portfolio
Interior Spatial Design
Ruo Du
Royal College of Art
Master of Arts in Interior Design
RUO DU
London, United Kingdom
Sep.2023 – Sep.2024
Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts Shanghai, China
Bachelor of Arts in Themed Environmental Design Sep.2019 – Jun.2023
I am a designer who specialises in spatial design and believes that any design with boundaries can be called interior design. I like to create lovely projects and am interested in the relationship between architectural space and people’s emotions, especially the influence of social sciences such as psychology on architectural space. I enjoy straightforward and simple designs, often seeking inspiration from film, animation and games, and am not limited to spatial design, preferring to incorporate the relationship between graphics and product design to break down boundaries.
01.Nottinghill Reminiscence model
02.Anime Pilgrimage spatial design
03.Back to rose-coloured campus life space renovation design
04.Steam Townlet theme park design
05.Loop restaurant design
06.Pop up moment installation design
NOTTINGHILL REMINISCENCE
Set -Jetting
(individual project)
People will visit the Notting Hill Bookshop and the Blue Door for the Notting Hill film, an act much like anime pilgrimage, both of which join the space of storytelling through a work on screen.
This was the beginning of my project, architectural space has a deep relationship with human emotions and memories, so a Eurotunnel scene is an important presence for some people.
Means: Hand-made Physical Model
Nottinghill Blue Door Book (Book ,paper,metal,density board)
BACK TO ROSE-COLOURED CAMPUS LIFE
—— A sensory activator embedded in student accommodation
(individual project)
Due to China's epidemic policy, most students who entered university after 2019 experienced a completely different university life. During the epidemic lockdown, university students' campus life was concentrated in electronic screens such as mobile pads and computers, and according to my research and interviews, they all missed or imagined the multi-faceted experience of their university surroundings without the epidemic. So I designed a series of sensory activation devices based on other students' memories of the space around campus, to activate their spatial sensations that they had gradually forgotten during the closure.
GRADUATION DESIGN EXHIBITION Film
https://youtu.be/r9JijmJ78p4?si=dpHjfLGs6OJAEfmn
Reality
Physical
is a Japanese manga and anime series about a group of high school girls who join the light music club and form a band.
For anime fans, K-on has turned this residential building into a famous tourists attraction.
"K-On!"
bench
shop
2011
"K-on" was released in theatres all over the word.
Britain left the European Union and a large number of Japanese left the UK.
2019
Most of the anime fans from Asia started travelling herer.
2023
The epidemic lockdown period ended, tourism industry recovered.
2029
Large number of tourists are coming.
2035
It becomes the landmark.
Japanese anime fans move into this building.
East Asian culture and the impact of British gentleman's culture.Wealthy Brits move out of the area and high income Japanese manga fans moveinto this area.
The whole neighbourhood is filled with anime, and the stop signs are anime, too.The streets are filled with oriental culture and have a more lived-in feel.
Since this is a neighbourhood for people who are crazy about residential buildings, it's not surprising that the traffic lights are in the shape of houses, is it?
Because this building has become a landmark, people will have the desire to make souvenirs of it to take with them, so the souvenir shop serves as a resident item
STEAM TOWNLET
——Mechanical Steampunk Theme Children’s Friendly Amusement Park
In the mechanical steampunk style, children's spirit of exploration of the new world is stimulated. The integration of nature and machinery can also enhance children's awareness of nature protection and achieve the purpose of combining education with entertainment.
LOOP
——Cyberpunk Theme Restaurant Design(Internship Cooperation Project)
Based on the temple, the architecture and the overall atmosphere of the site we wanted to choose a Zen theme and found that the way Buddhism is spread and engaged with in the temple took a modern form, so we came up with a restaurant that combines future technology and Zen.
POP UP MOMENT
People are always rushing from one place to another in a hurry, walking on the road, an urgent meeting, too late to eat, in a good mood, want to call family and friends, we all need a moment to enjoy our-selves, at this time,some neglected corners in the city can be utilized, and a retractable and movable space is formed. (individual prroject)
