Located in the bustling Haidian District in Beijing, this small family home emanates big style with its sleek interior and modern finishings. Being only 116 sqm (1245 sqft) and fashioned with a sloping roof, designer Chen Hongwen and his team at HAO Design had their work cut out for them. Luckily, they fearlessly rose to . . .
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Japanese Home Fusing Modern And Traditional Ideas
150 square meters of reinforced concrete forms the structure for a high-end residence, designed by M Architects. Hidden behind a black glass facade, this unique family home combines modern and traditional Japanese ideas, like a minimalist living room with an attached shoji, and a custom made cooking hearth. At the heart of the home, an . . .
Small Modern Apartment Design With Asian And Scandinavian Influences
Home style influences from Scandinavia and Asia meld wonderfully together as they have the same relaxing and serene ideal in mind. The simplicity of this mix works in homes of all sizes but is a particularly great choice if you have a modestly sized place. The small footprint of the home will benefit from the . . .
Open Plan Home Decor With Interesting Layers
Open plan home layouts can appear boxy and lacking in structural design features, so how can visual interest be added? In this home tour, created by designer Guan Pin from Asia, we take a walk through an apartment decked out in a palette of white, grey and woodtone decor. Different areas of the home have . . .
Modern Asian Luxury Interior Design
Bringing other cultures or time periods into your design decisions is one way to make your home stand out from your neighbors. Whether you have a personal tie to the Asian continent or simply admire the lines and colors that make up a modern “Asian-inspired” decorating scheme, there is plenty to mine from rich, Asian . . .
A Beautiful 2 Bedroom Modern Chinese House With Zen Elements (Includes 3D Floor Plan)
The foundational Zen concepts of self-control and meditation translate to certain styles of interior design quite well. This two-bedroom home, for example, uses simple furniture and clean forms to help clear the mind of distractions and preoccupations to produce a more inwardly focused atmosphere. Other areas – like the dining room – follow a more . . .
4 Asian-Influenced Interiors That Exude the East
With many design influences springing from the West – Nordic, Scandinavian, French – we sometimes forget about the luxuries of the East. Simplistic with a taste of a different kind of rustic, they offer modern elegance with a twist. Lush plant life joins with simple slatted windows and rough-shod wood to create the feel of . . .
Two Modern Interiors Inspired By Traditional Chinese Decor
Chinese decor and architecture is many things: sometimes humble and sometimes opulent, exciting or subdued, colorful and textural, and always thoughtful. This region’s trends have changed throughout history but there’s always room to re-explore the aesthetics of times past. This post looks at two modern Chinese home designs that take cues from traditional styles, blending . . .
A Minimalist Family Home Design That Doesn’t Sacrifice Fun
Designed for a growing family in Zhubei, Taiwan, this modern home maintains a clean canvas to put life and love at the forefront. The relationship between space and form becomes more important than decoration itself, relying on natural materials to provide the texture and color that makes this space interesting. The creatives at Phase 6 . . .
An Incredibly Compact House Under 40 Square Meters That Uses Natural Decor
Located in Taipei, Taiwan, this compact family home works with only 33 square meters of usable floor space, but it still retains a spacious aesthetic thanks to an innovative vertical approach to architecture. Folk Design implemented this creative home in response to the needs of a young family with a strong desire for simple and . . .
LEGO Play Pond: The Ultimate LEGO Themed House
This incredible home could make anyone feel like a kid again. HAO Design Studio completed this apartment renovation dedicated to play, imagination, and of course… LEGO! At first glance it looks like any other modern family apartment – sleek materials and contemporary forms and wide open spaces – but the magic is in the details. . . .
Asian Interior Design Trends in Two Modern Homes [With Floor Plans]
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Many style guides tend to focus on the historical side of Asian interior styling, often highlighting homes decorated with ornate antiques and bold symbolic colors. But what about interiors created with modern design fans in mind? These two beautiful homes – both located in Taiwan – demonstrate the sophisticated and minimalistic interior design trends popular . . .
A Stylish Family Apartment From Made Go Design
Sleek minimalist spaces are hugely popular these days, but they’re not always practical – the world still needs cozy and comfortable homes too! This interior by Taiwan-based Made Go Design combines the best of both worlds by embracing warm colors, soft textures, and useful details. The design still expresses the smart modernism we’ve all grown . . .
An Opulent Chinese Mansion Straight Out of the 80s
The beauty of interior design is that no matter what the current trends, the best spaces take inspiration from current styles and marry them to retro or vintage looks to create something that’s ultimately unique. This opulent house with a clearly modern exterior and structure uses interior elements that have a distinct feel that is . . .
Modern Apartment Designs by Phase6 Design Studio
Designed by Taiwanese designer Phase6 Design Studio, these three apartments showcase the firm’s ability to play with texture, light, and minimalism to create truly stunning spaces.
A Literary Take on Fantasia Interior Designs
Literature can provide great inspiration for interior design. A favorite passage from a book can provide inspiration for a color scheme, decorative choices, or even the mood of a space. Looking at selected designs from the portfolio of Fantasia Interior, we found inspiration on our own bookshelves, matching literary works to several spaces. The minute . . .
3 Designs by Love Design: A Mad Men Inspired Take
Chinese design firm Love Design offers modern designs with a nostalgic twist. With plenty of clean lines, warm tones, and luxurious materials, there’s something both new and familiar about the way they approach interiors. We’re taking a look inside three different apartments, each with its own style, but still the same vintage-inspired feel that runs . . .
2 Beautifully Modern Minimalist Asian Designs
Modern minimalism is sometimes perceived as cold, serious, or sparse. These beautifully designed spaces by Fertility Design show just the opposite, combining together unique design approaches with plenty of texture, smart storage solutions, and pops of color.
Minimalist Luxury From Asia: 3 Stunning Homes By Free Interior
When a home is allowed to celebrate the beauty of minimalism, it can end up feeling sparse or even cold. But the three houses included in this post, from the team at Free Interior, are anything but cold while still staying true to many minimalist ideals. The spaces each include warm color combinations, soft textures, . . .
Style & Simplicity in a Japanese Countryside Prefab Home
As we have seen before on this blog, the simplicity of Japanese design is one that appeals across cultures and borders. However, it is always beautiful to see inspiration take root in homes where those aesthetics first blossomed. This countryside home, deemed “Tree House” in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan is one of those examples. . . .
Low Key Luxury
The owners of luxury apartments are not always seeking ostentatious status in a show-off style, and the lots in Tienmu Shibayama, whilst offering enviable settlements, maintain a tastefully low-key design, displaying the chic yet modest aesthetics more people might admire. Designer: Dreamer Interior