Winner: Rising Star of the year 2025. Shenyang-based design studio Baicai design.
Founded by Kaiwen Zhao in 2020, Baicai Design offers design services encompassing interior remodeling, spatial creation, exhibitions, branding, and more. Design is the spark of thought; art is the thought that sparks. Where they converge lies the science of problem-solving. Good or bad, beautiful or ugly—these are subjective. Yet by creating functional solutions and imbuing spaces with meaning, they strive to achieve what's envisioned.

Recent projects include Wuxing Miaoyou in Yangzhou and Fatface Coffee Store in Shenyang.

"This studio creates spaces that address functional needs and imbue them with meaning." our judges commented.