Design Shanghai 2019: Highlights You Can't Miss

Unfortunately, Design Shanghai 2019, the 6th edition of Asia’s largest design showcase, closed its doors at March 9. However, don’t worry if you weren’t able to admire the events’ wonders because we will now bring your its highlights in the contemporary art and design fields.

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Design Shanghai 2019: “Clips Chair” by 8 Hour. Photo: ©Dezeen

Design Shanghai 2019: Design Shanghai 2019: Photo: ©Dezeen

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Design Shanghai 2019: Joys Design. Photo: ©indesignlive.hk

China is now recognized as a major international actor in the design field over the past five years with the design culture shifting towards innovation and original designs. Over fifty Chinese designers and brands presented their latest work at Design Shanghai 2019 showcasing the best in furniture, lighting, accessories and new materials.

Alongside several well-known established brands such as 8 Hour, Banlan, Black Drama, EndlessForm, Grado, HC28, Lost & Found and Urbancraft, emerging designers bring their experimental designs and unexpected materials including Buzao, DEFRONT, Kun Design, ShengYin & KaiYi, Sozen, WUU and ziinlife.

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Sozen. Photo: ©indesignlive.hk

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Defront. Photo: ©indesignlive.hk

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“Out Sofa” by Foam Studio. Photo: ©indesignlive.hk

Design Shanghai is Asia’s major design event which makes it the perfect place for the world’s most renowned design brands to present their newest collections to the Asian market. This year Design Shanghai welcomed several new international brands to the show including &tradition, TON and Brokis.

Across five design halls, these international brands exhibited the best in furniture, lighting, bathroom and kitchen design and decorative accessories. Well-known brands such as Swarovski, Knoll, Caesarstone, Roche Bobois and Stellar Works launched new designs at the showcase and there was a stand for Jens Risom which included the Risom C140 Chair.