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Cloud Atlas Sales Office

Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas is a sales office located in Qidong, Nantong, covering 1221 square meters. The curve is the main design logic of the interior, and interlacing arcs create a space with rhythm and movement. Light colors form the base, with blue-green accents for a fresh atmosphere. The theme draws on the whale, an ancient sea creature, which inspires the artistic chandeliers above the sand table area. Main materials include wood veneer, stone, special paint, handmade brick, mosaic, hard-covered wallpaper and metal.

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National Gallery Athens Museum

National Gallery Athens

In the 1960's modern building of the National Gallery in Athens, the exhibition rooms are designed like a promenade in open space. The interior is designed as a sequence of wooden lined transitional areas for information, and of white exhibition rooms with specially designed suspended ceilings for each exhibition function. Controlling the directions of gaze, the depth of view in the rooms and towards the city, the general lighting in relevance with the exterior light, and subduing the materials and the technical details to highlight the works of art, the space gives an affect of free choice.

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I Do Emergent Arts  Retail Space

I Do Emergent Arts

The I Do artist store in Wuhan, China blends uniquely spatial and sculptural elements to create a highly expressive, enticing and inspiring user experience. At the center of the space, and protruding through the facade, a massive 9m steel sculpture rises from the first floor space and emerges on the second floor. Symbolically, the one to one scale elephant and figures represent the wisdom, strength and unity as a projection of the relationships which can be embodied by those visitors to the retail space.

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Capsule Lighting System

Capsule

Capsule is a modular lighting system designed for the home. The system combines one handheld lighting module with different base modules, so each configuration can suit productivity, entertainment or ambience. A pressure fit attachment holds the lighting module in place without tools. A rotating ring on the module controls the brightness, and the diffusers can be unlocked and exchanged to change the light effect. The main module is made of aluminium by CNC milling. Capsule can serve as a desk lamp, a flashlight or a ceiling lamp.

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Niemeyer II Armchair

Niemeyer II

Designed by Joana Santos Barbosa, the rounded forms of the Niemeyer II armchair are influenced by the modernist House of Canoas of Oscar Niemeyer. Having a refined design with architectural details, this armchair is minimal and yet a statement piece. The upholstery work is meticulous, with seams reduced to essential, in order to reproduce the backward movement of flat roof when seen from an aerial view. Upholstered in a special woven bouclé, this welcoming armchair receives people with a gentle embrace and feels the most comfortable place in the room.

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Freelight Luminaire

Freelight

Infinity Freelight is a cylindrical track luminaire designed for the Infinity lighting system. The luminaire emits light from its whole surface, with a 360 degree beam angle. Flexible neon allows the body to be shaped freely, so lighting compositions and light objects can be created. The luminaire is available in lengths of 1.6 metres and 5 metres. Installation in the track is simple, and a patented click fixation adapter holds the luminaire in place. The 48 volt supply provides electrical safety. The flexible neon is odourless and releases no harmful chemicals.

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