Great Eastern Beauty, Timeless for Millennia Shenzhen Jewelry, Shining the World

August 13, 2024 At the IBC Mall Fashion Release Center in Luohu, Shenzhen A grand event global design elites——

 

 

"Great Eastern Beauty - Gold and Jewelry Innovative Design Competition"

Grand opening

 

Nearly 150 experts and scholars from both domestic and international gold and jewelry industry and design, culture and art fields representatives from various universities, associations, industry leaders, and designers gathered together to witness the innovative and creative power of Shenzhen's gold and jewelry industry.

 

Liu，wenbin, deputy director of Shenzhen Municipal Propaganda Department; Wang Yaming, former deputy director of the Palace Museum and chairman of the World Heritage Work Committee the Chinese Culture Promotion Society; Ding Shizhao, Party Secretary and Director of Shenzhen Press Group; Lai Jianhua， member of the Standing of Luohu District Party Committee and Director of the District Party (Government) Office; Yuan Fuyong, deputy director of Shenzhen Qianhai Cooperation; Chen Xun, member of the Editorial Committee and deputy chief editor of Shenzhen Press Group; Zhou Weiguang, first secretary of the United Party Committee Shenzhen's traditional advantageous industry associations; Fei Jun, professor and doctoral supervisor of the School of Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts; Zhang Fan, of the School of Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and deputy director of the Jewelry Designer Committee of the China Jewelry and Gem Association; Huang Zhiy, president of the Shenzhen Gold and Jewelry Association; Feng Qing, director of the Shenzhen Creative Culture Center Office; Chen Baokang, chairman of Palace (Shenzhen) Cultural Development Co., Ltd.; Tang Dong, chairman of Qimei World Cultural Communication (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.; Chen Yuanyuan, general manager of Beijing Palace Museum Cultural Communication Co., Ltd., and other leaders and guests attended the launch event.

 

This competition is guided by the Shenzhen Design Week Organizing Committee Office, the People's Government of Luohu District, Shenzhen, the Shenzhen Qianhai Shekou Free Trade Zone Administration. It is jointly organized by the Shenzhen Gold and Jewelry Association and the Shenzhen Creative Culture, co-organized by the Shenzhen Jewelry Designers Association and the Shenzhen Graphic Design Association, and undertaken by Qimei Tianxia Culture Communication (Shenzhen Co., Ltd. and Gong Bao Tian Cheng (Shenzhen) Culture Development Co., Ltd.

 

High-end design forces gather Design competition kicks off in style

 

In the context of globalization, design has become an important engine driving industrial development. As the first city in China to be included in global "City of Design," the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have been committed to supporting the innovative development of "Shenzhen Design" through policy, industrial guidance, and resource. They are fully committed to enhancing the development level and international influence of Shenzhen design, striving to build a world-class " of Design." As an international, professional, and innovative gold and jewelry design competition, this event is one of the matrix activities of the 2024enzhen Design Week, and an important measure to create an all-year and all-domain "never-ending Shenzhen Design Week." The competition is based on the concept ofinnovating while respecting tradition," focusing on the inheritance of oriental culture, including Shenzhen's interpretation and exploration of contemporary design spirit. It is a positive to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional Chinese culture, and a new platform to enhance the creative design level and added value of the gold and jewelry.

 

 

The gold and jewelry industry, as a shining business card of Shenzhen and Luohu District, has witnessed the transformation of Luoh and embodies Shenzhen people's pursuit and longing for beauty. After decades of rapid development, the gold and jewelry industry has become a model of traditional advantages and emerging industries in Shenzhen, and it is part of the modern fashion industry cluster in Shenzhen's "20 8" industrial clusters. The gold and jewelry in Luohu has gathered many well-known domestic and international jewelry brands and enterprises, forming a relatively complete industrial chain and a large industrial cluster. To date, are more than 20,000 jewelry industry business entities in Luohu, including nearly 7,000 enterprises and more than 3,000 other operators. This large industrial cluster has made significant contributions to Shenzhen's economic development and has become one of the important windows for showcasingal jewelry culture.

The competition will form a regional synergy with Qianhai, solicit entries from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and even globally promote cooperation and exchange among all parties, push for industrial transformation and upgrading, boost Shenzhen's innovative development, and explore a new model for accelerating the transformation of development.

 

Liu Wenbin, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee, delivered a speech.

Liu Wenbin, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee, highly praised the significance of this competition in the development of Shenzhen's design industry in his speech. He expressed his hope that the "Great Eastern Beauty·Innovative Design Competition for Gold and Jewelry will connect world-class designers and design works, drive the transformation of design power and commercial power, create more design brands with international influence, help "Shenzhen Design become a city brand that attracts global attention, and at the same time push the gold and jewelry industry in Shenzhen to achieve broader development space.

 

Mr. Wang Yaming, former deputy director of the Palace Museum and chairman of the World Heritage Work Committee of the Chinese Culture Promotion Society, delivered speech.

