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

 

Diamond

Diamond Villa is the interior design of a coastal resort villa. The spaces are opened toward sunlight and free views to create a relaxed seaside atmosphere. Local materials are used throughout, and discarded items such as abandoned cabins and surfboards are reused as interior elements. The reuse of waste items reflects an environmental approach to building. The design does not pursue visual effects alone. Instead, each area gives priority to comfort, playfulness and human needs. Memories of summer and the beach inspired the character of the rooms.

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Jinxiu

Jinxiu is a restaurant interior located inside a commercial complex in Nanjing. The design covers 400 square meters and works with the many existing columns of the building. The columns are used to plan the flow line and the placement of the dining seats, giving the space a clear hierarchy. The layout follows a central axis that creates a sense of sequence. Forms are drawn from the abstract shape of a bright moon and from Jiangnan garden techniques, with rock and window scenery as decoration. Sea base cloth covers the walls and is hand painted with waterproof latex paint.

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Xin Ming Yuen

The entrance is a parade of contrasting materials, structures, and colors. The reception area is a space of tranquil comfort. Auspicious patterns encounter playful decorations. Behind is a dynamic bar area within a resting context. Traditional Chinese character Hui pattern led lights adds a sense of futurism. Going through a delicately adorned roofed cloister is the dining area. Decorated with floral, carb fish images, embossed stained glass screens and the ancient herbalist Bai Zi cabinets, it is a visual journey through time and cultural relics in fashion.

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Wanda Plaza

Hai'an Wanda Plaza is a sales office interior created for a residential development in Nantong. The 650 square meter space is divided into four areas named Magnolia Hall, Inkstone Washing Pool, Golden Silkworm Workshop and Collection Court. The design draws on the local magnolia tree and the silk culture of Hai'an, combined with traditional Oriental elements. In the reception area, two rows of glass columns emphasize vertical lines, while a marble wall adds horizontal movement. A chandelier shaped like a silkworm cocoon lights the sand table area.

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Huai'fu Experience Center

Huai'fu Experience Center is an interior design for an experience center in Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China. The space covers 1735.36 square meters. The layout follows the traditional Chinese method of three entries. Canal life provided the inspiration, and the forms of fishing nets, fishing gear and rippled water are refined with modern techniques. The main materials are ancient wood stone, tundla grey stone, silver pear wood, wood grain aluminum sheet and yellow bronze. The intent is to join canal culture with modern living.

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Tengchong Heshunli

Tengchong Heshunli is a sales center located in Tengchong City, Yunnan Province, China. The site lies north of the ancient Nanzhao Kingdom city site and near the old town of Heshun. The interior joins traditional Chinese elements with modern space construction. Warm burlywood tones set the main color of the space. Wooden strips cross above the main hall and form the ceiling texture, while brass grilles define the bar area. A geometric staircase of wood veneer leads to the second floor. A large wall painting shows the landscape of Tengchong.

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