Published on : Thursday, March 20, 2014
Design Shanghai announce that over 47,000 visitors attended the inaugural four-day show from February 27 to 2 March 2014 65% of which were architects, interior designers, developers, dealers and affluent design-conscious consumers.
Design Shanghai featured some of the UK’s most prestigious design brands exhibiting at the newly renovated Shanghai Exhibition Centre for the first time. The show included more than 50 UK and over 100 international design brands, most of which have never been showcased before in China.
“The show in Shanghai has been an incredible experience. The Chinese really appreciate the unique nature of crafts. Everything I brought with me has sold out.” Pia Wüstenberg, Utopia & Utility. Furthermore, over 600 media representatives from across South East Asia attended the opening day, resulting in 104 television reports on Design Shanghai.
“It’s really nice to see so many Scandinavian design brands at China’s first international design fair. I can sincerely say that this is the most beautiful exhibition in which we have ever had the pleasure of exhibiting. I was positively thrilled by the amount of media coverage the organisers have achieved for the show. They have done an excellent job promoting the Design Shanghai fair.” Rolf Hay, HAY.
Overnight, Design Shanghai 2014 has become the leading trade platform for design professionals in China, with greater numbers of trade visitors than any other design event.
Leading design brands including Magis, Flos, Fritz Hansen, Alessi, Boss Design, HAY, Cole & Son and Design Republic (Moooi, Tom Dixon and BD Barcelona Design) were among some of the exhibitors at the show.
“The show’s attendance was overwhelming – proving there is certainly an appetite for design here. Design Shanghai has provided the perfect gateway to explore this market.” Russell Pinch, founder of PINCH.
AD China Design Forum featured five daily seminars, attracting over 5,000 visitors, with prolific Western and Eastern designers meeting for the first time to discuss The Rise of Contemporary Chinese Creativity.
Features included award-winning Wallpaper* Handmade with Jaguar, and a curated space of Carpenters Workshop, Downtown Francois Laffanour and Jousse Enterprise presented by Perfect Crossovers, both brought to China for the first time at Design Shanghai.
Tags: Alessi, Boss Design, Cole & Son and Design Republic, Design Shanghai, Flos, Fritz Hansen, HAY, Magis, Pia Wüstenberg, PINCH, Rolf Hay, Shanghai Exhibition Centre
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