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Designer / Brand: VISANG Project: Textbooks Classification: Education Date: Thursday, 3 September 2026

Joyful Visang

Joyful Visang is a series of elementary school textbooks for mathematics, social studies and science. The textbooks are centred on play and activity to support active participation by students. Each cover reflects the subject content: geometric shapes form familiar objects for mathematics, an unfolding view of the world for social studies, and stories of heroes for science. Rounded corners and an antibacterial coating improve safety. A foldable flap serves as a bookmark, a perforated area allows name writing, and lenticular printing adds a three-dimensional effect.

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Designer / Brand: Idan Chiang of L'atelier Fantasia Project: Temperary Exhibition Classification: Event Date: Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart is a temporary exhibition designed for a contemporary furniture collection in Taipei, Taiwan. The exhibition was held in the Nangang Bottle Cap Factory, a heritage building, and was open for eight days. Large glass windows, herringbone parquet flooring and wall craft elements were added without altering the original structure. Arched door frames, aisles and ceiling elements divide the hall into rooms with a home atmosphere. Natural sunlight replaces focused spotlights. Furniture, decorations, artworks, lighting and plants are arranged like a home corner.

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Designer / Brand: Bo Liu Project: Hotel Classification: Hospitality Date: Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Xiamen Marriott Hotel

Elements of tea culture and the hotel's coastal surroundings beauty combined to inspire the project's modern bespoke furnishings and light color palette. Xiamen Marriott Hotel covers an area of more than 60,000 square meters and features 366 contemporary rooms and suites. With only a few steps away to the seaside, this fantastic location hotel is designed to cater for the guests who are looking for an escape from their corporate retreats in CBD and offer a more relaxing and unique meeting destination.

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Designer / Brand: chengfu Wang Project: Festival Classification: Event Date: Monday, 31 August 2026

ISY Sanya International Electronic Music

Isy Music Festival is an ultra large music festival in China. Every year, Isy organizes this global carnival with the tropical atmosphere of Hainan Island. Isy 2019 NYE has created a new set of IP— “Deer Man” —from the legendary design of the sea, sky, and mountains in Sanya, China, and integrated the story of love and natural power into its iconic stage design, making it the most Innovative music festival in China.

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Designer / Brand: Hong Kong Trade Development Council Project: Event Organiser Space Classification: Event Date: Sunday, 30 August 2026

Neon Nights

Neon Nights is an event design created for a fashion trade fair in Hong Kong. The concept combines current fashion colour trends with the look of retro Hong Kong neon street signs. Three areas were designed. A welcome installation stands at the main entrance of the venue. The entry of the exhibition hall received a matching treatment. Inside the hall, a 300 square metre multifunctional space hosts fashion shows, seminars and informal meetings. Metal frames with die cut patterns, backlit coloured panels and neon style signs shape the vibrant look.

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Designer / Brand: Igor Dydykin Project: Award Classification: Accolade Date: Saturday, 29 August 2026

Nagrada

This design is realized to contribute to the normalization of life during self-isolation, and to create a special award for the winners of online tournaments. The award's design represents the transformation of a Pawn into a Queen, as a recognition of the player's progress in chess. The award consists of two flat figures, the Queen and the Pawn, which are inserted into each other due to narrow slots forming a single cup. The award design is durable thanks to stainless steel and is convenient for transportation to the winner by mail.

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