Event News
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27/06/2014 -
General Info
Theme
Redesigning New Markets
Venue
Hall 9, Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China
Floor space
150, 000 sqm
What They Said in 2013 SZIDF
I think for a first exhibition, it is quite impressive, some very nice quality products, some quality companies, nice feeling … I saw how China has changed, which adds a very big influence to the design trend of the world.
—Karim Rashid, the most popular industrial designer in U.S.A.I’m very impressed by the energy, I think at the moment China is at a moment when design is becoming a major growth engine. …And China is also at a process of building and achieving all kinds of brands, which is for Chinese market.
—Stefano Giovannoni, Famous Italian Designer, Owner of Giovannoni Design srlI believe Shenzhen will have a better future as long as there are always innovative ideas around.
—Ralph Wiegmann, Managing Director of iF International Forum Design GmbH…this is one of the nicest shows I’ ve seen, something that Shenzhen should be very proud of to have the show.
—Peter Kuchnicki, President of the Spark AwardIn my opinion, we don’t have a better place to talk about future and design than in Shenzhen.
—Robert Majkut, Robert Majkut DesignIt brought confidence and opportunity for designers to communicate and it greatly shows the role of Shenzhen as the city of design.
—Unmesh Kulkarni, Philips LightingWe have now decided to set up our office in Shenzhen. Shenzhen industrial design is stronger than other cities in China. This is an excellent fair, which provides a great platform and opportunity for both design companies and companies need design.
—Prof. Bob Lee, Swedish Design HouseThe SZIDF this year is very successful, including our press conference during the fair period, it works really well, and there are also a large number of visitors. During the fair, our estimated turnout of intent cooperation projects will be over 5 million RMB Yuan, which is a really fantastic fair.
—LKK DESIGNWhat SZIDF offers for Approved Overseas Exhibitors
Traditional Shell Scheme: 2000 US Dollars / 9㎡
Space Only (≥36㎡): 150 US Dollars / ㎡
* Enjoy 50% Discount for the above two before 31st August, 2014.
Additional Free Services:
Free English‐Chinese on‐site translator/assistant for each overseas exhibitor;
Free presentation for each exhibitor on 1 page (Basic) in the Entry Guide Catalogue;
Free presentation of the exhibits with images and text on the official website for two years;
Free hub area with sound equipments for your events especially your new products launching;
Free international transportation and accommodation for approved and invited speakers;
Powerful buyers inviting plans made accordingly to the features of exhibits and exhibitors’ goals.
About the organizer:
Shenzhen Industrial Design Profession Association (SIDA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2008, primarily supported by Shenzhen municipal government as a first-class industry association. Our members include institutions that provide services for industrial design chains and the relevant organizations such as design firms, manufacturers, handicrafts and material suppliers, brand planning and marketing institutions, design schools, research institutions and so on. SIDA has become the largest professional design organization in China and the first industry organization that joined in the Icsid.
SIDA works for propelling Shenzhen industrial design to cooperate with industry and integrate with the world, promoting industry transformation through design, so as to build a new open-ended and export-oriented development system and pattern for industrial design, for more details, please visit the official website: www.szida.org.
About Shenzhen
•Shenzhen neighbors Hong Kong;
•One of China’s most developed cities and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world;
•The high-tech and manufacturing hub of southern China, home to the world’s fourth-busiest container port, and the fourth-busiest airport on the Chinese mainland;
•With more than 6,000 design agencies and in-house design departments employing more than 100,000 designers, Shenzhen was awarded the title of City of Design in 2008 by UNESCO;
•It is the production and research base as well as the commodities trade center of high-tech products such as computer and software, communication equipment, audio and visual products, optical electromechanical products, biomedical products and medical equipment. In addition, the furniture, clock and watch, clothes, gold and jewelry, and printing and artistic gift manufacturers are in the leading position in China.
•The city gathers most of the local brands in China especially in electronics, jewelry, furniture, home appliances and other products industries; over 60% of Chinese brands’ R& D headquarters are located here, including Huawei, ZTE, Coolpad, Tencent, and many other world-famous Chinese enterprises. Most importantly, they have huge demands for world-class design services as well as cooperating with international design agencies.
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