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Designer: Zhou Leijing Work: Educational Learning Toy Classification: Toy Date: Sunday, 14 September 2025

Startracks

Startracks is an educational board game about interstellar exploration, designed for children. The game teaches basic astronomy and physics through play. Rubidium magnets placed under the board simulate the gravitational pull of planets, so a small iron spaceship is drawn towards a planet when it lands. Players collect prop cards that carry astronomical facts and matching game skills. Two teams compete, and the first team to reach its goal wins. The board is made of synthetic wood and measures 500 millimetres in diameter.

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Designer: XiamenMicodeIntelligentTechnology Co.,Ltd Work: Ai Sleep System Classification: Furniture Date: Saturday, 13 September 2025

Micode

Micode is an intelligent home sleep system designed to improve sleep quality. The system combines a mattress, an electric bedstead, a bedside unit and a pillow, the objects used most often in the bedroom. The mattress has a five layer structure with independent springs and partitions that adapt to the body curve to provide even support. The pillow contains a sleep monitoring sensor that records daily sleep and offers suggestions for improvement. Bedstead modes are changed through an application or a remote control, so one bed can serve both rest and leisure.

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Designer: Xiutao FU Work: Home Fragrance Classification: Homeware Date: Friday, 12 September 2025

Trinity Collection

The Trinity Collection is inspired by ice, which represents the moment in eternity and the eternal moment. The trinity of ice, water, and air could picture the dynamic change of moment, memory, and emotion. It intends to bring users back to true nature, by reproducing natural beauty with auditory, visual, olfactory, and tactile arts. With essence extracted from natural plants, it integrates natural aesthetics into the fragrance, only to preserve a uniqueness in the ever-changing world, and to let the extraordinary taste and style become a classic heirloom.

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Designer: Pepê Lima Work: Armchair Classification: Furniture Date: Thursday, 11 September 2025

Hector

Hector is an armchair designed for indoor living spaces. The armchair combines cast aluminium, plywood, leather and solid wood in one piece. Slim solid wood arms appear to float around the upholstery, because the metal supports are hidden beneath the seat or covered with leather. Brass buttons look like upholstery details, yet they also help to hold the structure. Two delicate cast aluminium ornaments mark the back and set the position of the backrest. An internal solid wood frame, covered with foam and fabric, gives firm support. Varied textures allow customisation.

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Designer: Elena Prokhorova Work: Modular Seating Classification: Furniture Date: Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Plump

Plump is a modular seating collection designed for public and office spaces. The seat is made of foam and upholstered in fabric, and the frame is made of natural ash wood. Modules can be combined into compositions that suit both large open areas and small rooms. A single module measures 800 mm in width, 800 mm in depth and 650 mm in height. On request, modules can be equipped with a USB socket or a table. The plinth is either wooden or covered with upholstery fabric. Built-in charging points allow devices to be charged during waiting periods.

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Designer: Chao-Shun Liang Work: Coffee Bean Canister Classification: Kitchenware Date: Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Air Kiss

Air Kiss is designed to keep coffee beans fresh for longer. Its curved lid goes into the canister to touch the beans, squeezing out excess air and reducing the contact with oxygen, preserving the taste and aroma of the coffee beans. The lid also features a convex dome that can be easily lifted with a finger tip in one second. Air Kiss also caters to personal preferences by allowing users to insert the coffee label, or write user's secret score on the soft-touch base which can be easily erased with an eraser. No more waste to our environment.

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