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Green Design Case Study｜How Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Rebuilt a City with Systemic Design

12 August, 2026by Chongqing Design

Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, the world’s first government-to-government eco-city project, applies industrial design principles like modularity, interface standardization, and closed-loop logic to tackle challenges in saline land restoration, passive house technology, water management, and waste disposal, offering a replicable model for sustainable urban development.

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Features

Green Design Revolution | Growing with Green, Reshaping Industrial Manufacturing Logic

10 August, 2026by Chongqing Design

Green design is becoming key to manufacturing transformation. This article explores how green design reduces resource consumption and environmental impact from the source, through modularization, lightweighting, and other strategies, redefining product lifecycles, and highlights practices in Chongqing and globally.

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Case Studies

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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Design Firms, Features

Smart Manufacturing in Action｜Inspur Computer Chongqing Base: Equipping Production Lines with an “Intelligent Core” to Build a New Smart Manufacturing Benchmark

25 July, 2026by Chongqing Design

Inspur Computer’s Chongqing base leverages digital systems, flexible production lines, and intelligent equipment to achieve full-process intelligence in computer and server manufacturing, with 100% CNC rate and nearly 40% efficiency improvement, supporting regional industrial upgrade.

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Competitions, News

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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News

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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News

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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Features

“Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing” Episode 9｜Nanchuan Transforms Authentic Herbal Medicine into Gold Through Industrial Design

26 June, 2026by Chongqing Design

Nanchuan, Chongqing, leverages industrial design across the entire herbal medicine value chain, from cultivation to product development. With smart production centers and cultural tourism integration, local herb products saw a 20% value increase in 2025, with cultural creative sales exceeding 15 million yuan.

Features

Chongqing Design Meets Smart Manufacturing Episode 8｜Chongqing Dianjiang: ‘Good Design’ Empowers Regional Industries

24 June, 2026by Chongqing Design

Dianjiang, Chongqing, leverages industrial design as a key driver, launching the ‘Dianjiang Good Design’ regional public brand. Through government guidance, market leadership, and professional empowerment, it provides full-chain design services for SMEs, boosting sales by over 150 million yuan.