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Designer / Brand: Matrix Design Work: Club Classification: Interior Date: Sunday, 27 September 2026

Hefei Since 1872

Hefei Since 1872 is a clubhouse interior covering 1000 square meters in Anhui, China. The design draws on local heritage and uses a petal motif as a shared theme across the space. Floors are laid with petal shaped stone mosaics, and surfaces are clad in wave textured travertine. Parametric domes are cast in glass fibre reinforced gypsum, and metal details are hammered by hand. Certified timber, travertine and bronze were selected for durability and texture. Reception, lounge and quiet reading zones guide visitors through calm and connected atmospheres.

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Designer / Brand: Masato Kure Work: Museum Classification: Interior Date: Saturday, 26 September 2026

Deji Cultural Complex

Deji Cultural Complex provides a fusion of cultural arts and commercial facilities. It has six extensive facilities including an art museum, a museum, a bookstore, shops, and a café on its top 7300 m2 floor. The coexistence of these facilities allows customers to stop by at one they would not have otherwise visited. What makes The Triangle. JP's design innovation is that they entirely got rid of walls between spaces. By eliminating partitions, it freed the space from having boundaries between inside and outside giving customers a little "preview" before entering the space.

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Designer / Brand: Linghai Design Work: Restaurant Classification: Interior Date: Friday, 25 September 2026

Xie Ben Qian

Xie Ben Qian is a restaurant interior design covering 1200 square meters in China. The design joins natural forms with modern aesthetics. Waterfalls, canyons and boulders are brought into the space, combining rough texture with refined detail. The main materials are stone, metal, wood, glass, art paint, matte acrylic and ceramic tiles. Lighting is used as a narrative tool, and the strength and position of each light source are adjusted to suit dining, meeting guests, singing and socializing. The waterfall effect was refined through more than twenty tests.

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Designer / Brand: Xiagushuyu Commercial Space Design Work: Shopping Mall Classification: Interior Date: Thursday, 24 September 2026

Beijing Wangfujing Xiyue

Beijing Wangfujing Xiyue is a shopping mall interior covering 19,800 square meters in the central area of Beijing. The design joins traditional Chinese architecture with futuristic elements. Upturned eaves, roof ridge beasts, dougong brackets and caisson ceilings shape the framework, while metal alloys give strength and durability. Three themed points, Yuanshi Kou, Sundial Square and Qiankun Fang, mark the atriums. The first basement floor holds dining and the second holds retail. Light color temperature and brightness are controlled to create varied atmospheres.

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Designer / Brand: Li Xiang Work: Bookstore Classification: Interior Date: Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Shenzhen Zhongshuge

Inspired by the rapid development and achievements of the project location, Shenzhen Zhongshuge is created to pay tribute to the countless pioneers in this immigrant city. The spiral bookshelf is used as a symbol to show the rapid development of history and arouse the thinking of visitors at the same time. The unconventional design approach to fuse commerce and art breaks the shackles of the monotonous attributes of a space bound to function, conveys the brand's values, brings a new and novel place gene to consumers' shopping experience.

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Designer / Brand: Hanna Bajer and Pawel Sokol Work: Private Apartament Classification: Interior Date: Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Chalk

Chalk is a private apartment interior located on the fourth floor of a contemporary residential building in central Warsaw. The apartment covers an area of 340 square meters. Natural materials define the interior, including wood, stone, raw steel and fabric. The same materials are repeated in every space, creating a harmonious, light and cosy atmosphere. A small number of contrasting elements, such as artworks, provide visual accents. Bespoke details were designed for the project. The interior follows the functional and aesthetic requirements set by the client.

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