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Cest Lavie Gallery Commercial Space by Mto & Hwcd Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Mto & Hwcd 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 19, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ Cest Lavie Gallery Commercial Space by Mto & Hwcd has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Golden A' Design Award Explained
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
Regarding Cest Lavie Gallery Commercial Space
Cest Lavie Gallery is an interior design for a lifestyle and art club in Chengdu, China. The space covers 3,800 square meters and follows a wild luxury style. Functional zoning creates French style negotiation areas, African art exhibition areas, and leisure areas, allowing smooth movement between private and public zones. Materials include wood veneer, stone, artistic glass, metal, and imported fabrics. Customized eco-friendly red bricks and artificial fur add tactile variety. Natural textures and light guide the visitor route.
About Mto & Hwcd
This Design Firm offers diversified design and supporting services for interior spaces, including hotels, restaurants, commercial offices, residences, clubhouses, and various private spaces. From conceptual planning to project delivery, its services cover hard furnishing design and construction, soft furnishing curation, and comprehensive after-sales support, providing clients with a full-service design system. Looking ahead, the firm aims to expand into the field of Life · Art design, ensuring that clients, partners, and the market can truly experience its most sincere expression.
Award Record
With this recognition, Mto & Hwcd is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/177038
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/177038
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!177038
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/374337
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Cest Lavie Gallery Commercial Space
- Function
- Commercial Space
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Saddle Brown, Sienna and Peru
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Mto & Hwcd
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #177038
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer 4U Studio-Zou Fenghan, Cest Lavie Gallery, 2025.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Compared with similar commercial space designs, this project offers unique features and a fresh brand image. Crafted in a wild luxury style, it uses elegant eco-friendly materials to evoke a natural ambiance. Through functional zoning, it incorporates French-style artistic negotiation areas and African wild art exhibition areas, creating a stylish, understated luxury art club that fully embodies the spirit of wild luxury.
- Inspiration
- The design inspiration of this project stems from three aspects: first, Chengdu's abundant natural resources and the surrounding environment of the project that is surrounded by mountains and waters; second, the new-type commercial lifestyle format presented by the project's name "Baiyu Ming" and its French counterpart "Cest lavie"; third, the current popular trend of wild luxury style and the project's demand for the expression of artistic life.
- Research
- This research was design-oriented, aiming to merge fashion, art, and commerce in Chengdu. Methods included cultural analysis, material research, and prototyping. Data were gathered through market studies, local cultural references, and material testing, with input from design teams, craftsmen, and clients. Results showed strong user resonance with wild luxury aesthetics. Insights reveal that eco-conscious material innovation can elevate commercial branding while enriching lifestyle experiences.
- Challenge
- The hardest challenge was developing customized eco-friendly red bricks and artificial fur, requiring R&D from production to on-site installation. A tight four-month schedule added pressure across building optimization, construction, and customization. Internally, balancing international aesthetics with Chengdu's cultural identity posed creative risks; externally, limited time and technical constraints demanded close collaboration and process refinement.
- Realization and Technology
- The project primarily utilizes materials such as wood veneer, luxury stone, artistic glass, metal, and imported fabrics, while also incorporating customized eco-friendly red bricks and customized artificial fur materials. The selection and application of these various materials align with the project's overall style and functional requirements.
- Operation and Interaction
- The gallery operates as a lifestyle and art club where visitors move through zones of negotiation, exhibition, and leisure. Natural textures and light guide interaction, while functional layouts allow seamless transitions between private and public areas. Customized materials enhance tactile experience, and the immersive atmosphere integrates art, nature, and commerce to deliver a refined, user-centered journey.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in May 2025 and finished in August 2025 in China.
- Specifications
- The project covers an interior space of 3,800 square meters in Chengdu. Functional zoning includes French-style negotiation areas and African wild art exhibition areas. Main materials include wood veneer, luxury stone, artistic glass, metal, imported fabrics, and customized eco-friendly red bricks and artificial fur, ensuring both durability and alignment with the wild luxury style.
- Keywords
- Wild Luxury, Chengdu Culture, French-Style Negotiation, African Art Exhibition, Eco-Friendly Design, Recycled Materials, Luxury Stone, Artistic Glass, Contemporary Lifestyle, Sustainable Interior
