The Design Gazette

The Design Gazette featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 
Kazbegi Slab

KLAX Slab Building Components Friday, 9 October 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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Shangri-la Shougang Park Hotel Lighting

Zhu Haiyan Hotel Lighting Architectural Lighting Thursday, 8 October 2026

Shangri-la Shougang Park

Shangri-la Shougang Park is a lighting design for a hotel in Beijing. The hotel stands at the core of Shougang Park, on the site of a former power generation plant that once supplied energy for steel production. The complex covers 63,600 square meters and holds 283 guest rooms. LED light sources are used across all indoor and outdoor spaces, and the lighting scenes change with the time of day. Warm color temperature light creates a comfortable environment and relates the hotel to the surrounding buildings of the park at night.

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Compact Tower Air Purifier and Sterilizer

sxdesign Air Purifier and Sterilizer HVAC Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Compact Tower

Compact Tower is an air purifier and sterilizer designed for small and crowded homes. The cylindrical body measures 240 millimeters in diameter and 470 millimeters in height, and is made of injection molded ABS. Computational fluid dynamics testing guided a new centrifugal fan that reduces the air duct volume while keeping the same performance, leaving space for an ultraviolet disinfection lamp. The purifier delivers 100 liters of clean air per minute. A hemisphere on the top edge holds the control panel and a translucent indicator that shows air quality from different angles.

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Compact Pro Air Purifier

sxdesign Air Purifier HVAC Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Compact Pro

Compact Pro is an air purifier developed for homes in regions affected by air pollution and low income. The shape of the fan runner was resculpted through systematic optimization, and a square proportion was selected. The change improves performance by 50 percent, uses space better and allows a more compact arrangement of the electronics. A floating table-shaped interaction area with a breathing light forms the visual center. The body is made of ABS by injection molding, with a transparent black acrylic panel. The minimalist, neutral style conveys an inclusive ethos.

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Firefly Switch

Yuze Tao and Tinghuan Du Switch Building Components Monday, 5 October 2026

Firefly

Firefly can provide users with a more intuitive and imaginative way to control the lighting system. Firefly combines light control with dynamic and light perception, adjusts the brightness and illumination area by detecting the sliding of fingers. The wake-up function and night mode are added to meet the needs of different customers, create a comfortable, humanized, and intelligent living environment, and offer the possibility to enhance the connection between the home virtual operating system and the real world.

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Marquina Gold Tiles

Cerrad Design Team Tiles Building Components Sunday, 4 October 2026

Marquina Gold

Marquina Gold is a collection of ceramic tiles for floors and walls. The tiles are made of mass-dyed, glazed and rectified gres with matt, structural and polished surfaces. The pattern shows gold veining inspired by natural marble. Formats include 120 x 280, 120 x 120, 60 x 120 and 60 x 60 centimetres, with a 30 x 30 mosaic and an 8 x 60 baseboard. The largest format is only 6 millimetres thick and has a stone structure. The tiles are frost resistant and slip resistant, so they suit indoor and outdoor use. The thin tiles can also be installed on existing surfaces.

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Designer Highlight of the Day

Designer Highlight of the DaySpecial CoverageFriday, 2 October 2026

Leading Designers, Star Architects and Top Innovators.

Every great design begins with a remarkable creative mind. Every day, we put the spotlight on a designer, star architect, creative leader or innovator whose work stands out. Explore award-winning portfolios, notable projects and career achievements of leading creators worldwide. Visit us daily to discover talented people and get inspired by their original works.

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