A blurred person dressed in black walked by an installation of wheat in a room with a mirrored ceiling.

January 5, 2023

Words: Georgina McWhirter

Photography: Shi Xiang Wan He

Matrix Design Refashions Medical Equipment into Art for This Modern Spa in Shenzhen, China

2022 Best of Year Winner for Beauty and Spa

The up-and-coming Chinese firm’s latest project is Oritim, the chicest of spas bathed in soothing taupe micro-cement. The story begins at the entry, where a backlit row of wheat blades inset into the wall telegraphs the interrelationship of beauty and nature. Throughout, a ceiling of mirror-polished stainless steel is the standout move, culminating in the waiting area. There, it reflects LED channels in the floor and walls as an infinite portal, like a passage to the center of the universe. To top it all off, medical equipment like micro-needles and radiofrequency lasers are refashioned into contemporary geometric artworks by BananaJam Art Space, a local collective.

circular plush chairs with low backs sit close to the floor in a room clad in micro-cement walls and stripes of light in this modern spa
A white treatment table in a gray room with artwork made in collaboration with local artisans along the back wall.
A blurred person dressed in black walked by an installation of wheat in a room with a mirrored ceiling in the modern spa
LED channels in the floor and walls create the illusion of an infinite portal in this hallway
project team
Matrix Design: wang guan; liu jianhui; wang zhaobao
a lightbulb tilted to the left on an orange and purple background

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