Designed by IXI Design, the new offices of a Shanghai-based gaming company make room for both productivity and relaxation. Here, founder Mac Huang and designer Evan Ding tell us more about the project and process

At high-end fashion retailer LOOKNOW’s new flagship store in Xintiandi, Sò Studio has created an experiential environment with a stripped back shell and contemporary fit-out. Here, studio co-founders Mengjie Liu and Yifan Wu share more

One of few design events to be held in 2021 thus far, Design Shanghai recently returned for its eighth edition. Here, our editor-in-chief rounds up her highlights from the exhibitions stellar line-up

In issue 11, we got to know then start-up brand ZaoZuo, a furniture producer intent on changing perceptions of ‘Made in China’

In Shanghai’s Blackstone Apartments — the historic 1920s building turned culture hub —The Blackstone Exchange is an art deco speakeasy designed by NÒNG STUDIO to evoke the building’s original grandeur. Studio founder Chasing Wang shares more about the design

Kokaistudios recently completed adaptive reuse project Baoshan Wast-to-Energy Exhibition Center, which makes its home on the site of a former steel mill. We speak with architect Andrea Destefanis to find out more about the landmark project

Realised by dongqi Architects and swathed in stainless steel and concrete, new Shanghai cafe and coffee hub Basdban is both a celebration of the building’s heritage and the brand’s industrial-cool character

Atelier xy designed Shanghai co-working space Xingfu Park as an inspiring workspace where past and present meet, preserving the original structure of the old building and incorporating contemporary interventions

Shanghai-based Atelier tao+c transformed a 1950s factory into a multidimensional, terrazzo-clad showroom for emerging furniture brand JOLOR

Chasing Wang, the founder of Shanghai-, Milan- and New York-based multidisciplinary practice NÒNG STUDIO, renovated his waterfront apartment to become a timeless repository for his art and design collections. We speak with Wang to find out more about his approach to creating this deeply personal space

Hidden behind an unmarked metal door in the Former French Concessions, cocktail bar J.Boroski’s third outpost in Asia was designed by multidisciplinary studio Atelier xy to reflect Joseph Boroski’s passions for mixology and entomology

Offhand Practice recently designed Single Person gallery in Shanghai, but it was this residential project that got them the job

A pebble-washed facade and recessed doorway mark Single Person’s street presence in Shanghai's Xuhui district, while beyond the low, rounded doorway is a cave-like vintage design gallery

Chinese designer Xu Ming and French architect Virginie Moriette founded Studio MVW in 2006 in Shanghai. We spoke with the duo to find out more about their backgrounds, inspirations, processes and approach to interior design, architecture and limited-edition objets d'art and furniture