Over 6,000 design products displayed at industrial design fair

The 10th Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair (SZIDF), which opened at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Futian District on Saturday, displays over 6,000 design products from countries such as the Netherlands, South Korea, Japan, Italy, Denmark and Türkiye.

Shenzhen currently has 1,442 industrial design companies, 150,000 designers and 13 national industrial design centers, ranking second in China, according to Zheng Hongbo, a member of the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the CPC. The city is also home to 114 provincial industrial design centers, ranking first in Guangdong Province.

Globally, Shenzhen has won 1,825 and 1,176 prizes at the iF Design Award and the Red Dot Design Award, respectively, becoming China’s biggest winner in the two major international design awards for 11 consecutive years, according to Zheng.

David Kusuma, president of the World Design Organization, delivered an address via video link, saying that China was recognized for its design leadership and excellence around the world and SZIDF has been committed to bringing new ideas to the Chinese design industry over the past 10 years. This year’s fair is being held both online and offline.

Visitors take an interest in design products displayed at the 10th Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Futian District on Saturday. Photos by Sun Yuchen

A wristwatch displayed at the 10th Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair.

A foldable electric bicycle displayed at the 10th Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair.

A digital camera displayed at the 10th Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair.

A visitor takes an interest in design products displayed at the 10th Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair. 

An electric flying car produced by Xpeng is displayed at the 10th Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair.