The exhibition was organized by Li Degen, Jiang Hua and Hai Jun, who are young scholars from the art school of Tsinghua University and Central Academy of Fine Arts. Before the exhibition, they fully studied a mass of texts to select representative works of these independent designers. These China-oriented design practices, reflections, explorations and researches are glamorous, because of the struggles, grim determinations and arduous efforts behind them, no matter they look noble, lowly, vulgar, delicate, leisurely, intense, grave or funny. The organizers also showed their research results of the texts at the exhibition.
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Mao Na’s work: Princess Rabbit
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Under the current context, “design in China” meticulously confused the line between designs and art. In addition to the exhibition, “design in China” also maps out the first cross-sector “square dialogue” for the culture and design circles. It invited 11 cultural celebrities and designers for one-to-one dialogues. The participants, Liang Wendao, Hong Huang, Hu Enwei, Wang Xiaohui, Sun Ganlu, Liang Dong, Du Haibin, and Shen Lihui, discussed the relations between the spiritual qualities solicitating design products and the life. They also thought over the future of Chinas designs and problems with it. All the dialogues between the cultural celerities and product artists were shown in big screens in the field. The site became a place for communication and discussion. Audiences also participated in the discussions or leave messages.
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You Yi Shan Ren’s work: Life is a Lottery
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Along with China’s economic boom, the world has paid unprecedented attention to Chinese designs. Highest level world design activities are held successively in the country. International name brands would come seeking cooperation with Chinese artists and designers. Large-scale contemporary Chinese design shows attract high attention in the West. The global design sector is eager to hear the “voices of contemporary China”….
Under such an optimistic situation, we need to keep calm against the “China fever”. The notion of “design in China” will enormously clear up the knot of nationalism and internationalism that has puzzled us so long. We may understand our position in a peaceful mind. Possessing such a modest attitude of design will be the first step for China to develop into a design-based country.
Editor: Liu Fang
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