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Poetic and Artistic Residential House

Byrant Hong Residential House Interior Monday, 16 June 2025

Poetic and Artistic

Poetic and Artistic is the interior design of a five-storey residential house of 480 square metres in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The building is narrow and deep, so the layout was reorganised to improve daylight and the sense of space. The first and second floors form the public area and include a reception tea room, while the third to fifth floors hold bedrooms, a study and exercise rooms for a family of five. A large rock veneer wall rises to the second-floor ceiling, and floor-to-ceiling windows bring sunlight into the shared spaces.

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Scentbon Perfume Retail Store

Tai Chen Retail Store Interior Sunday, 15 June 2025

Scentbon Perfume

Scentbon Perfume is a fragrance store in Taipei, set in one of the city's old business districts. The front door is made of iron and wood, linking the modern interior with the street outside. The shop window brings natural light inside. The handles and signboard are made of stainless mirror, which reflects light and the branches of a Frangipani tree in the front garden. Two see-through stainless steel shelves display more than 240 fragrances in front of the original brick walls. Items can be moved and replaced easily, so customers and staff can reach every product directly.

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Blooming City Sales Center

Rey Yaw Sales Center Interior Saturday, 14 June 2025

Blooming City

Blooming City is a sales center interior in Guangzhou covering 1450 square meters. The design draws on Lingnan architecture and on the Pearl River landscape. A Manchurian flower-window screen is made of metal and acrylic instead of heavy wood and glass, which softens the play of light and shadow. The recreation area is centered on an LED screen, stairs, a water bar and a tea area. Materials include artistic paint, wood veneer, artificial stone, stainless steel, artistic glass and brick. The layout follows the local principle of enclosed interiors and open exteriors.

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Equilibrio Sculptural Sink

Thiago Mondini Sculptural Sink Sanitary Ware Friday, 13 June 2025

Equilibrio

Equilibrio is a sculptural sink that explores the contrast between the countertop's delicate inclination and its robust volume. Made by the assembly and modeling of several stone pieces in order to achieve a rounded format, the actual sink is created by a diagonal section and a slight tilt of the upper portion of the piece. The suggested supports are asymmetrical, with a hollow tube covering the plumbing on one side and a skinny leg on the other, but this piece could also be used without the supports.

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Pullman Yuxi Yunnan Deluxe Five Star Hotel

Luo Dan - DDA Deluxe Five Star Hotel Interior Thursday, 12 June 2025

Pullman Yuxi Yunnan

Pullman Yuxi is a five star resort hotel located in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, China. The design places the hotel in harmony with the surrounding mountains and makes full use of the outdoor landscape. Water is used as a medium to reflect the colors and the panorama of Yuxi, adding a symbolic feature to the hotel. The artistic imagery of Chinese painting is applied to the space, which is simple and elegant. Local Yunnan craftsmanship and the textures of traditional ethnic architecture appear in the interior details. Indoor and outdoor areas are connected through the site and the building.

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Champion Living Exhibition Center

Jung-Te Lin Exhibition Center Interior Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Champion Living

With the evolution of technology, as a recyclable and environmental-friendly building material, Tile application exceeds traditional impression. Technology breakthrough creates diverse possibilities and opportunities to add value to buildings. Located on the first and second floors of a commercial building in Taipei City, Champion Living, a new-generation tile showroom is designed to take clients' experiences to new heights.

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