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.
2022 Italian Design Day, a global celebration of high-quality Italian design, was successfully held in Chongqing’s eCool, where experts discussed sustainable urban renewal strategies.
Industrial designer Xu Qingming strives to elevate Sichuan and Chongqing’s design capabilities, aiming to “add wings to the dual-city industry” and fulfill people’s yearning for a better life with his designs.
The ‘Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for the Development of Chongqing’s Cultural Industry’ focuses on high-quality cultural development, structural supply-side reforms, and fostering cultural creativity and industry integration, aiming for a culturally strong city by 2025.
Chongqing launches the ‘Special Action Plan for Digital and Intelligent Upgrade of Industrial Design’, targeting substantial industry advancements through digital, intelligent tools and design innovation by 2025.
Chongqing’s 13th Five-Year Plan focuses on green development, innovation, and structural reform in manufacturing. The city targets reductions in energy and water consumption, and increased strategic investment.
On November 22, 2013, the China Design Innovation Conference was grandly held in Chongqing as a main event of the Design Week, marking the start of Chongqing’s journey to becoming a “City of Design”.