, an economical material, and are finished with glossy art paint that shows subtle gradations of light and shade. Curved forms link the interior with the architecture and the landscape.

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Past time

Past Time is a sales center located in Harbin, China, with an interior area of 800 square meters. The design draws on local architectural heritage. Red brick, a common texture on the exterior walls of old buildings in Harbin, is brought indoors as a background wall to recall the past. An art corridor displays photographs of workers from a steelmaking plant, linking the space with the history of the city. Simple leather surfaces are combined with bronze and golden frames and a large art installation, so that historical references meet contemporary design.

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Nago Pineapple Park Winery

Winery of Nago Pineapple Park is a retail interior located inside an amusement park in Okinawa, Japan. A large steel object shaped as a pineapple wine brewing machine stands in the atrium and measures 9000 millimeters in width, 9000 millimeters in depth and 13500 millimeters in height. The lower part serves as a wine cellar lit by indirect lighting, and a counter lounge for wine tasting surrounds the cellar. Wood, metal, mosaic tiles, antique glass and stained glass are combined. The interior offers a calm space for adults.

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Sixty Minutes

60M is a bar interior located in Xiamen, China, covering a total of 258 square meters. A curved circular bar forms the centre of the plan and supports a new way of drinking and socializing. The theme is based on the water element and is interpreted through different materials. The wave-like wall is built in three layers, with irregular curved wood above and below and a custom made GRG wood interlayer. Hidden linear lights deepen the lines of the wall and can be adjusted for light and shadow shows. The bar surface is made of polished water millstone.

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