Prominent figures and experts convened in Chongqing, exchanging innovative ideas and strategies for the advancement of modern Chinese industrial design and promoting high-quality economic development.
To promote the enthusiasm for innovation among youth and students in the city, the “Five Smalls” Innovation Show was jointly organized in Chongqing, which gains wide support.
Chongqing Design 100, guided by the Industrial Culture Development Center of the MIIT and Chongqing Municipal Economy and Information Commission, hosted by Chongqing Daily News Group, organized by Chongqing Daily Metropolitan Media Group, and carried out by Chongqing New Women’s Newspaper Fashion Media Group and Chongqing Fashion Design Center, was officially launched for registration on 28 September 2022.
Chongqing Good Design held a promotion meeting for the high-quality ‘Spark Program’ in Southeast Chongqing, discussing industrial design progress and planning for coordinated city-wide development.
On January 10, 2023, the Chongqing Municipal Economy and Information Technology Commission held a symposium on the establishment of supporting institutions (platforms), aiming to accelerate the creation of a City of Design in Chongqing.
On the evening of January 6, 2023, the inaugural Chongqing Urban Art Festival, the 2nd Yangtze River Cultural and Art Week and the 1st China · Chongqing International Light and Shadow Art Festival opened on the Huangjueping Graffiti Art Street in Jiulongpo District.
Chongqing launches policies to accelerate its transformation into a ‘Design Capital’, investing over 20 million yuan annually to support industrial design’s high-quality development, while fostering talent, brand activities, and a vibrant design ecosystem.
Zhao Wei, one of Sichuan and Chongqing’s top industrial designers, has charted a remarkable career, resonating with the era’s trends. From rural beginnings to leading transformative design projects, he continually rides the waves of change.
One of the “Top Ten Industrial Designers in Sichuan and Chongqing”, Yan Wei shares his experience.