1. References

2. External links

Beijing Design Week 2014 is scheduled to run from 26th Sep – 3rd Oct.

1. 1 Opening and Award Ceremony

The opening ceremony and the Beijing Design Awards mark the beginning of Beijing Design Week.^[5] The Design Awards honor organizations, individuals or pieces that excel in encouraging social progress, cultural development, trade promotion and urban construction. They enhance design education, communication, and consumption, and the development of the design industry as a whole.^[6] These awards also present China’s achievements in the design field, promote design innovation, stimulate the design industry and ultimately set the trend for Beijing’s design market.^[7] These awards are widely respected inside and outside the design industry as one of the most significant international design awards.^[8]

1. 2 Forum

Beijing Design Week Forum is one of the main sections of BJDW. It places China at the center of a global conversation around the practical and intellectual challenges in an ever more interconnected world. Policy makers and industry leaders share their experience and wisdom during the day-long event.^[9] The BJDW Forum articulates itself around different themes depending on the year. Past speakers have included Daan Roosegaarde, Masayuki Kurokawa, Marcel Wanders, Min Wang… etc.

1. 3 Guest City

Every year, BJDW hosts a guest city’s representatives to share their wisdom and experience. The aim is to promote institutional exchange as well as commercial and economic opportunities amongst the two cities. Past participants have been London,^[10] Milan,^[11] Amsterdam,^[12]{{Dead link|date=November 2015}} and in 2014 it will be Barcelona.^[13]

1. 4 Design Fair

Beijing design market is the platform for trading design and copyrights, products, talents and services. By integrating resources and improving professional services, it will develop markets at different layers and become an agent for design exchange, consumption and service. The development of Beijing Design Market focuses on two aspects: design trading and market consumption.^[14]

1. 5 Design Hop

The design hop is the exhibition component of the BJDW. Located in different areas in Beijing, it showcases projects from renowned designers and companies from around the world. Design hop is one of the most dynamic sections of BJDW, it has events, exhibitions, installations, seminars and lectures. From the Dashilar area traditional hutongs, to the skyscrapers of Sanlitun, the design hop allows the visitor to explore Beijing in a unique manner.

1. 6 Design Copyright Service

Initiated by Beijing Design Week and International Copyright Exchange Center, Design Copyright Service is a website for design copyright registration, which will set pre-existing rules for design marketization. With this initiative, the new rule of the design market will be “first the copyright, then the design.” The features of this service are: electronic notarization for design copyright conducted via internet, complemented with patent registration and the conventional approach of copyright registration, special technology for protection that cannot be reversed, exclusive digital password, database of national standard to ensure secrecy and safety of the documents.

References

External links

• Beijing Design Week Website
• caochangdi.org

• Shoban Babu
• Shobara, Hiroshima
• Shobara Line
• Shobara Station
• Shobayahi-ryu
• Shobayashi
• Shobayashi-ryu
• Shobdon Aerodrome
• Shobha De
• Shobha Dé
• Shobha J. J.
• Shobha J.J.
• Shobhana
• Shobhana Bharatiya
• Shobhana Bhartia
• Shobhana Chandrakumar
• Shobhana Samarth
• Shobhan Babu
• Shobha Rajadhyaksha
• Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology
• Shobhna Samarth
• Shobi
• Shobiz Newsy News
• Shobo
• Shoboku, Okayama