Magazine of Design

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

 
Geely Galaxy E8 Electric Vehicle

Geely Galaxy E8

Geely Galaxy E8 is a pure electric flagship sedan built on the Sustainable Experience Architecture. The exterior recalls the form of a tiger ready to run, with headlights that suggest an intense gaze. A one piece luminous front face is formed by more than ten thousand holes of 0.2 mm, made with micro hole laser engraving technology, which gives an even light distribution. Twenty five aerodynamic improvements bring the drag coefficient to 0.199. The smart cockpit holds a 45 inch 8K screen and ripple patterns drawn from Chinese cultural landscapes.

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Exeed Es Electric Vehicle

Exeed Es

Exeed Es is an electric vehicle designed for comfortable driving and riding. The exterior takes inspiration from the motion of wind, with a wide front face, a low chassis and a streamlined waistline. Such forms help achieve a drag coefficient of 0.205 and acceleration from 0 to 100 kilometres per hour in 3.7 seconds. The interior lines resemble flowing water. Ambience lights with 256 colours run along both sides and across the centre console, and can change with music. Materials include bio based polycarbonate, crystal panels and natural linen fibre seat backs.

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Transparent Turntable Wireless Vinyl Record Player

Transparent Turntable

Transparent Turntable is a wireless vinyl record player made of aluminium and tempered glass. The belt driven system includes a built in phono stage and a pre-mounted Ortofon cartridge. A tempered glass dust cover with dampened hinges holds its position at any angle. The modular design allows the turntable to be taken apart with screws, so components can be replaced or upgraded. Long service life and easy repair are supported in order to reduce electronic waste. Bluetooth transmission connects the turntable to Transparent speakers and to speakers from other brands.

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Shenzhen Art Museum New Venue and Library North Branch

Shenzhen Art Museum

Shenzhen Art Museum is a cultural complex that joins an art museum and a library in a dense urban district. The two buildings are shaped like a pair of hands that enclose a shared central space. Public platforms on several levels sit between the two volumes and are sheltered by a large cantilevered roof built as a truss steel structure. A double layer curtain wall system shapes the indoor light and reduces the cooling load. Prefabricated construction was used. The complex offers a calm setting for exhibitions and cultural exchange.

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Sheerin Pavilion Exhibition

Sheerin Pavilion

The Sheerin Pavilion for 2023 Guangzhou Design Week provides an exhibition space for sintered stones. Artificial stones are employed to simulate the natural ones, aiming to present a spatial ambiance of a mined artificial stone canyon. This simulation and representation create a captivating juxtaposition. The systematic design of space, scene, and structure not only presents the unity of form and force, and the connection between behavior and space, but also provides the possibility of recyclability of the exhibition venue. It is a exploration of sustainable exhibition construction.

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Rt9000 Massage Chair

Rt9000

RT9000 is a massage chair designed for use by all age groups. Multifunctional scissor doors, inspired by supercars, raise the armrests so users can enter and leave the seat easily and so the arms can be stretched. A dynamic split pressure relief system moves the legs and feet while the arms are extended, simulating postures such as a spacewalk. Sixty-four sets of airbags support blood circulation, and three rows of rollers in the base massage the feet. The chair identifies body parts from body curves and adjusts the massage intensity automatically.

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