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PROJECT SHOWCASE · 2025

THOMPSON SHANGHAI EXPO

Thompson Shanghai Expo opened in October 2025 as the first Thompson hotel in Asia Pacific, on the site of Expo 2010 Shanghai. Silverfox Studios delivered the full interiors across 254 rooms and suites, dining and nightlife venues and event spaces, planned as buildings within buildings.

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PROJECT SHOWCASE · 2024

HYATT CENTRIC KUALA LUMPUR

Hyatt Centric City Centre Kuala Lumpur opened in December 2024 inside a repurposed 22-storey light industrial tower, the former Wisma KFC. Silverfox Studios designed the interiors of its 312 rooms, restaurants, bars and event spaces around the city's tin-mining history and the building's industrial past.

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Project SHOWCASE · 2025

HYATT CENTRIC OCEANFRONT XIAMEN

Hyatt Centric Oceanfront Xiamen sits between the mountains and the sea, beside the Zengcuo'an street food and market district. Silverfox Studios carried that street life into the hotel through market-style cafés, a bakery, bars and entertainment spaces, with references to the city's mountains, forests and street gardens.

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LIV Hospitality Design Awards

Restaurant – Fine Dining

Strawfire

Winner

2025

Main dining room at Strawfire, Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi, with layered silk canopies, suspended gold metal drapes, straw bales and emerald velvet seating

Restaurant – Fine Dining

Strawfire won the Restaurant – Fine Dining category at the LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2025, recognising Silverfox Studios’ design centred on open-fire theatre and crafted material expression.

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LIV Hospitality Design Awards

Destination Winner Middle East

Strawfire

Winner

2025

Main dining room at Strawfire, Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi, with a draped silk ceiling canopy, a back-lit Kumiko screen and emerald velvet chairs

Destination Winner Middle East

Strawfire was named a Middle East destination winner at the LIV Hospitality Design Awards, recognising the project as a notable hospitality interior in the region.

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LIV Hospitality Design Awards

Destination Winner Asia

Hyatt Centric Kuala Lumpur

Winner

2025

IL Forno at Hyatt Centric City Centre Kuala Lumpur, with The Foundry bar beneath a hanging pink steel gantry and graffiti artwork

Destination Winner Asia

IL Forno at Hyatt Centric City Centre Kuala Lumpur was named a LIV 2025 Destination Winner for Asia, recognising the restaurant as a notable hospitality design destination in the region.

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MUSE Design Awards

Interior Design – Restaurants & Bars

Grand Imperial Court

Winner

2024

Emerald Room at Grand Imperial Court, MGM Macau, with a peacock feather tapestry, deep green walls and a dining table

Interior Design – Restaurants & Bars

Grand Imperial Court received Platinum in the Restaurants & Bars Interior category at the 2024 MUSE Design Awards, recognising the project’s immersive private-dining environments and bespoke decorative craftsmanship.

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London Design Awards

Interior Design – Restaurants & Bars

Grand Imperial Court

Winner

2024

Ruby Room lounge at Grand Imperial Court, MGM Macau, with red parchment tapestries of cranes and mountains and velvet seating

Interior Design – Restaurants & Bars

Grand Imperial Court received Platinum in the Restaurants & Bars Interior category at the 2024 London Design Awards, recognising its theatrical private-dining concept centred on gemstone-themed suites and ceremonial arrival sequences.

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MICHELIN Guide Dubai

One MICHELIN Star

Tasca

Starred

2025

Terrace at Tasca, Mandarin Oriental Jumeira Dubai, with timber pergola, dining tables and lounge seating beside an infinity pool overlooking the sea

One MICHELIN Star

Tasca by José Avillez was awarded one MICHELIN Star in the MICHELIN Guide Dubai, recognising the restaurant for high quality cooking and culinary excellence. The restaurant has retained the star across multiple editions of the guide since 2022.

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MICHELIN Guide

One MICHELIN Star

Man Wah

Starred

2024

Main dining room at Man Wah, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, with clustered lantern pendants, deep blue lacquered panelling and patterned carpet

One MICHELIN Star

Man Wah holds a MICHELIN Star in the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau, recognising its consistent excellence in Cantonese cuisine.

