Beijing Design Week

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Beijing Design Week (BJDW) is an annual event taking place in the fall in Beijing, China. It first launched as a Pilot effort in 2009 and it has quickly become the leading International Platform for Design in China. In 2012, alliteration ‘UNESCO’ named Beijing an “International Design Capital,”[1] Recognizing the city’s effort to foster innovation and be a leading smart City in China. The purpose of Beijing Design Week is to raise public design awareness as well as to help develop stronger design infrastructure and dis-course in Beijing.[2][3] BJDW is an initiative of the Ministry of Education of the PRC, the Ministry of Science and Technology of the PRC, the Ministry of Culture of the PRC, and the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality. It is undertaken by Beijing: Gehua Cultural Development Group and Beijing Industrial Design Center[4]. Beijing Design Week 2014 is scheduled and supposed to run from the 26th of Sep – 3rd or the beginning of Oct.

The Opening statute and Award Ceremony; Ceremonial date of the start and the beginning of the Special Occasion proceeds to be upon[]

The opening ceremony and the Beijing Design Awards mark the beginning of Beijing Design Week.[5] The Design Awards honor organizations, individuals or pieces that excel in encouraging social progress, cultural development, trade promotion, and urban construction. They enhance design education, communication, and consumption, and the development of the design industry as a whole.[6] These awards also present China’s achievements in the design field, promote design innovation, stimulate the design industry, and ultimately set the trend for Beijing’s design market.[7] These awards are widely respected inside and outside the design industry as one of the most significant international design awards.[8]

Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Design Week at the China Millennium Monument in 2011.

Forum[]

The Beijing Design Week Forum is one of the main sections of BJDW. It places China at the center of a global conversation around the practical and intellectual challenges in an ever more interconnected world.Policymakers and industry leaders share their experience and wisdom during the day-long event.[9] The BJDW Forum articulates itself around different themes depending on the year. Past speakers have included Daan Roosegaarde, Masayuki Kurokawa, Marcel Wanders, Min Wang etc.

Guest City[]

Every year, BJDW hosts a guest city’s representative to share their wisdom and experience. The aim is to promote institutional exchange as well as commercial and economic opportunities amongst the two cities. Past participants have been London[10], Milan[11], Amsterdam[12], and in 2014 it was Barcelona[13].

Design Fair[]

Beijing design market is the platform for trading design and copyrights, products, talents, and services. By integrating resources and improving professional services, it will develop markets at different layers and become an agent for design exchange, consumption, and service. The development of the Beijing Design Market focuses on two aspects: design trading and market consumption.[14]

Design Hop[]

The design hop is the exhibition component of the BJDW. Located in different areas in Beijing, it showcases projects from renowned designers and companies from around the world. Design hop is one of the most dynamic sections of BJDW, it has events, exhibitions, installations, seminars, and lectures. From the Dashilar to traditional hutong, to the skyscrapers of Sanlitun, the design hop allows the visitor to explore Beijing in a unique manner.

Design Copyright Service[]

Initiated by Beijing Design Week and International Copyright Exchange Center, Design Copyright Service is a website for design copyright registration, which will set pre-existing rules for design marketization. With this initiative, the new rule of the design market will be “first the copyright, then the design.” The features of this service are: electronic notarization for design copyright conducted via internet, complemented with patent registration and the conventional approach of copyright registration, special technology for protection that cannot be reversed, exclusive digital password, a database of national standard to ensure secrecy and safety of the documents.

References[]

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  11. ^ "Beijing Design Week at Milan's Salone del Mobile". Culture 360. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
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