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Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing | Episode 6: Innovative Design Service Model Creates a New Benchmark for Industry-Education Integration

21 July, 2026by Chongqing Design

Episode 6 of “Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing” spotlights industry-education integration: Chongqing Light Industry School, in partnership with enterprises, established a CMF lab and developed colored wiper blades, filling a domestic market gap. The product won a CMF Design Award and achieved over 20 million RMB in annual output, turning “mutual collaboration” into “mutual success.”

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Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing | Episode 5: Yongli Knife and Ruizhu Bamboo Materials Lead Smart Manufacturing Upgrade

20 July, 2026by Chongqing Design

Episode 5 of “Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing” spotlights design for better living: Yongli Knives blends 1,000-year forging techniques with smart production, selling over 3 million units annually with revenue exceeding 100 million RMB. Ruizhu’s bamboo-based degradable materials export 120 million RMB to 30+ countries, driving ecological and employment benefits in the Three Gorges reservoir area.

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Open Call | 2026 Global Mobility Showcase in Detroit – Design Students Worldwide Invited

16 July, 2026by Chongqing Design

The 2026 Global Mobility Showcase invites design students worldwide to submit mobility-focused projects. Held in Detroit in September 2026 as part of Detroit Month of Design, the exhibition is expected to draw 30,000+ attendees. Submission deadline: August 1.

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Chongqing Design: Industrial Breakthrough, Urban Renewal, Cultural Creativity Goes Global

8 July, 2026by Chongqing Design

As western China‘s only global “City of Design,” Chongqing has gathered over 1,500 design enterprises and 60,000 professionals, with 272 municipal industrial design centers. From Zhangxue Motorcycle’s WSBK win to Fengjie eyewear transformation, from Chongqing Art Park to the Luban Lock globe, design is empowering industry, urban space, and cultural creativity.

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Chongqing Attends 2026 UNESCO Creative Cities Network City of Design Annual Meeting

2 July, 2026by Chongqing Design

Chongqing attended the 2026 UNESCO Creative Cities Network City of Design Annual Meeting in Berlin. As western China’s only “City of Design,” Chongqing shared its classic “Sustainable Design Cooperation Model” with Singapore and reached cooperation intentions with Kobe, Nagoya, and other cities, showcasing its global design influence.

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Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing | Episode 4: Using Design to Create “Chongqing Models” of Localized Medical Devices

14 June, 2026by Chongqing Design

Episode 4 of “Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing” spotlights medical device localization: New Vision’s ultra-widefield fundus camera breaks foreign monopoly, leading in domestic market share with 50% exports. Yuhai’s intraoperative drug deliverer stops bleeding in 3 seconds, now used in multiple top-tier hospitals. Industrial design empowers medical innovation with “Chongqing solutions.”

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Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing | Episode 3: The Transformation of Specialty Agricultural Products from the Wuling Mountain Area

11 June, 2026by Chongqing Design

Episode 3 of “Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing” spotlights the transformation of agricultural products from the Wuling Mountain area. Shizhu water shield becomes “Chunxiao Si” ready-to-eat product, selling 8 million boxes annually to Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Pengshui fragrant toon sauce exceeds 20 million yuan in annual sales, driving income for nearly 200 farming households. Design empowers rural revitalization.

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4th Chongqing Urban Art Festival | “Mountain and Water Fashion” Riverside Art Show Lights Up Danzishi Square

2 June, 2026by Chongqing Design

The “Mountain and Water Fashion” riverside art show, part of the 4th Chongqing Urban Art Festival, illuminated Danzishi Square. Graduates from five universities including Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and Southwest University presented 100 original designs along the Yangtze River, blending intangible cultural heritage with digital technology.

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Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing | Episode 2: How Chongqing General Machinery Conquers Mountainous Terrain

31 May, 2026by Chongqing Design

Episode 2 of “Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing” spotlights general machinery conquering mountainous terrain. Dilingchi’s all-terrain vehicle breaks foreign monopoly (75% exports), while Zongshen’s 1WGQD4.3 micro tiller weighs just 60kg, selling over 10,000 units across China, showcasing industrial design empowering agricultural equipment for challenging landscapes.