September 7 – 10th, College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University will host the Cumulus conference in Shanghai, China. The conference will explore where and how young generation of designers can, through their talents and responsibility, to improve our environment and life in a creative way. The missions and visions of design education, design research and practice for young creators, together with the economic, political and social impacts......

On June 19th – 20th, Chinese Creative Industries Forum (CCIF) launched a successful program at Bridge 8, Jumen Road, Shanghai. CCIF aims to connect stakeholders of creative industries from Greater China, to enhance interdisciplinary communication, and to build knowledge resources for the development of creative industries in Greater China area. In collaboration with the organizer Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture, tw......

DESIS Forum will be held as a section of the Cumulus Shanghai Conference on September 10th, at the UN Pavilion of the Expo site. DESIS forum will present international initiatives on design for social innovation and sustainability, and explore the potential connection among global initiatives. It will be a light conference aiming at giving a vivid image on both social innovation and on what design con do to support it. Its ultimate goal will be t......

On June 26th, Studio TAO of TEKTAO launched the DESIGN harvests project at the Chongming Midsummer Festival in collaboration with GoodtoSH. The event aims to make a difference to the quality of your life, your health and your environment by learning how to plant an organic garden, tasting homecooked Chongming foods, painting creatively and riding your bike on the island. All participants are encouraged to experience the balance between rural and ......