Beijing Design Week (BJDW) is an annual event that take a place in
Beijing
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China
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during the fall. In 2012,
UNESCO
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named Beijing an “International Design Capital.” The purpose of Beijing Design Week is to raise public awareness of design as well as to help develop stronger design infrastructures and discourses in Beijing.
BJDW is an initiative of the
Ministry of Education
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of the PRC, the
Ministry of Science and Technology A Science Ministry or Department of Science is a ministry or other government agency charged with science. The ministry is often headed by a Minister for Science.
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of the PRC, the
Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to:
*Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania)
*Ministry of Culture (Algeria)
*Ministry of Culture (Argentina)
* Minister for the Arts (Australia)
*Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan)
* Ministry of ...
of the PRC, and the
People’s Government of Beijing Municipality's. It is undertaken by Beijing’s Gehua Cultural Development Group and Beijing Industrial Design Center.
The Opening Statute and Award Ceremony
The opening ceremony and the Beijing Design Awards mark the beginning of Beijing Design Week. The Design Awards honor organizations, individuals, or pieces that excel in encouraging social progress,
cultural development
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, trade promotion, and construction. 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. These awards are widely respected inside and outside the design industry as one of the most significant international design awards.
Forum
The Beijing Design Week Forum is one of the main sections of BJDW.
Policymakers
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and industry leaders aim to share their experience in design during the day-long event. The BJDW Forum articulates itself around different themes depending on the year. Past speakers have included
Daan Roosegaarde
Daan Roosegaarde (born 1979) is a Dutch artist, pioneer and founder of ''Studio Roosegaarde'', which develops projects that merge technology and art in urban environments. Some of the studio's works have been described as "immersive" and "intera ...
, Masayuki Kurokawa,
Marcel Wanders
Marcel Wanders (2 July 1963) is a Dutch designer, and art director in the Marcel Wanders studio in Amsterdam, who designs architectural, interior and industrial projects.
Life
Born in Boxtel, Wanders graduated Latin honors, cum laude from the ...
, and Min Wang.
Guest City
Every year, BJDW hosts a guest city 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
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,
Milan
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,
Amsterdam
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, and in 2014,
Barcelona
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.
Design Fair
The Beijing design market is the platform for trading design and copyrights, products, talents, and services. The development of the Beijing Design Market focuses on two aspects: design trading and market consumption.
Design Hop
The Design Hop is the exhibition component of the BJDW. Located in different areas in Beijing, it showcases projects from designers and companies from around the world. Design hop is considered one of the most dynamic sections of BJDW, involving events,
exhibitions
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An art gallery is a roo ...
, installations, seminars, and lectures.
Design Copyright Service
Initiated by Beijing Design Week and International Copyright Exchange Center, Design Copyright Service is a website for design
copyright registration
The purpose of copyright registration is to place on record a verifiable account of the date and content of the work in question, so that in the event of a legal claim, or case of infringement or plagiarism, the copyright owner can produce a cop ...
. 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 the internet, as well as patent registration and 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
External links
Beijing Design Week Websitecaochangdi.org
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