TALENTS originates from Design Shanghai, curated by designer Frank Chou, and was first launched in 2020. In order to better help young designers grow and gradually improve the design ecology in China, TALENTS focuses on the localization of Chinese design, upholds the brand value of people-oriented design, focuses on people through design, discovers potential young designers, and gives them professional career guidance.
THE QUEST FOR THE QUESTION
The theme of TALENTS 2024 will be "THE QUEST FOR THE QUESTION." Driven by creativity, designers are challenged to set their sights on discovering and solving problems. They also need to recognize whether the identified problems have practical value: can solving these problems lead to actual improvements and innovations? Is the investment of manpower and resources reasonable and feasible? etc. These are questions that designers must carefully consider and balance. In the pursuit of creativity, they need to maintain a rational perspective and decision-making ability.
1. Multiple works can be submitted during the application process, and the expert panel will select the final works for exhibition.
2. The exhibited works must be final status(include prototypes). conceptual or rendered models are not allowed.
3. The exhibited works must have been achieved within one year, and it is first time launched in China.
4.Products must be original designs.
Product Designer, Founder of Studio Sebastian Herkner
Famous Italian Architect, A founding member of Memphis
Founder, DIMENSIONE CHI WING LO Italia & 1ness
Product Designer, Founder & Creative Director of Dragonfly Design Center
Founder of U⁺
Founder of Ziinlife
Curator of TALENTS
Managing Director of Clarion Events Ltd., Shanghai
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