Design Shanghai 2024 Features: Celebrating Craft and Emerging Talents

Features - a series of curated installations by leading design and creative studios - is an annual highlight and through their immersive nature, ignited conversations around Chinese and Japanese traditional craft, sustainable design and young talent.

 

TALENTS

Curated by acclaimed designer Frank Chou, TALENTS aims to consistently foster the creative force of young designers. This year, emerging designers were invited to explore the theme "The Quest For The Question" and showcase the importance of rational perspective and strong-decision making, amidst the pursuit of creativity and innovation.

 

Above: Talents (Hall 1)

 

neooold

Curated by designer Chen Min, neooold featured "Art·Extension" as the theme for 2024. Encompassing ceramics, metalworking, weaving, lacquer, and other traditional crafts, these devoted works converge the origins of modern art with the deep roots of traditional craftsmanship. During the exhibition, works by artists and craftsmen from both domestic and international realms, including Alao Bakker, Makoto Suetomi, and Hans Tan, were showcased.

 

Above: neooold (Hall 3)

 

Bridging the gap between Japan and China, Design Shanghai unveiled “Beyond Craft Japan” for the first time, offering an opportunity to experience the depth and creativity of Japanese design through materials and craftsmanship. Other notable features included GORGEOUS JEWELLERY 1.0, a feast of contemporary jewellery presented by more than 80 designers; In The Texture of Crafts, a revitalisation of traditional crafts through design collaborations; and finally, Rong Casting Exhibition, dedicated to deconstructing traditional crafts into materials and techniques.

 

Above: Zhuo Tan, General Manager, Clarion Events China & Brand GENGORO (L) , Masiero (R), Beyond Craft Japan (Hall 3)

 

Rong (Hall 4)