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Chen Yun Office

Chen Yun

Chen Yun is an office interior located on the top floor of Tianmuli in Hangzhou. The design occupies about 100 square meters and serves a creative studio. Fair-faced concrete gives the rooms a raw texture, while planting and colored furniture add a natural mood. A glass curtain wall links the interior with daylight and the view outside. A movable wall rotates to open or close the entrance, so the layout can change through the day. The plan blends work, discussion and rest areas within a small floor space.

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Lattice Chair Weaving Armchair

Lattice Chair

The word “lattice” means lines intertwined with, and intersecting, each other horizontally and vertically.Especially use Taiwan's high-quality bamboo with excellent toughness,combines bamboo craft into woodcraft via weaving bamboos and bent woods together. By preserving and integrating the flexibility of bamboos and the firmness of wood, so weight of the chair is only 4 kg, but it can withstand more than 120 kg, the lighter weight allows the elderly and children to move around more easily. Single-sided armrest design allows users to sit in a variety of ways, more free and flexible.

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Work at Nagasaki Office

Work at Nagasaki

Work at Nagasaki is a coworking office set on the tenth and eleventh floors of a building in the old city center of Nagasaki, Japan. The two floors cover 4,500 square meters and are joined by a grand staircase that also serves as an open seminar room during events. The tenth floor holds a reception area, an event space and an open office. The eleventh floor holds closed offices and a meeting room with a wide view. Local materials such as Isahaya stone and Sendan wood were used, and a steel counter of 5.5 meters was made with shipbuilding methods.

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Misterio Luminaires

Misterio

Misterio is a lighting collection of pendant lamps and wall lamps inspired by the northern lights. The main elements are made of cast glass with a multicolor effect and are shaped like waves frozen in glass. The glass creates colored highlights that form organic patterns on nearby surfaces. A black metal base in the form of a ring holds an LED strip covered with a matte diffuser. The ring is directed inward, so the lighting is soft and the beauty of the glass is emphasized. The collection can be used for main lighting, task lighting or accent lighting.

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Seylan Sofa Set

Seylan

Seylan is a sofa set designed for contemporary living spaces. The form is inspired by the flowing curves of Persian Nastaliq calligraphy. Continuous lines and soft curves replace sharp angles, so the sofa set appears sculptural from every side. The structure is made of solid wood, shaped by CNC cutting and then carved, sanded and finished by hand. The seating is built from layered high-density foam with fabric upholstery, and the curves guide a comfortable posture. The set includes a single seater and a three seater. The intent is to bring a traditional craft into modern interiors.

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Style Kitchen Restaurant

Style Kitchen

Style Kitchen is a restaurant interior located in Kutchan cho, Hokkaido, Japan. The long and narrow space covers 785 square metres and is divided into three zones. Antique wood and stone near the entrance create a casual mood, while the rear zones are more private and quiet. Semi private rooms recall traditional snow huts, and the pendant lights resemble snow crystals. An open kitchen at the centre refers to the Annupuri mountain range. The curtains grow darker toward the back and also improve thermal insulation.

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