Award-Winning Young Interior Designer Interviewed At Fifth Annual China International Design Fair
Young interior designer Xiao Wei
Last month, Zhang Zhifeng, the founder and chief designer of the Chinese high fashion house NE-TIGER discussed the future of Chinese fashion design at the Prestige Brands Forum in Shanghai. According to Zhang, although Western brands remain dominant in the Chinese market and China has yet to produce a true “luxury” brand that can compete with them on a global scale, the development of modern Chinese design has picked up speed in recent years:
This week, following statements to this effect by designers like Zhang Zhifeng, Chinese designers have converged at the Fifth Annual China International Design Fair (taking place May 6-8 in Beijing), meeting to discuss everything from Chinese architectural design to interior design, all under the banner of China’s “green” design boom. (Which in the last few years has incorporated everything from auto design to fashion design.)
Today, Sohu spoke to one of the young designers taking part in the fair, interior designer Xiao Wei, who briefly discussed his thoughts on the future of contemporary Chinese design in a globalized world. (Translation by Jing Daily team):