Design Shenzhen and a look into the future

The inaugural Design Shenzhen is far more than a straight-up showcase for new furniture, fixtures and fittings. Its Features section, for example, will explore the future of living and design in a series of innovative and immersive installations and exhibitions, calling on a pool of international design talent.

Future Home is set to be one of the most interesting features of the show, with Shenzhen’s leading lights in interior design, industrial design, art and graphic design coming together to create a conceptual home of the future. The WellConnect area meanwhile, curated by DavidHugh, a design collective based in Cambridge in the UK and Shanghai, looks at how science and cutting-edge technology can help create spaces that support well-being.

WAD is an annual international design event started in China and held in a ‘Young Development City’ around the world each year, bringing together outstanding young designers from around the world. At Design Shenzhen, it is presenting ‘Back to the Oasis’, a collaboration with Italian designer Gaetano Scintilla, examining how luxury domestic architecture can and should be sustainable. 

This year’s event will also see the launch of the ‘Rural Futures Award’, China's first architectural award for sustainable rural construction. The Awards are coordinated by the young architecture community platform APT (Architecture Practice Talks).

Industrial designer Xiaoxi Shi has collaborated with G-Mark Japan GOOD DESIGN AWARD to curate the 'Good Design Select' section, a debut showcase for award-winning Japanese designs in Shenzhen. And there’s more Japanese interest as Sony Design makes its debut in China at Design Shenzhen with ‘Nature. Resonance’, a high-tech, multi-sensory exploration of its thinking and practice around sustainable design. There’s also more digital innovation and interactivity with Design Shenzhen’s ‘Chief Experience Officer’ Yum Ziya, the first Virtual Human released by designer toy brand Underverse. 

Curated by industrial designer Min Chen, ‘Neooold’ celebrates the art, design and craftsmanship of tea making and culture around the world. And, taking to four wheels, Design Shenzhen's exclusive top-tier Partner Audi will also be showcasing its vision of future premium mobility, spotlighting the Audi RS e-tron GT. The German car giant will showcase the Four Rings' approach to shaping future-oriented design and innovation.

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