Design Amaze

Design Amaze

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

 

Lego Activity Center

Lego Activity Center is an interior design for a children's educational space located next to Yangfushan Park. The concept is play while learning, learn while playing. Modules of Lego blocks inspire the arcs, circles and woven elements of the interior. A curved wooden amphitheater cabinet stores books and forms an area for rest and interaction. A spiral staircase with solid wood handrails connects the two levels. The hall is finished with non-toxic and odorless paint, and the floor is paved with materials refined from linseed oil.

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Wonderland

Wonderland is an exhibition center interior in Shanghai, China. The design is inspired by Taoyuan Wonderland, a landscape painting by the Ming dynasty painter Qiu Ying, and applies green, pink and white tones to a quiet space. A gray slate wall first hides the view, and the main ten meter high hall is revealed along the path. The central passage leads to the conference area, the exhibition area and the tea room. Floor-standing bookshelves and geometric hollow screens divide the areas. A suspended glass installation of more than 5,000 peach petals was installed by hand.

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Smile

Smile Coffee is a coffee shop located in a busy city area. The interior follows the Danish idea of Hygge, which describes comfort and quiet happiness in ordinary days. The original cement texture of the building was kept, and recycled wood was used for new surfaces. A U-shaped bar and a long table face the entrance and support service and interaction. Stairs connect three levels, and a glass partition leads to the dining area on the second floor. Prussian blue appears on the outdoor canopy, the wall logo and the indoor sofa. Natural light fills the first floor.

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Anpin Xiaoyuan

Anpin Yuanshe Xiaoyuan is a residential interior design in the Qinhuai District of Nanjing, China. The project keeps the historical layout of streets and lanes and develops low-rise courtyard housing with yards and light wells. Grey tiles, white walls and wavy hip roofs follow the building tradition of southern Nanjing. The design joins the house with a garden that can be visited and lived in. Two related forms were developed for the site, one steady and one moderate and inclusive, both combining hard and soft elements.

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Poly Central Residence

Poly Central Residence is a sales center located in Yangjiang, China. The interior covers 900 square meters. Concrete blocks are interlaced to imitate coastal rocks, recalling the traces of time and tide. Rocky walls and a blocky ceiling form multiple levels and a natural spatial order. Green moss grows between the rocks, and open areas echo the waterscape outside. The walls, ceiling, reception counter, water bar, showcase and scaled model are customized. Ceramics, stone, metal and leather contrast with each other, and lights with simple lines are embedded in cabinets and walls.

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Dahua Park Shijia

Dahua Park Shijia is a residential interior design based on the concept of a park. A water feature in the entrance hall echoes the indoor landscape. One door, one tree, one stone, one table and one chair, together with horizontal and vertical lines and several vertical axes, form a balanced oriental space. The sand table balances nature and space, and joins eastern elements with modern art. The aisle links landscape paintings with modern marble sculptures. The VIP room combines heavy decoration with soft furnishing. The project is located in Dalian.

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