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Qingdao Line 1 Subway

Qingdao Line 1

Qingdao Line 1 is an interior design project for the stations of a city subway line. The design covers station interiors, public art, guide signs, service facilities and lighting as one integrated system. Colors and abstract art refer to the century-old architecture of Qingdao, the memory of industrial development, the four seasons, waves, rocks and flowers. Glazed mosaic, ceramic splicing and metal glaze panels are used for the wall artworks. Lighting is hidden so that the light is seen but not the source. The aim is to offer public art to passengers.

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Micode Ai Sleep System

Micode

Micode is an intelligent home sleep system designed to improve sleep quality. The system combines a mattress, an electric bedstead, a bedside unit and a pillow, the objects used most often in the bedroom. The mattress has a five layer structure with independent springs and partitions that adapt to the body curve to provide even support. The pillow contains a sleep monitoring sensor that records daily sleep and offers suggestions for improvement. Bedstead modes are changed through an application or a remote control, so one bed can serve both rest and leisure.

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The Alien Lighting

The Alien

A story that originated from the sense of women - as delicately and carefully, ossified and just as carefully nurtured its roots by maintaining and creating empty spaces between them. It is as if the bones gave life and growth to its delicate, firm, and strong existence and then found itself immersed in a light, or other words, a light that blossomed from within. Sepideh got its name from the alien, so when a person feels like a foreigner or alien, her inner roots are like a new life. The roots inside have a longing to be freed and rely on the safe point of the boundary.

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Yinno Unico Boutique Store

Yinno Unico

Yinno Unico is a boutique store interior of 310 square meters located in Hangzhou, China. Geometric shapes replace conventional partitions and fulfill functions such as display, fitting and storage. A staircase links the two floors and widens step by step, creating a vertical and rhythmic visual focus that guides visitors upstairs. Wear-resistant seamless micro cement imitates the texture of Pentelic marble, extending the life of the space and controlling construction cost. A red curved steel island contrasts with the pale surfaces under the lighting.

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Sheraton Kunming Deluxe Five Star Hotel

Sheraton Kunming

Sheraton Kunming is a five-star hotel interior located in the core business district of Kunming, China. The design draws on local elements of Yunnan, including the ancient Tea-Horse Road, the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces and movable-type printing artworks. Local colors, materials and craft textures are combined to present regional customs and traditional forms in a new way. In the lobby, landscape patterns form a decorative background, while organic curves enrich the visual levels. Marble and metal surfaces add contrast within the space.

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Flava Plywood and Veneer Showroom

Flava

A mix of segregation and connectivity. Keeping the openness of the floor intact, all feature elements are strategically planed to create series of discussion pockets. The store is designed on fractal behavior that explores the concept for sequencing the space that is both immersive and sculptural. The space promotes a very strong sense of design while leaving a stage for the products that are being displayed.

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