Intertextile Shanghai to see latest design inspirations

20 Aug '14

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Wide-ranging design seminar and forum programme
Following the focus on design at this year’s fair, a Soft Furnishing Design Forum will take place in the afternoon of day one at the fair. With the topic of ‘New Era of Home Textiles – The Interrelationship between Home Textiles and Soft Furnishings’, the forum will be moderated by Lu Congzhou, the Promoter of the Andrew Martin International Interior Design Award, and Founder of Euroart Co. Ltd.

A number of seminars under the topic of design will also feature on day two. Some of the highlights include Vincent Grégoire, the Artistic Director at trend forum design coordinators the NellyRodi Agency, explaining the 2015 international lifestyle themes in detail. A seminar titled ‘Decoding of the Trends of 2015/2016 China Home Textiles Market and their Application in Design will be led by Cui PingPing, the Asian Designer Director for the Concept & Style Fashion Project Group from Italy. And Dai Kun will discuss neo-traditional oriental styles and new world-fusion styles in the ‘Ongoing Design’ seminar.

Also featuring on day two is a special ‘Master Talk’ led by Ju Bin, the Founder and Chief Executive Design Director of Horizontal Space Design, China. He is one of the industry’s leading design exponents, and specialises in researching the application and innovation of Chinese culture in architecture. The seminar’s topic is ‘Balance In-between Boundary and Infinite’, and will focus on traditional, contemporary and future aspects of design in China.

In addition to the design seminars, introduction tours of the International Lifestyle Trend Forum will be hosted by Trend Committee members. Alongside design, seminars on testing & certification and market information will also take place during the fair.

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