2025 | Professional

MUSE Design Awards Gold Winner

JuYao

Entrant Company

Guangzhou Xima Design / Dongguan Aimu Bedroom Products Co., Ltd.

Category

Furniture Design - Homeware / Decoration

Client's Name

Country / Region

China

The JuYao series is meticulously designed for contemporary urban youth, with inspiration drawn from in-depth research into their living needs. In contrast to the "decluttering" philosophy of traditional minimalist design, this work introduces a new concept of "Inner Minimalism"—imbuing spaces with warmth and personality while maintaining visual order. It achieves a more emotionally nuanced balance through a harmonious combination of deep gray, warm wood, and metallic red. This design distinguishes itself from the starkness and detachment often associated with conventional minimalism, emphasizing instead the psychological comfort and spiritual resonance of the inhabitants. JuYao's formal language is centered on "restraint and contrast." The deep gray primary color provides a sense of stability, wood grain textures add tactile warmth, and metallic "star-pattern" details give the space focal points. The overall structure employs a linear layout with hidden edges, maintaining clean vertical surfaces; simultaneously, controlled gloss levels and refined surface textures create visual depth. This design keeps the space gentle and orderly within a clean geometric framework, offering both modern appeal and compatibility with various home furnishing styles. JuYao places material innovation at the core of its design. Through the "super-matte synchronous wood grain" process, co-developed with equipment manufacturers, traditional double-sided decorative panels achieve a visual and tactile performance closely approaching high-end PET finishes—offering both a soft matte texture and a delicate skin-like feel. This technology effectively elevates the perceived quality and expressive power of conventional materials, striking a balance between cost control and aesthetic experience, and giving the space a higher degree of recognition and modernity. The entire JuYao series uses ENF-grade environmentally friendly particleboard and OSB substrates, ensuring low formaldehyde emissions and safeguarding residential health. Its innovative, highly durable finishes offer properties such as wear resistance, scratch resistance, and anti-fingerprint, significantly extending product lifespan and reducing replacement and maintenance frequency. The production process utilizes pressed laminates instead of traditional spray painting, effectively avoiding VOC emissions and achieving a more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly manufacturing process. Through scientific material selection and refined process control, JuYao is committed to creating healthy, safe, and environmentally friendly sustainable living spaces.

Credits

Yang Jin
Huang Jiaodi
Chen Yuanyuan
Xia Rihong
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