Call for Speakers: Industrial Design Webinar, Oct 20

The China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (CICC) is pleased to inform that we are looking for speakers for our upcoming webinar about Industrial Design.

On the occasion of the 10th Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair (October 22nd to October 24th), the webinar is scheduled for Thursday, October 20th, 2022 and it will be held ONLINE only.

Italian Design

Italy is a country with a strong design heritage that has been passed down through generations. Italy has produced some of the finest design groups and companies worldwide.

With the establishment of the first Monza Biennale in 1930 and the Milan Triennale in 1933, Italian industrial design was born.

The Italian design has left deep marks on how the concept and form of everyday objects are conceived in contemporary industrial society. Through a long process of industrial innovation and the use of new technologies, the "Italian way" has succeeded through time and has developed into a culture of beauty, combining the rich tradition of craftsmanship together with the aspiration of a better modernity, without leaving out a lively appetite for experimentation mixed with irony. 

Many are the Italian companies that have marked history with their products and works, like The Vespa (1946), The 500 by Fiat (1957), Arco by Flos (1962), Blow by Zanotta (1967), Eclisse by Artemide (1967), Carlton by Sottsass for Memphis (1981), the Jucy Salif by Philippe Starck for Alessi (1990), to mention only a few.

Shenzhen: The South China Design Hub

Shenzhen and some Italian cities such as Bologna, Turin and Fabriano are all members of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. The Shenzhen Design Week and Milan Design Week are both members of the World Design Weeks (WDW).

In the development over the past 4 decades, Shenzhen design has been an indispensable part of Chinese design. Today, the number of industrial designers in Shenzhen exceeds 150,000, distributed in more than 1,400 industrial design professional companies, including more than 700 high-tech enterprises. In 2020, the total output value of industrial design in Shenzhen achieved 13,456 billion RMB, driving the economic value of downstream industries to more than 100 billion RMB.

The Topics

How Industrial Designers have influenced the product design world and how companies are using new and innovative technologies for their consumers?

The webinar will discuss about:
- Industrial Design Trends
- Consumption-led design
- New Materials & Technologies
- Sustainable Design
- Community Economy
- The Multiverse

The ideal speaker will have extensive experience and/or academic background on the above issues.

Evaluation Criteria

The selection of the speaker will be made according to the relevance of the proposals with reference to the topic of the seminar.

CICC will give priority to Members. Should there be no applications from Members, CICC has the right to select the most appropriate application submitted by Non-Members.

Exclusion from Tendering

· In case of not meeting conditions of the present "Call for Speaker"

· In case of non-conformity with the hereby open "Call for Speaker"

· In case of false data submission

· In case of late submission

*Please note, the speaker shall not promote personal material during the seminar.

DEADLINE

Please send your proposal and CV by September 30th, 2022, to: infoshenzhen@cameraitacina.com.