beyond hospitality kids' clubs LI XIANG President and Design Director X+Living Meland Club in Wuhan, China is awash in a rich, dreamy color palette 094 September 2019 hospitalitydesign.com A starry background creates an otherworldly experience at the Meland Club Photos courtesy of X+LIVING When children are the clients, designers may feel compelled to veer toward kitsch over substance. But Li Xiang, president and design director at Shanghai-based X+Living, has found a niche developing whimsical and immersive experiences that celebrate the wildeyed imaginations of children while still catering to their parents' elevated design sense. In addition to helming two of Neobio's indoor playgrounds, she's behind the recently opened Meland Club and Loong Swim Club, both in China, where she's created charming, childlike wonderlands that are far from childish.http://www.hospitalitydesign.com