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Design Cities

DesignFan’s documented cities

These collections stay close to DesignFan’s published work. They are not city guides or directory pages.

Guangzhou design scene with architecture, interiors and creative culture

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Guangzhou

Guangzhou’s design culture is shaped by commerce, production and a long habit of making. This collection brings together projects and practitioners with a tangible connection to the city.

Shenzhen design scene with architecture, interiors and creative culture

City entity

Shenzhen

From retail experiments to workplace interiors, Shenzhen projects often make the speed of a young city visible in material, programme and public encounter.

Foshan design scene with materials, interiors and creative production

City entity

Foshan

Foshan is a productive testing ground for Chinese showroom design, where manufacturing knowledge and brand space meet in built form.

A completed metalwork showroom project in Dongguan

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Dongguan

Dongguan’s industrial networks give commercial interiors a close relationship with material, fabrication and the everyday life of making.