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Designer / Brand: Deeeep Creative Lab Project: Customer Experience Website Packaging Classification: Service Date: Monday, 21 September 2026

Urbaner

Urbaner is a brand and service strategy for a beard grooming product created for the Japanese market. The strategy covers product planning, a responsive one-page website, packaging and an online community. The trimmer uses a motor and high-carbon steel blades made in Japan, and its compact form allows beard adjustment at any time. The packaging combines varied typography with a simple inner box that explains product use. Urbaner presents grooming as a way to express personal style, and the website guides visitors from first interest to purchase.

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Designer / Brand: TORU TERAOKA Project: Hotels Classification: Hospitality Date: Sunday, 20 September 2026

Three Roofs Timber Hall

Set within the forests of Karuizawa, this hall is conceived as a place where architecture, nature, and community intersect. Developed over nearly a decade through collaboration between client, builder, and architect, it forms part of an evolving landscape with dog friendly facilities. The building serves as a communal lounge and indoor training space. When large openings are opened, the interior aligns with the forest, allowing landscape to flow through. A layered roof brings soft daylight, creating a calm atmosphere. Simple timber construction shows how modest means integrate with nature.

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Designer / Brand: Hong Kong Trade Development Council Project: Event Organiser Space Classification: Event Date: Saturday, 19 September 2026

Centrestage 2023

Centrestage is a fashion trade event held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The four day event covers 11,000 square metres and is divided into four zones based on physical, social, environmental and spiritual wellness. The 7,200 square metre exhibition hall holds exhibitor booths, a mini parade and a fashion presentation area. A circular main stage is framed by a 180 degree video wall, 47 metres wide, and seats more than 600 guests. A two story LED string curtain and kinetic floral displays add movement to the venue.

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Designer / Brand: PepsiCo Design and Innovation Project: Experiential Classification: Event Date: Friday, 18 September 2026

Game Fuel PRO-AM Consumer Experience

Game Fuel PRO-AM was a live gaming event created for a beverage brand and broadcast to viewers at home. The event paired professional gamers with celebrities to present a new two-versus-two game mode and to introduce a new drink can. The studio set was lit in red and blue, the core product colours, to create a dramatic effect and to separate the two teams. Bold typography and strong colour gave the space a modern interpretation of gaming. The set was designed to read clearly on screen during the broadcast.

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Designer / Brand: LIANGI INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. Project: Event Classification: Event Date: Thursday, 17 September 2026

Daxidaxi2023

Daxidaxi2023 brought avant-garde fashion designs into traditional festival celebrations, reimagining revered Taiwanese deities such as Guan Gong, Mazu, and Guanyin in a fashion runway show. Century-old temples served as the backdrop, merging traditional culture with cutting-edge fashion design to create a sustainable fashion showcase within historic landmarks. Traditional gods appeared alongside modern dancers, ballet performers, martial artists, and models on the runway, showcasing a new form of cultural celebration.

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Designer / Brand: VISANG Project: Learning Materials Classification: Education Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2026

PowerBox Wanja

Powerbox Wanja is a study book series designed for elementary school students. The series applies the Powerbox Learning Method, in which learning concepts are split into small parts placed inside square frames. Twenty books cover all elementary school grades, and each subject is given a separate color for easier recognition. Cube-shaped characters appear on the covers, and four books form a large cube shape when combined. Paper toy kits are included, so learners can build cube figures, an activity that supports spatial cognition and holds interest.

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Design Trend of the DaySpecial CoverageMonday, 14 September 2026

Emerging Styles and Creative Directions.

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