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INSIGHTS

Indian Single Malt: How India Became a Serious Whisky Nation

Biophilic Design: Why Hotels Bring Plants Indoors

What Makes Bourbon Bourbon: The Rules Behind America's Whiskey

Wara Zaiku: Japan's Rice Straw Crafts

Times Square and the Making of Broadway's Theatre District

The Victorian Gin Palace and the Making of the British Pub Interior

The Pine Tree in Japanese Culture: Longevity, New Year and the Noh Stage

The Petronas Twin Towers: How Kuala Lumpur Built Its Icon

The Origins of the Cocktail: Jerry Thomas and America's First Bar Book

The Cabinet of Curiosities: How Private Collections Became Museums

The Bamboo Steamer: How a Simple Basket Shaped Chinese Cooking

The 1925 Paris Exposition and the Birth of Art Deco

Sherry and Jerez: The Wine Behind Andalusia's Tapas Bars

Robatayaki: How Japan's Hearthside Grill Became a Restaurant

Qilou: The Arcaded Shophouses of Southern China

Pastel de Nata: From the Monasteries of Belém to Macau

Jumeirah Before the Skyline: Pearl Diving and Dubai's Fishing Villages

How Sand Dunes Form: The Desert Landscapes of Arabia

Hengqin Island: From Oyster Farms to Cross-Border Zone

From Garden City to City in Nature: Singapore's Greening Since 1967

Frankincense: How Oman's Ancient Resin Trade Shaped Arabia

Dougong: The Interlocking Brackets of Chinese Architecture

Cranes, Peacocks and Butterflies: Animal Symbolism in Chinese Art

Chinese Lanterns: From Han Dynasty Light to the Lantern Festival

Bingata: The Royal Dyed Textiles of Okinawa

Bani Hamida and the Bedouin Weaving Traditions of Jordan

Southern Fried Chicken: The History of an American Classic

Burj Khalifa: How the World's Tallest Building Was Engineered

The Tembusu Tree: Singapore's Heritage Tree on the $5 Note

The London and Greenwich Railway: The Viaduct of 878 Arches

The Hotel Buffet: From the Swedish Smörgåsbord to All-Day Dining

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge: Engineering the World's Longest Bridge-cum-Tunnel Sea Crossing

The Hammam: Bathing Culture From Roman Thermae to the Ottoman World

The Chef's Table: How Kitchen Counter Dining Became Fine Dining's Best Seat

Nikkei Cuisine: The Japanese-Peruvian Story Behind a Global Food Movement

Marine Drive: How Mumbai Built Its Art Deco Seafront

Omani Kahwa: Coffee, Dates and the Ritual of Hospitality

Petra and the Siq: How the Nabataeans Carved a City From Rock

The History of Tapas: Where Spain's Small-Plate Culture Came From

Malaysian Batik: Wax, Dye and the Story of a National Textile

Warayaki: Kochi's Straw-Fire Cooking and Katsuo Tataki

Moutai: How a Guizhou Baijiu Became China's Most Valuable Spirit

Prohibition Cocktails: Bathtub Gin, the Bee's Knees and Masking Bad Liquor

The Four Great Embroideries of China: Su, Xiang, Yue and Shu

Tadao Ando: The Self-Taught Architect of Concrete and Light

Ukiyo-e: How Japanese Woodblock Prints Were Made and Sold

Gulangyu: Why Xiamen's Island Is Called Piano Island

Ghost Signs: The Faded Painted Advertising of Old Cities

Expo 2010 Shanghai: What Happened to the Pavilions

Dim Sum and Yum Cha: The History of Cantonese Tea House Dining

Azulejos: The History of Portugal's Painted Tiles

Kabuki: The History of Japan's Theatre of Spectacle

The Prohibition Era: How America's 13-Year Alcohol Ban Created the Speakeasy

Hotel Event Space Design: How Hotels Moved Beyond the Ballroom

How Kuala Lumpur Became Malaysia's Multicultural Capital

Tin Mining and Dredging in Kuala Lumpur: How Tin Built the City

The History of Graffiti Art: From Pompeii to Subway Cars, Protest and Street Art

Tatami Rooms: The History and Meaning of the Japanese Washitsu

The History of Sake and Its Role in Japanese Dining

Corten Steel: The History of Weathering Steel and How Its Patina Forms

The History of Private Dining Rooms in Chinese Hospitality: From Song Wine Houses to Qing Banquets

Chinese Tapestry: The History of Kesi Silk Tapestry in Imperial Interiors

Kintsugi: The Japanese Art of Repairing Broken Pottery With Gold

Kumiko: How Japanese Lattice Screens Are Built Without Nails

What Is a Shimenawa? The Sacred Meaning Behind Japan's Shinto Ropes

Toyama and the Craft Traditions Behind Japan's Shimenawa Ropes

Ross Shonhan: Zuma, Bone Daddies and Modern Japanese Dining Beyond Japan

Chinese Lacquerware: How It Is Made and How It Influenced Luxury Interiors

How Cantonese Fine Dining Evolved in Hong Kong's Luxury Hotels and Restaurants

How Victoria Harbour Shaped Hong Kong's Skyline and Urban Identity

Omakase Dining: What It Means and Where Japan's Chef's Choice Tradition Began

Japonism: How Japanese Art Changed European Art and Design

Who Was Aubrey Beardsley? Japanese Influence and Decadent Art in Victorian London

EDITORIAL FEATURES

The stories behind the spaces

Essays on the craft, culture and places that inform our hospitality interiors, from Japanese joinery and Chinese lacquer to the harbours and cities we design in.

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