A Design Magazine

A Design Magazine

A Design Magazine featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Arabica Riyadh Roastery

Arabica Riyadh Roastery is a theater style cafe set in a renovated warehouse of about 885 square meters on two floors. A large custom roasting machine stands on a stage at the back of the store, framed by a bean cellar. The kitchen counter is placed where an orchestra pit would be, and the atrium above lets the sounds of the baristas carry through the space. The floor is lowered in front of the stage, while upper level seats offer views from above. White artificial marble, brick, perforated metal and painted surfaces add texture, and sheer curtains divide the box seats.

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Birch

Birch is a high-performance flexible office chair with upgraded back comfort as its core. The designer uses the natural structural curves of the human body as the source of design inspiration, simulating the moving arcs of the human body's back and spine to present a linked double-back structure, which can easily handle the human body's forward, backward, side twisting and other movements, and can easily take care of a variety of usage scenarios.

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Dongguan Zhongshuge Library

Dongguan Zhongshuge Library is a bookstore interior located within a science and technology industrial park. The space spans three floors, with the main reading area rising from the first to the third floor. Gear elements form the central design language and serve as both decoration and bookshelves. A corridor on the second floor links a children's reading area, a forum area and a cultural and creative space with a coffee area. The children's area is inspired by a neutron source facility. Wood is used across nearly all elements to soften the industrial character.

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MRC Vison

Marche Vison is a food market built in Taki town, Mie prefecture, Japan. The complex is divided into four wings set under large curved roofs. Stepped slabs are linked by slopes, and the pitch of the wooden frames is aligned to form one continuous space. Smaller volumes stand beneath the roofs, creating a walking area of alleys and plazas. The open-air space under the roofs keeps visitors in contact with the seasons and reduces energy use. Rain falls from the eaves as a curtain, and local wooden louvres face the expressway.

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Geely Galaxy E8

Geely Galaxy E8 is a pure electric flagship sedan built on the Sustainable Experience Architecture. The exterior recalls the form of a tiger ready to run, with headlights that suggest an intense gaze. A one piece luminous front face is formed by more than ten thousand holes of 0.2 mm, made with micro hole laser engraving technology, which gives an even light distribution. Twenty five aerodynamic improvements bring the drag coefficient to 0.199. The smart cockpit holds a 45 inch 8K screen and ripple patterns drawn from Chinese cultural landscapes.

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Exeed Es

Exeed Es is an electric vehicle designed for comfortable driving and riding. The exterior takes inspiration from the motion of wind, with a wide front face, a low chassis and a streamlined waistline. Such forms help achieve a drag coefficient of 0.205 and acceleration from 0 to 100 kilometres per hour in 3.7 seconds. The interior lines resemble flowing water. Ambience lights with 256 colours run along both sides and across the centre console, and can change with music. Materials include bio based polycarbonate, crystal panels and natural linen fibre seat backs.

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