FORUM AT DESIGN CHINA BEIJING

Design China Beijing’s theme this year is “Design Thrives to Revive the World” and continues to focus on sustainable design. The Forum will specifically focus on how mindful design helps us to survive and thrive in this post pandemic world. In this unprecedented year, Forum Progamme Director, Aidan Walker has incorporated a series of virtual contributions and commentaries from leading international names in the design community including Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham in Tokyo, Nada Debs from Beirut, Lebanon, Ross Lovegrove from the UK and Marcel Wanders from the Netherlands. Live onsite speakers include Aric Chen, Zhuang Ziyu, Zhang Lei and Shuhei Aoyama. Topics range from ‘The Search for Immaculate Form’ (Lovegrove) through ‘Re-Formation’ (IDEAT editor in chief Simone Chen with ShuoWang) and ‘Creative Luxury’ (Wanders) to ‘From Chinese Form to Chinese Narration’ (Ziyu Zhuang.)