Xixi Artist Clubhouse | AZL Architecture
AZL Architecture, the studio run by Zhang Lei in Nanjing have recently released images of their Xixi artist clubhouse. Based in the wetlands of Hangzhou, the development is comprised of a cluster of Y shaped volumes with framed views of the park.
Neri & Hu | De La Espada | Furniture
Neri and Hu have recently completed a range of furniture for De La Espada in New York
Riverside Park Pavilion | Vector Architects
Beijing based Vector Architects have just completed the Riverside Park Pavilion in Kunshan. Vector Architects have previously been on EightSix here and here. The multi-use space has a permeable facade which frames views over the river. The fragmented volumes interplay with the forest surroundings whilst also incorporating a sunken garden below.
Wang Sijia Interview
Wang Sijia is an illustrator based in Beijing who we previously featured on EightSix here. EightSix caught up with Wang Sijia a year ago to ask him some questions about being an illustrator in China, and working with both multinational Chinese brands and international brands. Could you tell us a bit about yourself, and how...
Hu Xiao Jiang visiting Shanghai Friday 10th May
Nanjing based illustrator Hu Xiao Jiang will be visiting Shanghai this Friday 10th May at Contesta hair salon. He will be presenting his work, often sexual related images, to those in attendance. Hu is also the editor-in-chief of Specialcomix. More information on the event here.
Shen Jie | Animation
Shanghai based Shen Jie has recently completed the video ‘Run’ a Muybridge inspired film. Warning – lots of flashing imagery. RUN! (2012) from Shen Jie on Vimeo.
Split House | Neri & Hu
Design duo Neri & Hu have finished work on the Split House, in Tianzifang in Shanghai. The old 1930′s townhouse, previously a single residence for one family has been split into 3 apartments with a combined living and dining space. “The blurring of both the private and the public acts as the central concept that...
Hu Yuwen Interview
Eightsix recently caught up with industrial designer David Hu to talk about his life, his influences and Chinese design.
Chineasy Visual Language | Illustration
Well known Israeli illustrator Noma Bar has collaborated with Taiwanese artist Shao Lan on a series of illustrations to make learning Chinese easier as part of Chineasy. Although not a project by a Chinese designer, the fun illustrations were too fun to pass up, plus it is interesting to see Western interpretations of Chinese characters....
Trace Architecture Office (TAO) nominated for the Aga Khan Award
Trace Architecture Office (previous projects here and here) have been nominated for the Aga Khan Award for architecture with their Museum of Handcraft Paper in Yunnan. The building is an exhibition space for locally produced ancient paper crafts and artifacts with the 6 galleries clustered around a courtyard.
Blockhouse | AZL Architects
As part of the 24 house development of the Chinese International Practical Exhibition of Architecture (CIPEA) in Nanjing, Zhang Lei of AZL Architects has designed a four storey house with layered concrete walls resembling Chinese scrolls. 20 houses are planned for the site (but will not be lived in), with 11 by Chinese architects and...
