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SHIJIAZHUANG, China, Dec. 27, 2023 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

The Hebei International Industrial Design Week 2023 (hereinafter referred to as

HIDW 2023), themed "Eco-friendly Design, Smart Innovation for the Future", was

recently held successfully. This event included the Industrial Design

Innovation Achievements Exhibition, Xiong'an Design Forum, "Design Vitalizes

Child-friendly City" Theme Activity and 10 other activities. It featured over

3,600 pieces of cutting-edge and representative design products from 37

countries and regions, and it announced 43 awards in 8 categories of the

Goldreed Industrial Design Award (GIDA). Also, during the event, Xiong'an New

Area released to the entire world 26 design requirements for construction.

HIDW 2023 in Xiong'an drew artists, designers, and scientists from 37 countries

and regions, including Italy, Sweden, the UK, Germany, South Korea, France,

Denmark, and Finland, gathering top resources in the world for innovation of

industrial design. It presented over 3,600 design masterpieces from 360

renowned industrial design institutions. Compared to the previous year, there

was an increase of over 1,000 exhibits, and the exhibition area expanded by

2,000 square meters to reach 8,000 square meters. The week featured various

linked activities, bringing together 114 experts, scholars, and industry

leaders. With their gathering, thoughts collided, and creative ideas sprouted,

guiding industry progress, industrial upgrading, and regional development.

The Hebei Industrial Design Achievement Exhibition Area and the "Wonderful"

Xiong'an Exhibition Area representing "Hebei brand" were integral parts of the

event. The former focused on presenting specialty industrial clusters,

specialized and new enterprises, and industry-leading companies like

manufacturing champions and national technological innovation demonstration

enterprises. The latter showcased 117 works from 40 companies, demonstrating

significant interim achievements in building the Xiong'an New Area. Moreover,

HIDW 2023 featured a five-year retrospective exhibition of Hebei's industrial

design, showcasing representative technology innovation enterprises in the

province such as CITIC Dicastal, Great Wall Motors, as well as award-winning

works from specialty industrial clusters like Tangshan ceramics, Baigou bags

and luggage, Qinghe cashmere, and Hejian glass, demonstrating the new changes

empowered by industrial design. The combination of the Design Week and GIDA has

deeply connected Hebei's industries with global design, enhancing the influence

of "Hebei Design" and demonstrating the powerful role of industrial design in

empowering manufacturing in Hebei.

Source: Hebei Provincial Industry and Information Technology Department