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About Design Magazine

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

 

Wang Museum

Wang Museum is an architectural lighting scheme for a memorial hall dedicated to the Chinese writer Wang Zengqi, built in his hometown of Gaoyou. The lighting recreates the bright and gentle light environment described in his writing. A color temperature of 3000K helps the hall blend into the surrounding traditional historical district. Interior lighting emphasizes the walls, so the indoor light is also perceived from outside. Outdoor lighting shapes reflections on the water. Lamp slots and pipelines were set into the concrete in advance.

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X897 Pl1

X897 PL1 is a limited-edition pendant light for interior spaces. The design is inspired by the cherry blossom. The pendant is made of laser-cut, bent and powder-coated aluminum layers that wrap around the light bulb like petals and direct glare-free light downward. A removable light filter tints the layers with a subtle color, while the light below remains uncolored. The pendant measures 200 mm in width, 200 mm in depth and 300 mm in height. Each light is paired with a numbered digital certificate held on a blockchain.

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High Heel Church

High Heel Church is a lighting design for a shoe-shaped building in a seaside park in Chiayi, Taiwan. The structure is about 17 meters high and 11 meters wide. Nearly 300,000 small glass pieces and 101 light fixtures are applied to the steel frame. Sunlight makes the glass flash during the day, while the wind moves the small pieces naturally. At night, calculated light angles give the building the look of a galaxy and make the heavy structure appear lighter. A light show with music is presented every hour, controlled by a DMX Art-Net system.

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Infinity Module RND

Infinity Module RND is a suspended track lighting system built around a circular ring. The track is available in white and black and in diameters from 1500 to 4000 millimeters. Luminaires can be selected in different types and numbers, including diffused and directional models, for general or decorative lighting. A mechanical button fixator holds each luminaire securely and allows repositioning along the track. The low-voltage system is safe to touch, and the luminaires are dimmable through the DALI digital protocol.

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Three Tree

Three Tree is a temporary art installation developed for the art event in Taipei. The art installation employs digital technology and bamboo dowels, which is the traditional Asian crafting material. Three Tree coheres the NTNU museum neighborhood rich cultural and ecological background and welcomes visitors to discover exciting cultural exchange.

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Left Bank

Left Bank is a lighting design for a science and technology park on the Maozhou River in Shenzhen. The scheme combines functional lighting with landscape lighting. Anti-glare buried lamps on the ground floor illuminate the pillars and the ceiling, so the walkway receives soft reflected light. Linear lamps of 3000K are embedded in the handrails of the sky corridor bridge. These linear lamps light the walking surface and keep the night landscape continuous. Lighting scenes for weekdays, weekends and festivals balance visual effect and energy use.

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