A personal review of design creations
The spirit of traditions in a contemporary space
In Xiamen, China, Norm Architects created BASAO Tea Lounge that enables all senses and feeding the soul beyond tea aromas. The spirit of traditions in a contemporary space offers an authentic and mindful experience.
Shan-Shui: A Duality | The Chuan Malt Whisky Distillery
For Pernod Ricard, Neri&Hu designed a distillery on a site close to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Mount Emei.
Chapel of Sound
Designed by OPEN architecture, this monolithic open-air concert hall overviews the ruins of the Ming Dynasty-era Great Wall, just two hours away from Beijing.
M+ Hong Kong, Asia’s First Global Museum of Visual Culture
Announced back in 2012, M+, by Herzog & de Meuron, opens to the public on November 12th with three weekends of celebratory programmes.
Design Your Christmas 2020 - Episode 2
Celebrating the first Advent, the tradition sees the first of four candles to be lit on the family table… Here’s the reason why this week’s selection is focused on table accessories and objects.
Design & The Wondrous: On The Nature Of Ornament
For its the second temporary exhibition, the Centre Pompidou X West Bund Museum features more than 100 pieces from the Centre Pompidou and contemporary Chinese designers.
#WoodWeek - Yishan Pinnacle Flagship Store
A Chinese proverb says: “A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.” To open the minds, a new cultural and creative store not only culture and coffee but also wood and concrete inserted in a contemporary looking grid space concept.
Day 4– Yishan Pinnacle Flagship Store, Shenzhen, China.
The Yule Mountain Boutique Hotel
In the Chinese province of Hangzhou, a modest farmhouse went through a complex transformation over two years to become a contemporary boutique hotel.
The Xing Kiln Museum
In the Northen Chinese county of Neiqiu, the Xing Kiln Museum pays tribute to an ancestral craft developed as refined art: white porcelain.
A Huizhou retreat
A couple based in Shanghai used their life savings to purchase a property and became its custodians more than hoteliers.