User:Thomas Dariel/sandbox

Born and educated as a Designer in Paris, Thomas Dariel is the Founder and creative mind behind Dariel Studio, a multi-award winning interior design company headquartered in Shanghai in 2006 and the Maison D'édition of Furniture "Maison Dada", created in March 2015 in Shanghai and Paris. As great grandson of a French furniture designer Pierre Dariel, grandson of a jazz musician and son of an architect, Thomas’s family heritage has always brought him strength, inspiration and a curiosity nourished by all artistic fields. Thomas Dariel draws his creativity from different worlds as design, fashion, gastronomy, visual arts and luxury. This desire for diversification is reflected in his clients’ choice. With a tailor-made, personalized and human approach of each project, Thomas Dariel collaborate with individuals of all kind of expertise to benefit from each other skills and enrich his own design.

Thomas Dariel’s style is playful, colorful, bold and provocative. His signature is, in its search of new forms, in constant evolution. Through his way of creating interiors, a new language occurs on each project, driven by a passion for turning upside down traditional codes and clichés. By confronting heritage and cutting-edge innovations, combining French design heritage with Eastern cultural influence, his open approach unfolds original perspectives while observing clients’ demanding standards.

Since 9 years, Thomas Dariel has completed over 60 projects of the highest quality in China in the main areas of design: hospitality, commercial and residential. His studio has collaborated with international luxury brands and Chinese leading groups such as Baccarat, Christofle, Hermès, China Resources, Vanke, Shimao, Golden Tulip, etc. Thomas Dariel originality and creativity allow him to be widely recognized on design market and to be awarded (among others): Best International Designer 2012 – Andrew Martin Awards, Outstanding Designer 2012 – Modern Decoration International Media Awards, Top 40 Young Design Talents under 40 – 2013 Perspective 40 Under 40, Top 100 talents in Architecture and Design – Architectural Digest Magazine (AD) 2013.

Awards & Nominations

2013: - AD 100 CHINA 2013: Selected as one of the Top 100 Talents in Architecture and Design - Perspective’s 40 Under 40 Recognition 2013: Selected as one of the Top 40 Young Design Talent under 40

- H.D.F Luxurious Projects Asia Awards 2013 Silver Award Winner of the Top Luxury Hotel Design for “Blossom Hill Boutique Hotel”

- Design For Asia Award (DFAA) 2013 DFA Bronze Award for “Blue Penthouse“

-Jintang Prize China Interior Design Award 2013: Excellent Residential Design of the year for “Blue Penthouse ” Excellent Entertainment Design of the year for “Prime Fitness ”

-Top 100 Soft Decoration Award: Top 10 prize for “Blossom Hill Boutique Hotel”

2012:  - Andrew Martin Interior Design Awards: The Best Internationally

- The 10th Modern Decoration International Media Award: Outstanding designer of the year Best Hotel Space Design of the year for “Blossom Hill Boutique Hotel”

- Jintang Prize China Interior Design Award 2012: Top 10 Hotel Design of the year for “Blossom Hill Boutique Hotel” Good Hotel Design of the year for “GTAS” Good Office Design of the year for “Dunmai Office” Honor Mentioned for Best Marketing and Development (Dariel Studio)

2011:  - Jintang Prize China Interior Design Award 2011: Restaurant Design of the year for “Yucca”

- International Arch of Europe Award (IAE) - Gold category

2010: 	- The 8th Modern Decoration International Media Awards: Best Young Designer of the Year Best Office Space Design of the Year for “Imagine China”