Welcome citizens to check in... Shanghai Huangpu Binjiang, 2023 World Design Capital Conference Official Announcement: Crossing the Mid Autumn Festival and National Day
On September 13th, the Shanghai Municipal Government press conference introduced the relevant situation of the 2023 World Design Capital Conference.
This conference is hosted by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and will be held from September 26th to 28th. The exhibitions and activities will continue until October 2nd, and the main venue will be located in the creative design atmosphere of Huangpu Riverside. The theme of this year's conference is "Boundless Design, Creating Everything", presenting a "1+2+3+10+X" event structure, which includes one opening ceremony, dual line layout at home and abroad, three summits, nearly a hundred peak forums, release ceremonies, fashion shows, and design carnival events in the top ten design fields, as well as X city wide, overseas, and online linkage events.
Wu Jincheng, Director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, introduced that this conference highlights a global perspective, inviting UNESCO and the National Committee of UNESCO as supporting units for the conference, and will release cooperation projects between Shanghai and UNESCO. The conference will hold a global "Creative City" design summit, inviting representatives from 43 cities in 29 countries to participate online and offline, and launch Shanghai's plan and indicator system.
This conference explores the path of design leading high-quality development, attaches great importance to promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements through design, and strives to turn "runway" into "market". During the conference, the 2023 "Shanghai Design 100+" excellent design achievements will be released, selected from 2542 works from 18 countries including China, the United States, France, Italy, Spain, etc. The list showcases the innovative achievements of design empowering the industry, lighting up life, serving the city, and insight into the future through excellent cases. The shortlisted products have achieved sales of 51.8 billion yuan, with an estimated total sales of 470 billion yuan throughout the product lifecycle. The main exhibition of the conference consists of an industrial museum, a fashion museum, and other venues, with a total area of nearly 20000 square meters. More than 100 leading international and domestic enterprises have been selected to participate, presenting the latest interpretation of design driven industrial innovation, empowering a better life, and serving urban construction, showcasing the driving ability of design to drive industrial development from 1 to 100.
This conference will also promote the design of cities and daily life everywhere. The conference is soliciting valuable ideas from around the world and will launch an international collection of architectural design proposals for the Shanghai Industrial Museum to create iconic buildings along the banks of the Pujiang River. Through creative design, the birthplace of modern industry will be transformed into a new era "smart manufacturing bureau" and "living circle". The conference mobilized various districts, cultural and creative parks, and industry associations to select over 20 design themed events, including the Xiaohongshu Road Design Festival and the World Smart Travel Design Forum, allowing everyone to deeply participate in this urban design feast.
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This conference spans the Mid Autumn Festival and National Day, and will continue to be open to the public for free. Citizens can register and make appointments on the official WeChat mini program of the conference. Welcome to participate and experience.