Design Shanghai Highlights

It’s going to be a design filled four days in Shanghai starting Friday with the second iteration of Design Shanghai taking place at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre. There will be some heavyweight design names coming to town and a wealth of seminars to attend. Below are some of the ones we are excited to check out.

Friday

THE NEW AGE OF DESIGN
Marcel Wanders characterises a new age for design in which designer, craftsperson and user are reunited.

HEAD TO HEAD: ARIK & ARIC
Arik Levy and Aric Chen, Curator of Design and Architecture at M+ Gallery in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Development discuss engagement, urban fabric, the politics of design.

Saturday

A NEW CHINESE MODERNISM
Shanghai-based award-winning architects Neri & Hu look for a meaningful modern aesthetic for their fast-changing country.

THE ART OF ALCHEMY
Patrik Fredrikson and Ian Stallard of Fredrikson Stallard explore the mesmerising effect of Prologue, the giant circular crystal form they have created for the Swarovski Waterschool project.

PROCESS, INSPIRATION, DREAMS & REALIZATION
Jaime Hayon is at the forefront of a new wave of creators blurring the lines between art, decoration and design – and fine craft.

Sunday

THE CREATIVE CITY AND THE CULTURAL DISTRICT
Aric Chen, Curator of Design and Architecture at M+ Gallery in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, and Shanghai-based Dutch architect Neville Mars: What can Shanghai learn from Beijing’s, and indeed Hong Kong’s cultural districts?

Monday

THE TEMPLE HOUSE
Dean Winter, Area Director of Operations for Swire Hotels, and Katy Ghahremani, director of Make Architects, explain the ancient / modern design of the new Temple House hotel in Chengdu.

ORIENTAL PASSION, WESTERN HARMONY
Renowned Hong Kong brand consultant, designer and artist Alan Chan has been widely recognized for breaking cultural barriers between the East and the West.  The fusion of Oriental and Western cultures in contemporary presentation is a dominant theme in his creative work.

(Photo credit: Design Show Shanghai) 

Virginia Ngai