Beijing Design Week (BJDW) is an annual citywide event co-hosted by National Ministries and the Municipal Government of Beijing during the National Day holiday every year in Beijing. Attracting over 2,000 designers, institution representatives and industry experts, over 5 million visitors, and more than 100 accredited news media in attendance every year, BJDW has become a A-class international design event, the largest and most influential platform in Asia for display, promotion, exchange and trading of creative designs.
The 2015 BJDW is scheduled to take place from September 23rd to October 7th in Beijing, centered on construction of three modeling platform service systems - Design Service, Design Exhibition and Design Trade. Guided by design market, and featuring seven key sections – Design Service, Classic Design Award, Smart City, Design Night, Design Trade, Guest City and Design Hop, BJDW is here to display and introduce the innovated and integrated products of the cultural creativity, design service and concerned industry. It will foster exchange and trading of main elements in the design market. The first Beijing Design Trade Fair is added to the lineup at Beijing Tianzhu Free Trade Zone – Culture Free Trade Park, a new portal to bridge China with international design resources, products, services and copyrights, providing international design organizations and brands with more convenient trading channels and professional trade port services.
About BJDW 2015 Main Sections Events
1. Design Night
Time: 9.26 18:00-22:00
Venue: The China Millennium Monument.
How to participate: Enter with invitations
2. Smart City
1) Urban Design square
Time: 9.28-10.4 9:00-21:00
Venue: The China Millennium Monument
How to participate: Free
2) Thematic Exhibitions
10×100 — UED EXHIBITION 10 YEARS, 100 ARCHITECTSTime: 9.26-10.7 9:00-17:00
Venue: China Millennium Monument, B1 Floor, Section A, Art Gallery
How to participate: Free
“BEYOND ARCHITECTURE” INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS TOUR
Time: 9.26-10.7 9:00-17:00
Venue: World Art Museum, China Millennium Monument
How to participate: Free
TODAY ART MUSEUM “FUTURE OF TODAY”
Time: 9.26-10.7 9:00-17:00
Venue: Basic Exhibition Hall, Second Floor, Area A, Art Museum, China Millennium
How to participate: Free
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO SHARE WITH CITIES? - “MIDDLE THINK TANK, SUMMER STUDY PLACE” HOMEWORK EXHIBITIONTime: 9.26-10.7 9:00-17:00
Venue: Central Exhibition Hall, Area A, China Millennium Monument
How to participate: Free
3) Summit Forum
“DESIGN FOR CITY” INTERNATIONAL URBAN BUILDING SUMMIT FORUMTime: 9.26 9:00-18:00
Venue: Theater of China Millennium Monument
How to participate: Committee certificate, invitation letter required
URBAN REGENERATION 2050 GLOBAL FORUMTime: 9.27 9:00-18:00
Venue: China Millennium Monument
How to participate: Committee certificate, invitation letter required
CITY VIEW - IDEAL SPACE ARTSTime: 9.28 13:30-17:30
Venue: Theater of China Millennium Monument
How to participate: Committee certificate, invitation letter required
3. Design Service
1) An Exhibition of Innovative Designs: What is Good Design? —The Arc of Apple Design More Information
Time: 9.24-10.6
Venue: F1 & F11, Gehua Tower
How to participate: Free
2) Design Service Conference
Time: 9.24 16:30-21:00
Venue: F1 & F11&F13 , Gehua Tower
How to participate: Free
3) Emerging Design Competition
4. Design Trade
Beijing Design Fair
Time: 9.23-10.7
Venue: National Base for International Cultural Trade (Beijing), Beijing Tianzhu Free Trade Zone - Culture Free Port
How to participate: Click for Invitation, press and hold QR code on the right side to register. Use the member code sent to your cell phone by SMS to acquire a car park permit at the entrance of National Base for International Cultural Trade to enter.
Contact: 18301099712
5. Guest City Program
1) Dubai Exhibition
Time: 9.23-10.7 10:00-18:00
Venue: No.8, Dawailangying Hutong, Dashilar, Xicheng District
How to participate: Free
2) Guest City Conference
Time: 9.25 14:30-16:30
Venue: Theater of China Millennium Monument
How to participate: More Information
6. Design Hop Activities
Time: 9.23-10.7
Venue: Throughout Beijing
How to participate: Most of the activities do not require tickets or reservation
Dongcheng District
Gehua Tower | DCY Core Area More Information | Throughout Dongcheng
Xicheng District
Dashilar Design Community 9.23-10.7
Baitasi Remade 9.23-10.7 More Information
DRC Makereativity DreamWorks More Information | Throughout Xicheng
Chaoyang District
751 Int'l Design Festival 9.25-10.6
INDIGO Designed to Delight 9.25-10.7
Parkview Green Fangcaodi 9.23-10.7
Discover BIFT Park 9.16-11.1
Throughout Chaoyang
Haidian District
Envision Forum
Courtesy of Beijing Design Week 2015, for further information please visit www.bjdw.org.