Lonely Winter
December 2016 | Beijing, China | for cosmosaurus design
Collection of illustration for cosmosaurus (www.cosmosaurus.com)
A lonely winter traveller is the hero in this series of illustrations which were on postards, prints, notebooks and magnets. The drawings were developed for design brand Cosmosaurus, part of the “Lonely Winter“ collection。
Hand drawn and digitally post-processed.
Lonely Houses
December 2016 | Beijing,China | for cosmosaurus design
Illustrations series on loneliness theme for cosmosaurus (www.cosmosaurus.com)
Four Lonely Houses are the center theme in this series of postcards and prints developed for design brand Cosmosaurus, part of the “Lonely Winter“ collection。
Hand drawn and digitally post-processed.
Simple Toys
January 2016-February 2017 | Beijing, China
Design of a wooden toys collection for Mochen Architects brand Ruralscape.
Designing toys
has always been a dream of mine: as a bit of a dreamer and storyteller I always
find beauty in the most simple objects, and I believe old-style wooden toys are
full of it.
The initial idea for the toys was to create something with a “nostalgic”
feeling to it, “old style” toys, not digitalized, that would let the children
be imaginative and creative, which is the ultimate purpose of playing.
Designing and creating is a little bit like dreaming: you are given something,
a thought, a task, and you create endless realities, possibilities out of it.
The entire collection is based on the fact that each piece can be combined in
different ways, according to what each kid is feeling like when he is playing
with them.
The material is wood, a natural material that feels good when touched and
handled, and that also looks beautiful when the toys are “resting” on the
shelf: combined with soft pastel colors, the overall look of the toys is
calming: they are meant to evoke and stimulate the player’s imagination and
creativity rather than overwhelm him.
The character of the toys is at the same time fun and playful: based on funny
illustrations, the toys are in their own way telling a story just by sitting on
the desk or on the shelf.
These toys aren’t only for children: thanks to their nostalgic character,
they also attract adults that see how this kind of object can stay in their
family for generations.
The collection features a series of three vehicles (in two sizes) that share the same body and which parts are connected magnetically: they are vehicles and puzzles at the same time. The second series is one of spinning tops, that are placed upside down on a podium to create a nice village or wood scene. The last design is for a wooden block with an architectural spin to it: the “wooden bricks” can be placed together to create endless straight or curvy walls, and can also be used like dominos.
I have created the entire collection, its identity, branding, photographs and marketing material, packaging, and personally visited the factory.
The toys are now on sale in design shops and online in China.
Down the Den cafe
March - June 2016 | Beijing | Freelance architect
Interior design for a 300sqm new cafe in Beijing Xicheng district.
Notebook design
July-August 2015 | Mochen Architects & Ruralscape Design Hotel | Product design
In a product design assignment I was asked to design some stationery items.
The designed was developed following the hotel’s identity and theme (nature).
The origami collection | Notebooks
September-October 2015 | Mochen Architects | Product design
As part of a product design assignment I developed a collection based on an origami illustration and pattern. One of the items was a series of notebooks.
I designed the pattern, the product and staged and took the photos for marketing purposes.
The origami collection - Umbrella
September - October 2015 | Mochen Architects | Product design
As part of a product design assignment I developed a collection based on an origami illustration and pattern. One of the items was a foldable umbrella.
I designed the patter, the product and staged and took the photos for marketing purposes.
Beijing Florascape entrance gate
March-June 2014| Mochen Architects Beijing | Architect in Charge
Design of an entrance gate and fence for a plant nursery in Beijing Shunyi.
The company, a plant nursery, wanted an entrance gate with a design that strongly represent their identity. The proposal combines a strong design element (the weathering steel) with their products: plants and flowers. The entire gate is a big and linear vase, meant to host the plants: due to the characteristics of the material, the changing of the seasons will be seen both on the plants and on the weathering steel.
Ruralscape hotel website design
March-May 2015 | Mochen Architects Beijing | Web Designer
Design of a bilingual website (Pc and Tablet version) for the Ruralscape design hotel.
I was responsible for the design of the website and for the various photographic sets that took place on site.