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Lijiang Dongcheng International Exhibition Center

Xu Liu Exhibition Center Interior Monday, 28 July 2025

Lijiang Dongcheng International

Yunnan Lijiang Dongcheng International is a real estate sales exhibition center in Lijiang, Yunnan. The interior occupies two floors of a former commercial building, with a first floor height of 6000 mm and a second floor height of 4500 mm. Local ethnic minority culture guides the design. Rattan and wood veneer are stacked in careful layers to recall traditional Chinese living. A sloping roof, an indoor water pavilion and a mosaic landscape wall in the entrance hall add cultural character. An aluminum grille keeps the interior and the exterior connected.

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Distillery Showroom

Florian Studer Showroom Interior Sunday, 27 July 2025

Distillery

Distillery is a showroom that brings production, shop and tasting bar together in one place. The industrial ambience is combined with traditional materials such as copper, steel, wood, glass and stone. These materials reflect the craftsmanship of the distillery and create a calm atmosphere. The central element is a standing table, lit by a lamp made from distillery bottles. Opposite the table is a bar made of raw steel with a copper surface. Warm oak contrasts with black expanded metal details. A glass lift leads to the cellar.

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Yachi Kura Restaurant

Hing Cheng Restaurant Interior Saturday, 26 July 2025

Yachi Kura

Yachi Kura offers all things Japanese to eat, shop and play. The multi-concept made to order food and beverage destination and encompasses four sections under one roof. High end izakaya Toge by Jyungin draws inspiration from Hokkaido. All-day dining venue Eclipse by Luna Cafe and Bar uses the moon as a key element across the space. Bakery Painduce, a popular import from Osaka, uses neon sign to represent the transformation of bread. Lastly, physical station of Go81.com, an online Japanese specialty store, adopts a Japanese style interior design.

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Utopia Residential House

Fei Zhao Residential House Interior Friday, 25 July 2025

Utopia

The radiant natural light is the source of the form of this space. An organic, inclusive space was the feeling designers wanted to create, so they also compared a lot of organic space practices, including the positioning of the construction drawings. The original basement space occupied half of the whole area, but the existing lighting in the basement only allowed the owner to make some useless space out of it. In order to improve the utilization rate of the whole underground space and increase the lighting, the designer wants to create a brand-new construction around the light indoors.

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Haocailou Resturant

SIG Design Resturant Interior Thursday, 24 July 2025

Haocailou

Haocailou is a restaurant interior design that presents the culture of Shunde. In Shunde culture, Haocai means good luck, festivity and rich color. The project uses many lanterns, traditional colors and layered materials to create a lively atmosphere. The phoenix, a symbol of good fortune and a local nickname for Shunde, is the main theme. Yellow stairs, with handrails that act as supporting beams, lead to a bar topped by a double-layer phoenix boat that also holds wine. Private rooms on the third floor recall traditional fish lanterns.

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2046 Restaurant

Vison Xu Restaurant Interior Wednesday, 23 July 2025

2046

2046 is a restaurant interior in which a film theme guides the spatial narrative. The design draws on the culture of Hunan cuisine and combines it with vivid colors taken from cinema to create an immersive sensory experience. Materials include crystal glass brick, aluminum profile, micro cement, crystal mirror glass brick and translucent terrazzo. The space is divided into three areas, with scattered seats, booth seats and private rooms, so guests can walk, talk and gather. The intent is to offer young customers a dining place that also serves as a social platform.

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