Beijing festival celebrates China's course of design

Designers, scholars, entrepreneurs and policy makers gathered at the Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication to share ideas on the future of China's design industry. The discussions were part of the three-day 2019 China Design Festival, held at the school from Friday to Sunday.

The festival was a review of the development of Chinese design over a course of 70 years and also an occasion to anticipate the prospect of Chinese design, especially in the field of sustainable and environmentally-friendly development.

Chinese cities especially look forward to more cooperative sustainable development with Norway, a leading player in the sector in northern Europe. Practitioners from both sides opened up dialogs at the festival. The Daxing district, one of the festival's organizers, signed a treaty of friendship with Stavanger, the fourth-largest city in Norway, hoping to introduce its experiences in green economy and clean technology.

Exhibitions were held at the museum of the Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication during the festival, showing how designs have played an increasingly significant role in the country's social and economic progress.