Design Promotion in Asia: Cooperation Between Red Dot and the Beijing IDC

In the context of the red dot's design promotion in Asia, Professor Dr. Peter Zec signed a cooperation contract with Mr. Chen Dongliang, Director of the Beijing Industrial Design Center, on 19 March 2009.

The memorandum of understanding states that design is to be treated as essential for the economic development in China and that both parties should strengthen and further develop bilateral activities in matters relating to design.

red dot will further develop its design promotion activities in China and will help to communicate between international design related companies and the Chinese economy and will be recommending to visit China so as to provide a design service for Chinese enterprises.

With the exhibition "red dot meets creative asia" red dot presents the enormous potential of Asian design to a wide audience.

From 15 May until 18 May 2009 the exhibition at the "City of Design" Creative Industrial Estate, Central Park, in Shenzhen, shows a selection of awarded Asian products from the internationally renowned red dot design award.

With more than 11,000 submissions from over 60 countries, the red dot design award is the largest design competition in the world.

The exhibited products present an interesting inventory of Asian creativity from the previous years.