Creation of the MAISON&OBJET Design Award China
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Intended to shine a light on talent from right across China, the Design Award is the fruit of a
landmark agreement between MAISON&OBJET and Chaoshang, with the support of Aube
Events. It will be presented to the successful nominees in three different categories: product design,
interior design and rising talents.
Its creation serves a powerful goal that both signatories share: promote the very best of Chinese
design. The two partners also see it as an opportunity to forge highly promising economic links.
As the expert trade fair for the decoration, design and lifestyle sector, MAISON&OBJET is keen
to build bridges between Chinese designers and its major exhibiting brands. For its part, the
Chaoshang group (“The hive” in Mandarin) aims to become an international platform that
matchmakes designers and manufacturers.
The creation of the Award is being sponsored by Beijing’s Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA),
China’s sole establishment of higher education dedicated to the fine arts and reporting to the
People’s Republic’s Ministry of Education. This leading Academy is recognised by the
international community in the plastic arts, design, architecture and human sciences fields.
Two other major economic players are also involved in the partnership - the China Building
Decoration Association (CBDA), and the Shenzhen International Art Design Center (IADC). Set
up in 1984 under the aegis of the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Association counts over
4,000 Chinese firms from the fields of construction, architecture and design amongst its members,
and employs 13 million people. The International Art Design Center, meanwhile, is an extensive
1.5 million square metre lifestyle complex in the heart of Shenzhen, notably featuring a shopping
centre, a design museum, an art town, an academy, a business district and themed hotels. The kind
of figures you would expect from such a vast country.
The launch of the three-year agreement will be marked with an installation presenting the contest
at the January 2020 edition of MAISON&OBJET, and a strategically positioned 120 sqm zone has
been set aside specifically for this purpose. In parallel, a 20-date roadshow run in conjunction with
MAISON&OBJET will showcase the various nominees’ work. The nominees will be hand-picked
from the country’s 20 largest cities via a rigorous selection process involving an 11-member jury,
all experts in their field. The finalists will be unveiled at the September 2020 edition of
MAISON&OBJET.
About MAISON&OBJET
Since 1995, MAISON&OBJET has been the world’s foremost event for professionals in the
lifestyle, interior design and design industries. Each edition brings together some 3,000
exhibitors and more than 85,000 unique visitors, half from outside France. Promoting new
contacts and emerging talents, the twice-yearly fair presents the latest sources of inspiration. By
shedding light on current and future trends, MAISON&OBJET has become a catalyst for brand
development and business growth.
About CHAOSHANG
Chaoshang is built around an experienced team, passionate about design and artistic creation. Its
president, Ms. Mei Zhang, is also associated in China with the German brand Lattoflex (with a
total of 50 outlets in China). She has successfully operated in China the license of the French brand
of luxury bedding Treca. Chaoshang was born to connect the best of the Chinese creation and the
industrialists.