DESIGN NAME: Artmen
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Showroom
INSPIRATION: Artmen is a brand name of artwork and furniture design in Shenzhen. The artistic creation of the brand originates from the traditional Chinese culture with Western modernism, integrating art and nature into life. They uses metal as the base material producing sculptures (e.g. plants or animals) , murals, artworks and art furniture. Our main objective was to translate the brand’s tradition and modern fashion style in the interior design using various materials such as glass, marble and metal. The superposition of the materials brings the whole space to a stylish modern art.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Mild colour is used to highlight the inter-relationship between the space and the art furniture. As there are around 600 pieces of furniture and artworks to be exhibited in an area, the matching of colour and material are of vital importance to maximize and fully utilized the space. The showroom was divided into 6 areas to make the space more multilevel and functionalism. The way of product display is diversity and changeable which can be better to match different themes. Even each area has its own features and characteristics, the harmony of each areas was catered. On the other hand, some artworks and furniture were newly designed by ChanLi Design to make client's products prominent. The showroom flows for different functionality. It not only demonstrates the art furniture but also warms the visitor by a bar corner. Visitor can take a break and enjoy their time there. It is a visitor friendly and practical showroom.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Client put emphasis on the integration of art furniture and artworks in the whole design. In order to achieve the desired result, strong communication and discussion with the client for fine-tuning carried out frequently and continuously in the whole process.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in Dec 2017 and finished in May 2018 in Shenzhen.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Wood, Marble, Porcelain, Stone, Metal
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: The showroom is 4000-square-foot and divided into 6 areas including Living Area, Dining Area, Bedroom and Bar Corner with different themes and functions.
TAGS: Artmen, Furniture, Decorative items. Artwork, Showroom
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Studying the history of Artmen and understanding their business through internet media and face-to-face interview. It helps to demonstrate the art furniture and decorative artworks fitting in the interior design per client requirement.
CHALLENGE: Artmen is one of the famous brand name of artwork in Shenzhen. Focusing on the relationship between life and art. There are nearly 600 products to be displayed in the showroom. The need to mix and match all these products was a great challenge and time consuming. It was overcome through an iterative discussion process and divided districts. The products were then displayed and well organized to achieve the optimum effect.
ADDED DATE: 2018-06-26 07:47:02
TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Ben Chan and KI Li
IMAGE CREDITS: Ben Chan, 2018.
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