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This Week Brief
This week: showrooms in Foshan, hospitality spaces in Nanning, and young studios redefining commercial interiors in China.
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A weekly selection of Chinese spatial design, studio conversations and material observations.
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Project / Showroom
GABO Showroom and Headquarters Office
LEW CREATIVEA former ceramics factory in Foshan becomes a measured showroom and office system for a bathroom brand.
Studio Works
MOSOM Studio Portfolio: Hepburn Show Flagship Store
MOSOM DesignA Shenzhen beauty flagship where rough material, directed light and brand ritual become a commercial scene.
Project / Hospitality
Tingshan Natural Aesthetic Restaurant
BLOOM DESIGNA hospitality interior where eaves, courtyard stone, timber and warm light shape the route.
Material Notes
How surfaces shape spatial atmosphere
Field NotesA short observation on slabs, texture and light as more than decorative finish.
Residence / Shenzhen
Pouring light into everyday living
Time Construction Space DesignA residential reading of soft light, art and warm domestic rhythm in recent Shenzhen projects.Latest Insights
Featured / Ideas
Why Designers Need to Sell Outcomes, Not Styles
Clients may arrive with a style in mind, but style alone does not explain what a space needs to achieve. The stronger conversation begins with everyday life: how people move, work, gather and feel. This article looks at why design becomes more valuable when it is presented through the changes it makes possible.
Trends
Why Chinese Showrooms Are Becoming Spatial Brands
Across China’s manufacturing cities, showrooms are taking on a larger role. They are no longer simply places to display products, but spaces where brands explain their ideas, test materials and meet the people shaping future projects. We look at how this shift is changing showroom design in Foshan and the Greater Bay Area.
Trends
Wellness Design or Wellness Aesthetics?
Warm timber, soft light and indoor planting can make a space appear calm. But wellness is not created by appearance alone. Light, sound, air, temperature, privacy and movement all influence how a place feels over time. The real test is not whether a space looks restorative, but whether it supports the people using it.
News / Industry
How Material Costs Are Changing Design Decisions
When material prices and lead times change, designers have to make choices earlier and communicate them more clearly. Substitution is no longer just a question of finding a cheaper finish. It also involves durability, maintenance, repairability and the original spatial idea. Good specification now requires both creative judgment and practical flexibility.Project Index
Curated Chinese projects across categories and cities.
Showroom / Shenzhen
Wazzor System Doors & Windows Greater Bay Area Flagship Store
Zhengfang LiangxingA doors-and-windows flagship reads as a brand journey through geometry, warm surfaces and light.Showrooms & Brand Spaces
Office / Guangzhou
Deepblue Interactive Headquarters
TAC DesignGame culture and office life meet inside a Guangzhou headquarters.Workplaces & HeadquartersRestaurant / Shijiazhuang
Tingshan Natural Aesthetic Restaurant
BLOOM DESIGNA restaurant route built with eaves, courtyard stone, timber and warm light.Hospitality & Retail
Showroom / China
Ferona New Concept Showroom
Zhengfang LiangxingCeramic retail becomes a routed brand experience.Showrooms & Brand Spaces
Commercial / Guangzhou
ODC HUI Design Enterprise Interior
ODC HUI DesignA studio office renovation keeps memory, daylight and working rhythm in view.Workplaces & Headquarters
Hotel / Nanning
Nanning Micro Resort Hotel 19500 sqm
Taihe Southern DesignA riverside hotel project where resort scale is handled through atmosphere.Hospitality & RetailResidential / Shenzhen
Shenzhen Modern Art Residence 270 sqm
Time Construct DesignArt, light and material balance a calm Shenzhen home.Homes & Private Interiors
Showroom / China
Aozhuosi Slab Showroom
Zhengfang LiangxingLarge-format slabs are arranged as a complete material journey.Showrooms & Brand Spaces
Office / Dongguan
Material Gene Institute Dongguan
TAC DesignA research workplace shaped by curves, light and a material logic.Workplaces & Headquarters
Retail / Shenzhen
YEJI HOUSE Jewelry Workshop
LEW STUDIOA jewelry workshop reads as both craft space and intimate retail scene.Hospitality & Retail
Residential / Shenzhen
Shenzhen Modern Luxury Home 266 sqm
Time Construct DesignA private interior where warmer luxury is tuned for everyday life.Homes & Private Interiors
Showroom / Dongguan
CB Metalwork Showroom Dongguan
YIXI DesignMetal craft turns into a sharper commercial showroom language.Showrooms & Brand SpacesWhere to Start
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Showrooms as brand spaces
Read how Chinese ceramic, bath and retail brands turn display rooms into spatial identities.
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Private interiors
Homes shaped by light and daily rhythm
Move from staged spectacle into residences where material, art and proportion carry the story.
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Hospitality
Restaurants and hotels with atmosphere
Follow spaces where route, threshold, planting and warm light shape how guests slow down.
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Studio voices
Young practices and working methods
Meet studios building a language through commercial interiors, beauty retail and repeatable detail.
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Material notes
Surfaces, slabs and spatial emotion
Use materials as an entry point into atmosphere, not just a product layer at the end.
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Meet the designers and studios shaping contemporary China design.
