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Linear Refraction Desk and Ambiance light

Linear Refraction

Linear Refraction is a desk and ambient light created for a design hotel in Lishui, China. The lamp joins a linear LED tube to a crystal glass base sourced from Pujiang. The base holds a colored inner layer that refracts white light into many hues, recalling a rainbow. Two modes of use are offered. Placed horizontally, the lamp serves as an adjustable reading light. Set upright, the light glows within the crystal base to create a colorful atmosphere. A touch control switches and dims the light, and the last setting is remembered.

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Sharing Art Office

Sharing Art

Sharing Art is a coworking office interior of 500 square meters in Taichung, Taiwan. Large letter installations, reused from a former exhibition, are placed in the workspace as public art and as partitions. Iron frames, metal net plates and glass panels define flexible areas and let light pass through. Simple wooden furniture and open desks without partitions support model making, meetings, drawing and teamwork. A loop layout guides movement, and the white walls allow the space to be used for exhibitions.

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Gemdale Casa Oia Sales Center

Gemdale Casa Oia

Gemdale Casa Oia is the interior design of a property sales center in Beihai, China. The 1060 square meter space takes nature as its theme and expresses the relationship between mountain and sea. A minimalist design language narrates the rolling form of sea waves and translates the form into an art installation. Black, white, gray and warm tones are combined with hues drawn from the sea. Stone-like artworks on the walls show the transition of different blue shades. The materials include art paint, grey stone, cement stone and metal plate.

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Magfinity Infinite Lighting Design

Magfinity

Magfinity is a magnetic track lighting system for commercial and residential spaces. The system combines an angular linear track with a range of LED luminaires that connect magnetically. Fixtures snap into place without tools and can be detached, repositioned, or exchanged quickly. Each fixture gives a glare-free beam, and some can be rotated to direct light toward wall art, countertops, or hallways. The track can be recessed into the ceiling, suspended, or surface mounted. The aim was to simplify the installation of high-end lighting.

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The Japanese Restaurant  Hotel

The Japanese Restaurant

The Japanese Restaurant is an all-day dining restaurant inside a luxury resort in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The 401 square meter space serves Edomae sushi, teppanyaki, kaiseki cuisine and a la carte dishes. A long corridor with a lattice inspired by Kanuma Kumiko craft leads to the reception and the main dining room, which overlooks Mount Nantai. Teppanyaki and sushi counters, a tatami room, a private room and terrace seating surround the main area. Aluminum die-cast lattices, yellow Juraku walls and a carved red panel of local plants are used.

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Weed lamp

Weed

Weed is a portable lamp inspired by the form of wild grass. The lamp has two parts: a base and a slim stem with a light on top. The stem is lifted out of the base and held in the hand, so the light can be carried outdoors or into dark rooms. The base holds a wireless charging coil, and a receiver coil inside the stem collects the energy and charges the lamp. The outer shell is made by 3D printing in PLA, while the bendable stem is 3D printed in silicone around an iron wire. The lamp measures 110 x 95 x 460 millimetres.

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