Technology helps Chinese designers make good progress

The new wave of high-end technology is having a significant impact on people's lives, and is providing new opportunities to Chinese designers, according to experts at the recent 2013 China Red Star design award.

Chen Dongliang, executive chairman of the award committee, says high-end technology along with changes in lifestyles put designers around the world on the same starting line.

Industrial design was an area previously dominated by Western countries.