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Cerrad Design Team
Tiles
Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Brazilian Quartzite

Brazilian Quartzite is a collection of ceramic tiles for walls and floors. The tiles are made of mass-dyed, glazed and rectified gres, and the surface reproduces the look of natural stone. Five colour variants are offered: green, amber, black, blue and natural. The formats are 120 by 280, 120 by 120 and 60 by 120, with matte or polished finishes. The largest format has a thickness of only 6 mm and a stone structure. The tiles are frost resistant and slip resistant, so the collection is suitable for indoor and outdoor spaces.

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AlexXu&Partners
Lighting Design
Tuesday, 25 August 2026

Huzhou Science Valley Homm Hotel

Huzhou Science Valley Homm Hotel is an architectural lighting design for a resort hotel in Huzhou, China. The resort covers 24,000 square meters and includes 178 guest rooms and villas arranged around a central lobby. Light is used to emphasize the character of the interior design, to express spatial hierarchy and to create visual focus. Warm color temperatures, selected light sources, measured illumination levels and a lighting control system support a calm and restful atmosphere. The design refers to local tea culture and Zen tradition.

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Wenkai Li
House Control System
Monday, 24 August 2026

Max Series

Max Series is a home control system designed for use across an entire house. The series includes central control screens in 10 inch, 5 inch, 4 inch and 3.5 inch sizes, together with a movable wireless knob control. Different sizes suit different rooms and functions. The panels can work with or replace regular switch panels. Touch control, physical buttons, voice and a mobile application allow scenes to be preset and connected devices to be managed. A local network connection keeps control available offline. A physical privacy paddle on the host protects home privacy.

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Lighting Design Institute of Wenzhou Design Assembly Company Ltd
Nightscape Lighting Design
Sunday, 23 August 2026

Longfang Bridge

Longfang Bridge is a nightscape lighting design for a road and pedestrian bridge in Wenzhou, China. The crossing combines one main bridge with two pedestrian bridges, built from concrete-filled steel tubes painted red. The pedestrian bridges use warm 2200K light to contrast with the red structure, while the main bridge uses 4000K light for traffic. Wall washers and flood lights are hidden inside the structure. Three lighting modes serve weekdays, weekends and festivals. A control system switches lights off at midnight or when daylight is sufficient.

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KLAX
Slab
Saturday, 22 August 2026

Kazbegi

Kazbegi is a large format porcelain slab designed for walls and floors. The slab measures 3200 millimetres in length and 1600 millimetres in width. The surface reproduces the natural texture of stone, with marble like veining and soft natural colour. The design is inspired by the form of Mount Kazbek and brings the character of mountains and stone into interior spaces. Production uses digital mould technology, macro capture of stone patterns, three dimensional scanning and multi layer printing. Kazbegi suits living rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms and study rooms.

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Beijing Jin Zhaohui Design Co., Ltd.
Ceramic Slab
Friday, 21 August 2026

Luxury Stone 2.0

Luxury Stone 2.0 is a ceramic slab designed for interior floors and walls. The slab offers two textures within one surface. The convex areas feel warm and smooth, while the concave areas feel naturally rough. Marble patterns are reproduced with digital structure and positioned glue grit technology, which gives a soft and realistic stone feel. The large 1200 by 2700 millimetre format allows seamless tiling and suits rooms with high ceilings. The aim is to make marble slabs less cold and to bring a calm, natural atmosphere into living spaces.

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