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Designer / Brand: Twins Studio Design Type: Restaurant Tag: Interior Date: Monday, 12 August 2024

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: Und Design Studio Design Type: Tea Shop Tag: Interior Date: Sunday, 11 August 2024

The Unity of Zen and Martial Arts

The Unity of Zen and Martial Arts is a tea shop interior in Foshan, China. The design joins local culture with a brand culture based on new tea drinking. Foshan is known as a home of Wing Chun, and the wooden dummy used in Wing Chun inspired the spatial structure. Horizontal and vertical wooden members are joined with traditional mortise and tenon work, dividing the gray slate space into clear layers. Transparent acrylic boxes above the wooden posts hold dancing lion and pot wall symbols of Lingnan culture. A long central tea table recalls tea mountains.

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Designer / Brand: Shang Cai Design Type: Banquet Restaurant Tag: Interior Date: Saturday, 10 August 2024

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: Hansheng Cheng Design Type: Commercial Complex Tag: Interior Date: Friday, 9 August 2024

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: Shenzhen Innest Art Co., Ltd. Design Type: Sales Center Tag: Interior Date: Thursday, 8 August 2024

Changle Lanshan

Changle Lanshan is a sales center located in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China. The interior covers an area of 800 square meters and presents the construction plans of newly built houses to visitors. A single wall material is repeated to build spatial layers, and the ceiling design follows the appearance of the architecture. Art installations and ceiling lights refer to the local nautical culture and textile tradition. Materials include cement cave stone, Maya grey marble, Prague grey marble and wood-like coating. The design also recalls oriental eaves and the lanes of Fuzhou.

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Designer / Brand: Feng Xu Design Type: Experience Center Tag: Interior Date: Wednesday, 7 August 2024

Bluetown Taohuayuan

Bluetown Taohuayuan is an experience center and sales office covering 3620 square meters. The interior uses wood finishes and marble as the main materials, with natural wood tones and light gray colors. Simple and flowing lines outline a calm and functional space. Oriental aesthetics are combined with modern art, so the interior offers modern comfort while keeping the solidity of classical architecture. Dark red solid wood flooring is matched with minimalist tables and chairs in the negotiation area. Decoration is kept limited in order to highlight the function of each space.

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