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DZGN featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Congtai Huofenzi

Congtai Huofenzi is a packaging design for a Chinese baijiu aimed at young consumers. The visual concept is based on the movement of water and the active nature of liquor molecules, expressed through a central motif named the Eye of Vitality. The bottle carries a dynamic embossed texture and a brand emblem inlaid on a resin plaque. A contoured indentation at the center of the bottle supports a comfortable grip. The outer box is wrapped in wood-grain paper, while layered specialty papers form a flowing pattern that recalls mountains and rivers.

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Zhou Shen 9.29Hz World Tour

Zhou Shen 9.29Hz World Tour is a concert stage design created for a series of thirty live shows. The main stage measures 79.2 metres wide, 19.2 metres deep and 2.2 metres high, and includes a curved LED screen, a rotating piano stage, performance lifts and a kinetic lighting ceiling. The stage is built from modular flame-retardant components that can be transported and reassembled in different venues. Local cultural elements and audience interaction are included in each show. The modular approach supports reuse and reduces waste.

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Mai Meng

Mai Meng, titled Treasure The Moment, is a concert tour that marks thirty-five years of a Mandopop career. The tour combines reimagined classic songs with a minimalist stage design. Modular, movable and transparent LED panels carry high-resolution visuals matched to the mood of each song. Lighting is synchronized with the tempo of the music, and sound is adjusted to each venue. City specific songs, a live sing-along and hidden handwritten letters invite the audience to take part. The tour is intended to connect longtime listeners with younger audiences.

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Designtide Tokyo 2024

Designtide Tokyo is a design event of exhibitions and markets that explores and shares new trends in product design and related fields. Through design, it creates an immersive experience of energy and emotion beyond digital media. Held from 2005 to 2012, it shared design culture from Tokyo with the world. Each year, about 50 invited and selected designers presented works that valued creativity over commerce. In 2024, Designtide Tokyo was revived with a new logo and renewed vision.

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The Kaobei

The Kaobei Cup is a ceramic design that transforms everyday vernacular expressions into tangible objects for communication and interaction. Inspired by daily conversations and digital culture, it converts commonly spoken phrases into visual forms that enable emotional expression and social connection. Beyond its function as a cup, it acts as a cultural interface, turning language into a shared and interactive experience across physical and social contexts. It creates a repeatable system that can expand across different languages and cultural contexts, enhancing its scalability and impact.

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Bank Julius Baer

Inspired by the peacock and red crowned crane, this limited edition Chinese New Year collection translates two revered symbols into a unified design. The ensemble includes a premium tote with signature twilly, a pouch, red packets arranged as a bird and flower composition, and a scroll card. A refined palette of vivid red, subtle gold, and blue pink moire balances festive vibrancy with understated sophistication, elevating functional objects into decorative art.

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