2021 Design Intelligent Award(DIA) will held 4 major activities of the awards ceremony, design exhibition, summit and design night in Keqiao, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province on October 12-21, 2021. It’s the first time that DIA cooperates with Forbes China Design(FCD) to establish the brand image of “double award” ceremony, which is the main line connecting all these industrial activities together, aiming to help Keqiao to build a digital intelligence industrial design highland fully with international influence in Zhejiang, China.
2021 DIA is so competitive because all DIA participants are excellent. This year, DIA have received 7,815 works from public registration and expert nomination, reaching an increase of 6% than last year. So far, DIA participants have covered 61 countries and regions, with a new country-the Republic of Latvia-joining in. Over 30% participants are from enterprises and design companies, such as China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, China Railway Construction Corporation, China Mobile, China Unicom, Alibaba, Tencent, Lenovo, SAIC Motor, SONY, Fujitsu, Canon and other world Top 500 enterprises in Product Group. Works in Concept Group come from universities on QS list and design group from domestic first-class universities.
After the comprehensive consideration of online preliminary evaluation and onsite final evaluation by 49 judges at home and abroad, a total of 327 works were successfully shortlisted and won the award. Who will be the final winner, let’s see!
DIA Awards Ceremony
DIA Awards Ceremony will be jointly launched in Keqiao, Shaoxing, by DIA and FCD for the first time. The "Double Award" covers the evaluation of industrial design from enterprises, characters to products, and will unveil the mysterious veil in Keqiao. On the evening of October 12th, the representatives of outstanding designers shortlisted from DIA will be presented at Oriental Milan International Fashion Center. All awards of Gold Award, Silver Award and Bronze Award in Product Group, Future Talents Award and Young Talents Award in Concept Group, as well as total prize of 5 million yuan will be announced onsite. The ceremony will be broadcast live on 6 platforms including CCTV News +, Weibo, Toutiao, etc. Please pay close attention to it.
Time: 19:00-20:30, 12th October 2021
Location: Oriental Milan International Fashion Center, Keqiao, Shaoxing
“Beyond the image into its ring” Design Intelligence Excellent Works Exhibition
“Beyond the image into its ring” Design Intelligence Excellent Works Exhibition hosted by DIA, FCD and the People’s Government of Keqiao, will exhibit hundreds of DIA awarded works, FCD winning enterprise / designer and excellent Keqiao design works. The exhibition is divided into four sections: "Design for Culture", "Design for Life", "Design for Production" and "Design for the future", creating a "folding space" with full of surreal sense. The preview has opened on October 1, and the exhibition will officially open on the morning of October 13, free for the public until October 21.
Time: 10:00-11:00, 13th October 2021
Location: Reception Center, Soggiorno 8, China Textile International Fashion Center
2021 DIA&FCD “Design Drives Fortune” Summit
2021 DIA&FCD “Design Drives Fortune” Summit is initiated by DIA and FCD jointly. Design experts, well-known entrepreneurs, representatives from investment institutions will be invited to discuss about the internal connection between design and wealth, design innovation enabling the practice of industry transformation, and design driving product innovation of the direction of the subdivision. On the afternoon of October 13, representatives of the government, scholars and enterprises will gather together to talk about the future of innovative design.
Time: 13:30-17:00, 13th October 2021
Location: Junlan Mirror Lake Hotel
DIA & FCD Design Night
DIA & FCD Design Night and Forbes China Design Award Ceremony is an elite carnival night for famous designers and brand entrepreneurs in the industry. 2021 Forbes China the Most Valuable Intelligent Design Enterprise/Design TOP10 Award Ceremony will be held onsite, and "Make Your Design Being Seen by the World" project will also be launched then. On the evening of October 13th, you will see an audio-visual feast with multi-topic such as award granting, entertainment, communication, etc., under the background of “free, fusion, fashion”.
Time: 18:30-20:00, 13th October 2021
Location: Junlan Mirror Lake Hotel
2021 Design Intelligence Award Ceremony and Series of Activities
Host｜China Academy of Art, People’s Government of Shaoxing
Supporter｜People's Government of Zhejiang Province
Co-organizer｜China Industrial Design Association, Teaching Steering Branch of Industrial Design in Higher Education of the Ministry of Education
Organizer｜Design Intelligence Award Committee, Forbes China Design Selection Committee, People’s Government of Keqiao, Shaoxing
Executives｜Zhejiang Modern Intelligence and Manufacturing Promotion Center, Construction Management Committee of Zhejiang Shaoxing Talents, Business Incubator (Shaoxing Jinkeqiao Science&Technology City), China Qingfang City Construction Management Committee, Zhejiang Radio and Television Group, Hangzhou Fuyu Culture Development Co., Lt
