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Sissis Wonderland Reading Space

Sissis Wonderland

Sissis Wonderland is a reading space for children, covering 108 square meters in Shanghai. The layout is inspired by the game of blowing bubbles, as rooms of different scales are joined together so that open and private areas overlap. Wood is the main material, combined with white paint and a soft grey floor finish. Stairs of varied heights, bookshelves that also serve as seats, zigzagging ramps and small arches are built to a child scale. Green plants grow where the spaces meet. The design turns the space itself into a large toy for exploration and play.

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Sky Mirror Sales Office

Sky Mirror

Sky Mirror is a sales office located in Tianjin, China, covering 710 square meters. The interior converts a former shopping mall area with dense columns, low floors and limited room. Gently flowing curves form the main axis of the design, creating an environment without sharp edges and corners. The soft furnishing continues the streamlined theme through geometric hanging pictures and artistic sofas. The negotiation area is reorganized so the space feels larger. Environmental materials, such as environmental paint, were used during construction.

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Rosewood Bangkok Luxury Hotel

Rosewood Bangkok

Rosewood Hotel Bangkok is a luxury hotel interior located in Bangkok, Thailand. The 30-storey building takes its form from the wai, the traditional Thai gesture of greeting. The interior is conceived as one grand mansion, and each space reads as a chapter in the story of a well-traveled Thai family. Marble, timber, metal, lacquer, leather and bamboo panels are combined with local craft, including a carved wood reception counter. Water features refer to Bangkok, a city built on water. The total area is 35000 square meters, with 159 rooms.

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Nostalgic Tunes Restaurant

Nostalgic Tunes

Le Ble D'or is a restaurant and bar interior in Taoyuan City, Taiwan, completed in May 2016. The design follows a nostalgic industrial theme. Recycled iron pieces are joined with wood veneer, and the joining angles and colors were adjusted repeatedly to create varied visual effects from the same materials. Mottled beer bottle walls and a large false window bring an image of continuous oxidation into the interior. Dark materials and careful color use capture subtle changes of light and shadow. The layout aims to create a strong sense of time and a close link between the space and its visitors.

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Painted Skin Tattoo Shop

Painted Skin

Painted Skin is a tattoo shop interior covering 240 square meters in Chengdu. The design theme follows the purpose of the shop, and the decorative details share a common origin with tattoo culture. A curved and dimly lit corridor leads into the space, which is finished in a rich retro style. A skeleton chandelier, made by hand over six months, hangs from the ceiling. Carved wooden cabinets, screens and bar counters add a sense of luxury to the dark palette. Beside the neoclassical tattoo area, two themed guest rooms are provided, named Mirror Palace and Cave.

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Vanke DaJia Brand Exhibition Hall

Vanke DaJia

Vanke DaJia is a brand exhibition hall located in Changsha City, China. The interior covers an area of 760 square meters and was converted from a former sales center. Nature is the main theme, and a large amount of wood color creates a calm atmosphere. Further colors are drawn from the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech, Morocco. The materials include grey terrazzo, art texture paint, grey oak wood and bronze sand blasted stainless steel. The hall holds a gift shop, a floral area, a coffee bar and reading areas for children and adults.

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