Design Shanghai
Design Shanghai is renowned as one of the world’s most prestigious international design events and Asia’s foremost design showcase. Continually pushing boundaries, it has played a pivotal role in shaping China’s dynamic design landscape.
Design Shanghai 2025 will debut a fresh new format, featuring four core sections: Furniture & Lighting, Kitchen, Bathroom & Systems Design, New Materials & Applications, and Living & Lifestyle. Together, these sections will spotlight over 600 expertly curated design pieces from more than 30 countries and regions, offering a glimpse into the latest trends and innovations in design.
The event will also present seven special curated features: TALENTS, Neooold, Re:Materialize, Made in JDZ, Beyond Craft Japan, Collectible Design & Art, and Materials First. Complementing these are three key forums—the KOHLER·Design Shanghai Global Design Conference, the Design for Wellbeing Conference, and the CMF Conference—where over 200 design visionaries will gather to share insights.
With more than 80,000 professional visitors expected, Design Shanghai promises an unparalleled opportunity to immerse yourself in the creativity and influence of world-class design.
Design Shanghai new creative features a shape-shifting smart material, that ripples and flows with a vibrant energy.
Representative of the new trends, evolving design-thinking and future materials that emerge at Design Shanghai, we see subtle forms beginning to break the surface, rising up and eventually revealing a renewed dragon, suspended in a coating of this pulsing liquid.
Symbolic of a shared focus on the future of design, the overall direction of the liquid is constant, but the peaks and troughs in the waves highlight the unique energy and individual personalities that come together to present, learn and interact – establishing Design Shanghai as Asia’s leading destination for design.