Mr. Wang Yammin, former deputy director of the Palace Museum, said in a speech that jewelry design, as an important part of the industry, bears the important mission of inheriting and promoting the excellent traditional Chinese culture. The competition, themed on "The Great Beauty of the East", is a exploration and recreation of Chinese culture. It is hoped that through the ingenuity of designers, traditional culture and modern design can be perfectly integrated to show a new artistic.

Mr. Ding Shizhao, Party Secretary and Publisher of Shenzhen Press Group, delivered a speech.

 

Ding Shizhao, Party Secretary and Publisher of Shenzhen Press Group, stated that this competition is not only a grand event in design industry but also a gathering of creativity and a showcase of oriental aesthetics from a global perspective. We hope that through this competition, we can empower the transformation upgrading of the gold and jewelry industry with innovative design, jointly draw a new picture of cultural confidence, and help Shenzhen become the "core engine" of high development in the gold and jewelry industry in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

 

Lai Jianhua, member of the Standing Committee of the Luohu District Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and director the General Office of the District Committee (Government), delivered a speech.

 

Lai Jianhua, member of the Standing Committee of the Luohu District Committee and director of the District Committee (Government) Office said that this competition is an important measure for Luohu District to promote industrial transformation and upgrading and accelerate the pace of new productive forces. The competition focuses on gold and jewelry industry, starting from the industrial ecology, and has innovation and foresight. He said that he hopes to further stimulate the creative potential of designers around world through this event, promote the deep integration of the gold and jewelry industry with technology, culture and other fields, and blaze a path of high-quality development that high-end, branded and international.

 

The general director of the competition and chairman of the Shenzhen Gold and Jewelry Association, Huang Zhiyong, delivered a speech

The general director of the competition and chairman of the Shenzhen Gold and Jewelry Association, Huang Zhiyong, delivered a speech, stating this competition is also a grand event in the gold and jewelry industry, aiming to promote the innovative development of the industry through design power. He emphasized that the association continue to play the role of a bridge and bond, promoting cooperation and exchange between upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, and jointly enhancing the international competitiveness of Chinese design.

 The chief planner of the competition and professor of the School of Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Fei Jun, released the competition rules

 

Subsequently, Fei Jun, the general planner of the competition, professor of the School of Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, supervisor, and visual director of the 2023 Spring Festival Gala, released the rules, commercial applications, and event matrix of this competition. Fei stated that this competition is not only a design contest but also a convergence of excellent traditional Chinese culture and modern design concepts. The competition focuses on the creativity and aesthetic of the design, while also emphasizing its practicality and commercial transformation capabilities.

 

Launch ceremony

 

With the leaders and guests pressing the start button together, it marks the official launch of this competition.

 

 

Industry experts are flocking in; Wisdom sparks are shining throughout the venue.

 

This event invited Professor Zhang Fan, a professor at the School of Design of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage of flower wire inlaying technique, and deputy director of the Jewelry Designer Committee of the China Jewelry and Gem Association, to deliver a speech on theme of "Pleasing Adornment - Iterative Innovation of Traditional Culture". Zhang Fan delved into the application and innovation of traditional culture in modern design, the importance of cultural heritage and innovation. Meanwhile, through several vivid cases, he demonstrated how to combine traditional craftsmanship with modern design concepts to create jewelry that is both rich and aesthetically pleasing in a modern context.

 

Professor Zhang Fan from the School of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts, delivers a keynote speech.

 

In the final roundtable discussion, the guests spoke freely and brilliantly.

Competition launch event - Roundtable forum

 

The dialogue, themed "Innovative Design Empowering the Development of the Jewelry Industry," was hosted by the general planner of the competition Fei Jun, together with Professor Zhang Fan from the School of Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Zhang Tao, chairman of the Shenzhen Graphic Design, Zhu Qiu Zhen, chairman of the Shenzhen Illustration Association, and Li Xiao Feng, chairman of the Shenzhen Home Decoration and Home Industry Association conducted an in-depth and insightful discussion. The dialogue revolved around how design innovation can drive industrial development and how to achieve cross-industry empowerment. It provided a for extensive and deep exchanges of ideas, bringing new inspiration and perspectives to the audience, and promoting the deep integration and common development of design and industry.

The general executive director of the competition, Tang Dong, chairman of Qimei World Culture Communication (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., was interviewed by media.

The event was made possible by the strong original design atmosphere in Shuibeipian area and the strong support of Luohu District, Tang Dong, general manager of the event and chairman of Qimei World Culture and Media Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen). This competition is a great opportunity for training and improvement of designers and will bring a good development prospect for the jewelry design industry.

 

 

"Great Eastern Beauty - Golden Jewelry Innovation Design Competition" Not only will it present a feast of Visual and creative design to the industryBut also contribute to the development of jewelry design in Shenzhen and even China By enhancing the brand value and market competitiveness of Luohu and Shenzhen In the global jewelry design field Pushing the traditional jewelry industry To transform and upgrade in a more innovative and commercially valuable direction Supporting "Shenzhen Design to become A globally recognized city brand And further highlighting the "Design Capital" brand.