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Shao Ming Wang and Chen Wei Mu Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Hidden Elegance House Residential Space in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Shao Ming Wang and Chen Wei Mu honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 21, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Hidden Elegance House Residential Space by Shao Ming Wang and Chen Wei Mu, designed for ZE Interior Design, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Hidden Elegance House Residential Space
Embodying Hidden Elegance, this project eschews flamboyance to explore the interplay of material essence and light. Within an open plan layout, the seamless harmony of grand stone and warm timber crafts a serene sanctuary with a sense of ritual. By utilizing minimalist linear vents and recessed lighting, the design achieves a vast horizontal extension. This simplicity without reduction focuses on precise proportions and raw beauty, evoking a high end executive suite where deep wood and white grey tones settle the mind.
About Shao Ming Wang and Chen Wei Mu
Besides valuing humanities and arts, our company also carefully listens to every idea of our clients, observes the relevance of life and material possessions, pays attention to current fashion trends, and fully engages in listening, communication, and analysis to refine our understanding. We believe that spatial design should not be merely cold and impersonal, but rather full of vitality. We integrate natural elements into interior design to achieve a harmonious space that enhances both functionality and aesthetics.
Award Record
With this recognition, Shao Ming Wang and Chen Wei Mu is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2025 - 2026 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/180706
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/180706
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!180706
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/225105
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Hidden Elegance House Residential Space
- Function
- Residential Space
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Dark Olive Green, Rosy Brown, Dark Slate Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- ZE Interior Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shao Ming Wang and Chen Wei Mu
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #180706
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The space exudes an elegant Modern Humanistic temperament, showcasing a high-end aesthetic of "simplicity without reduction": Horizontal Sensory Extension: Minimalist linear air vents and recessed light strips are used to stretch the space horizontally, widening the visual scale and presenting a grand, atmospheric domestic layout. Serene Luxury: Eschewing exaggerated decoration, the design focuses on precise proportional control and the raw beauty of materials, creating a tranquil sense of luxury akin to a high-end executive hotel suite. Harmonious Palette: With a foundation of steady deep wood tones and a white-grey palette, the design fosters a living environment that settles the mind.
- Inspiration
- This project epitomizes the philosophy of "Hidden Elegance," moving away from flamboyant decor to explore the ultimate proportions of material essence and light. Through the fluid transition of textures, the designer harmonizes grand stone with warm timber within an open-plan layout, creating a serene modern sanctuary with a profound sense of ritual.
- Realization and Technology
- 【Materiality & Craftsmanship: A Deep Dialogue of Textures】 The selection and splicing of materials serve as the soul of the project's refinement, layering depth through the contrast of warm and cold, rugged and delicate textures: 1.Flooring: Dark Brown Herringbone Wood: The floor employs a classic herringbone pattern. The deep wood grain presents a rich rhythm of light and shadow, injecting a strong sense of classical humanistic heritage and visual tension into the modern space. 2.Feature Wall: Veined Natural Marble: The main wall features marble with dramatic, flowing veins.
- Project Duration and Location
- Completed in Taipei in October 2025
