Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing | Episode 7: Digital Intelligence Platform Builds the Foundation, Painting a New Chapter in Industrial Design

4 August, 2026by Chongqing Design

Episode 7 of “Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing” spotlights the digital intelligence design platform: Sichuan Fine Arts Institute’s Industrial and Digital Intelligence Design Data Platform integrates vast design resources and AI tools, powering Shenzhou-19 astronaut boots, the lunar spacesuit design, and winning top honors including the China Art Gold Award, fueling Chongqing’s “City of Design” development.

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Case Study | Midea PortaSplit Redefines the European Market with Design, Setting a New Benchmark for Chinese Design Going Global

27 July, 2026by Chongqing Design

Midea PortaSplit portable split AC solves Europe’s installation challenges with no-drill, lightweight design. It went viral across Germany, France, UK, and Netherlands, earning Time’s 2025 Best Inventions and iF Design Award.

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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.