Magazine of Design

Lu Zhao

To Help People

Sunday, 22 February 2026

Floating Life

Floating Life is a series of illustrated posters about human emotions and personalities. The title refers to the ancient Lao-Zhuang school, which viewed life in the world as empty and described it as a floating life. The illustrations shape each character so that thoughts appear on the surface of the figure and not only in the mind. Each poster is joined by a written explanation of the emotion shown. The aim is to help viewers notice the details of the work and recognize emotions that occur in everyday life.

Emi Kawasaki

Calendar

Saturday, 21 February 2026

Dimension in the Shadows

Dimension in the Shadows is a desk calendar made from black paperboard cut by laser. The set contains twelve monthly cards, each with a different design. Every card is mounted in a slit of a small wooden cube. Dates for Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays are cut through, while weekdays are half cut. Each abstract figure recalls a scene of the changing seasons in Japan. Seen against the light, the sharp outline reads as a paper sculpture. The cast shadow changes shape as the light moves, adding quiet interest to daily life.

Liu Jinrui

Kindergarten

Friday, 20 February 2026

Woodland

Wandering in the Woods is a kindergarten interior designed for children aged two to six. The original building had limited space and relied heavily on artificial light. For reasons of structural stability and cost, the design keeps the entire structure and inserts an atrium that runs vertically through three stories, so all classrooms receive natural light from both sides. Columns become trees and beams become bridges. Continuous stairs and slides spiral around the columns and connect the spaces. Tree houses offer quiet areas for reading and handwork.

Dennis Furniss

Packaging

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Pepsi Football

Pepsi NFL Limited Edition is a series of beverage cans created for the market in Mexico. Four cans honour four American football teams: the Dallas Cowboys, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Las Vegas Raiders and the New England Patriots. Each can uses the colour palette of its team. A dynamic illustration style shows players with exaggerated proportions to express the physical nature of the sport. The cans are made of aluminium and printed with high definition offset printing. The series was linked to a digital campaign and sold in stores and online.

Think Tank Team

Robotic Arm

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Samsung Bot Chef

Samsung Bot Chef is a robotic arm concept designed for use in the home kitchen. The arm works together with people to chop, stir, season and cook meals. Simple voice commands guide each step. Natural language processing allows ordinary recipes to be read and understood, and tasks are assigned to both the arm and the cook. Sensors allow handles to be gripped firmly for stirring or whisking and a sauce bottle to be squeezed gently. Everyday kitchen tools and utensils are used. The slim body measures 90 by 90 by 1200 millimeters when fully extended.

Qingtao Ji

Real Estate Sales Center

Tuesday, 17 February 2026

Puer Community

Puer Community is a real estate sales center located in Pu'er, Yunnan, China, an area known for tea culture. The interior covers 2,700 square meters beneath a roof 10 meters high. The building has a curled tea leaf shape and glass exterior walls. Inside, a suspended wooden installation shaped like a tea leaf runs through the space, acting as the visual focus and guiding the functional layout. Sunlight passing through the glass roof meets the wooden structure and creates changing patterns of light and shadow.

Magazine of Design

Floating Life

Dimension in the Shadows

Woodland

Pepsi Football

Samsung Bot Chef

Puer Community

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