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Taneya Club Harie Retail Store

Taneya Club Harie

Taneya Club Harie is a retail store located inside a department store in Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan. The store brings together traditional Japanese confectionery brand Taneya and Western patisserie brand Club Harie in one space. The design follows a single concept of strata, expressing layers of time. Ceilings and fixtures are formed by layering precisely cut wooden panels shifted by millimeters. Solid chestnut wood and lacquer mark the Taneya side, while light laminated plywood marks the Club Harie side. The flowing curves guide visitors deeper into the store and ease congestion.

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Pengfei Nankai Academy Interior Design

Pengfei Nankai Academy

With the theme of love, this design draws on the vitality of art to give another view of the world like the warm sun in a fairy tale, and borrows love to translate it into the temperature of the furniture, extending the love for family and home life. The design aims to create a large private home connected to the spiritual world. Attention to detail is at the heart of the design and decorating process, and the design team has carefully arranged stone, imported Italian wood finishes and other decorative materials.

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Xiangcheng Paradise Walk Shopping Mall

Xiangcheng Paradise Walk

Xiangcheng Paradise Walk is a shopping mall interior in Suzhou. The total area is 145000 square meters, with six floors above ground and two floors below ground. The design concept, dancing waters in forested streams, joins the elegance of Suzhou classical garden waters with the ecological waters of Xiangcheng. Seven commercial floors are divided into four themed spaces, including Moon Island, a cross level urban natural island on the upper levels. Stone, wood grain, bronze and white aluminum panels are used, and a glass roof brings daylight into the atrium.

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Xie Ben Qian Restaurant

Xie Ben Qian

Xie Ben Qian is a restaurant interior design covering 1200 square meters in China. The design joins natural forms with modern aesthetics. Waterfalls, canyons and boulders are brought into the space, combining rough texture with refined detail. The main materials are stone, metal, wood, glass, art paint, matte acrylic and ceramic tiles. Lighting is used as a narrative tool, and the strength and position of each light source are adjusted to suit dining, meeting guests, singing and socializing. The waterfall effect was refined through more than twenty tests.

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Flowerblock Shelf

Flowerblock

Flowerblock is a shelf designed to serve as both storage furniture and a room divider. The design is inspired by flower blocks, concrete units with geometric openwork patterns used in Okinawan architecture, which filter strong sunlight while letting air pass. Gaps between the boxes give the shelf a light and open appearance. Stainless steel rods connect the boxes for stability, solid white ash supports the load-bearing points, and plywood reduces the overall weight. The shelf has no back panel, so it can be placed against a wall or in the centre of a room.

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Corcovado Couch

Corcovado

Corcovado is a sofa designed for living spaces. The form is inspired by the Corcovado hills and follows an organic, fluid line. The backrest extends to the middle of the seat and wraps around it. A base with long wooden sides runs along the piece as support. Finishes include wood and fabrics. The sofa measures 4.8 metres in width, 0.92 metres in height and 1.9 metres in depth. Four decorative cushions are included, so each owner can adjust comfort and appearance to personal taste. The design combines sculptural form with ergonomic comfort.

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