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Zhike Yang
Animation
Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Renai Dance

Renai Dance is a 3D animated film blending visual appeal with cultural themes and emotional depth. The story combines elements of Chinese Lion Dancing and Western Modern Ballet, showing the merging of different cultural heritages. Its soundtrack features traditional oriental music, modern symphonic elements, and thematic melodies to enhance the emotional experience. The film aims to offer a new perspective on exploring folkways, familial bonds, and the enduring vitality of culture.

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Lampo Leong
Performaning Art and Stage Design
Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Frost and Flame

The color palette transitions from cool to warm tones, representing the tragic impacts of global warming. However, the re-freezing of the text credit at the conclusion of the performance provides a glimmer of hope, symbolizing the potential power of humanity's collective efforts. This unique fusion of traditional ink with environmental awareness elevates classical ink painting into the sphere of contemporary art, highlighting its vitality while integrating with the body language of modern dance in the digital era.

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Peng Guo
Stage
Monday, 5 October 2026

2023 Hua Chenyu Mars Concert

The 2023 Hua Chenyu Mars Concert is a concert stage design based on the theme of the Martian Coordinate System. The four-sided stage forms a rectangular prism measuring 47.5 meters long, 27.5 meters wide and 22 meters high, with a total hanging weight of over 200 tons. Sequentially arranged luminous panels and strip-shaped mirror devices at the top and bottom resemble scales on a coordinate system. Ten custom lighting fixtures span 30 meters, and 12 adjustable lighting columns represent the months of a year. The structure balances transparency with load-bearing capacity.

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B'IN LIVE CO., LTD.
Concert
Sunday, 4 October 2026

Enno Cheng Daughters

Daughters is a concert stage design centred on the theme of communication. The main stage carries four layers of square LED screens, each 6 by 6 metres and divided into eight panels of 3 by 6 metres. The screens open, close, stretch and overlap, and they move vertically and horizontally to suit each segment. Traditional LED panels were selected instead of transparent ones for clearer light and shadow effects. Text, body language, sound and symbols are combined on stage to show how messages can pass beyond language barriers. The concert was held in Taipei in August 2022.

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QZENS Furniture - Art - Design
Product Animation
Saturday, 3 October 2026

Thorn Metamorphosis

Thorn Lighting transforms nature's sharpest form, the thorn, into a modern design object that embodies the balance between hard and soft, light and shadow. Inspired by nature's metamorphosis, this lighting symbolizes strength, resilience and spiritual growth through adversity. The design blends raw, organic edges with industrial lines, reflecting the beauty and hope found in challenges. A cinematic experience was created using Houdini, Redshift, and advanced simulation techniques to visually represent this transformation, blending the wild spirit of nature with modern aesthetics.

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Toshiharu Kurisu
Fragrance Experience Device
Friday, 2 October 2026

Kaorium

This interactive signage system offering a new way to experience and enjoy fragrances through the fusion of scent and language. Utilizing the AI powered technology Kaorium, which visualizes the characteristics of fragrances, users can delve into their personal perceptions of scents and explore descriptive words that resonate with their impressions. This allows them to discover fragrances that perfectly align with their individual sensibilities.

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Design interview of the day
Special Coverage
Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Design interview of the day

Read the latest interviews and conversations on design, creativity and innovation between design journalist and world-famous designers, artists and architects. See latest design projects and award-winning designs by famous designers, artists, architects and innovators. Discover new insights on creativity, innovation, arts, design and architecture. Learn about design processes of great designers.

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