
3 Activities of Design x Innovation Connecting Plastics & Design Industries
- Design x Innovation Gallery
- Design Forum
- Preheat Activity
Design x Innovation Gallery

Venue: Hall 17 Booth P71
Exhibits focusing on 3 topics:
To showcase:
Products made from innovative materials and technologies, which unlock your creativity on product design.
Designer pieces and visitors can look at the exhibits closely and touch them.
Awarded pieces of the China Original Design Award will be displayed.

Vote for My Favorite Design
Design Forum

To share:
Inspiring cases & future trends sharing by design masters and famous brands

First-come-first-served while seats quota last
- Design for Sustainability
2021.4.14 10:00-12:30 - CMF Design & Technology
2021.4.14 14:00-16:30 - Smart & Healthy
Living x Plastics
2021.4.15 10:00-12:30

Associate Professor,
School of Innovation Design,
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

Ms. Yvonne Qian
Sustainability Solutions Marketing Manager,
Polycarbonates,
Covestro (Shanghai) Investment Co., Ltd.

Ms. Yuxi Lei
Founder & CEO,
NANOxARCH®

Mr. Arnold Wang
China Plastics Program Manager,
Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Mr. Zhang Qi
Executive Committee Member
World Green Design Organization

Mr. Oliver Lin
Vice President,
Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI)

Mr. Jonathan Che
Design & Production Manager,
PremierNorthpak

Associate Professor,
School of Innovation Design,
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

Ms. Kathrin Lehmann
Technical Director, Polymer Specialties,
Evonik Operations GmbH

Ms. Emily Shi
Global Color & Design (CMF), BD Manager,
Covestro (Shanghai) Investment Co., Ltd

Mr. Yuhei Imai
CEO/Business Designer,
kenma Inc.

Mr. Satoshi Yoshiizumi
Co-Founder, Principal Designer,
TAKT PROJECT Inc.

Associate Professor,
School of Innovation Design,
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

Mr. Kent Wong
Founder,
GRANDLAND MX

Prof. Kevin Tseng
President,
Medical Design Association at Taiwan (MDA)

Ms. Cheryl Xiao
CMF Manager, Corporate Design Center,
Corporate Research Center / Midea Group

Mr. Shangguan
Manager, BYD Auto Design Center,
BYD Auto Industry Co., Ltd.
Information as of 15 Mar 2021 and will be subject to change with the announcement onsite as final.
Preheat activity: Cross-straits Design eForum
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He has won many awards such as G-Mark, K-Design, European Product Design Award, China Red Star Original Award, Governor Cup Industrial Design Competition of Guangdong Province , the Guangdong Youth May Fourth Medal, Top 10 Industrial Designers of Guangdong, Top 100 Young Designers in China, etc.
In 2014, he was selected into the "Cultural Industry Entrepreneurship and Creative Talents Support Plan" of the Ministry of Culture. In recent years, he has published more than 10 papers on service design and product service system design, and completed a number of cultural and tourism service design and product experience innovation research cases, cooperated with Guangdong Provincial Museum, Hilton Hampton Hotel, Nanhai Guanxin Town, Dongguan Research Institute of GAFA, Asian Chimian Company, China Resources Sanjiu and other institutions or enterprises.




- Ms. Yvonne Qian, Sustainability Solutions Marketing Manager, Polycarbonates, Covestro (Shanghai) Investment Co., Ltd.
- Ms. Yuxi Lei, Founder & CEO of NANOxARCH®
Yuxi Lei, a social entrepreneur and a curious explorer, is most passionate about a more balanced relationship between human and nature, as well as more equal and respectful relationship among people. NANOxARCH was initially born as a personal curiosity of Yuxi in 2009. Preparation of this exploration started in 2011 in the US, and was officially launched in 2018. Yuxi received her Master in Chemistry from the University of New Hampshire (USA). Her recognitions include: 2020 Tatler Gen T. List, 2019 Selected member of Global Antarctica Initiative ‘Homeward Bound’, 2018 Forbes China ’30 Under 30’ List, and 2017 Harvard SEED Social Innovation Fellow etc.

- Mr. Arnold Wang, China Plastics Program Manager, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
- The mindset: Introducing the mindset for upstream innovation
- Three key strategies: Examples and guidance on applying upstream innovation to achieve three circular economy strategies - Elimination, Reuse, Material Circulation


- Mr. Zhang Qi, Executive Committee Member & Representative of Beijing Representative Office of World Green Design Organization; Secretary General of Dragon Design Foundation


- Mr. Oliver Lin, Vice President of Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI)


- Mr. Jonathan Che, Design & Production Manager, PremierNorthpak


He has won many awards such as G-Mark, K-Design, European Product Design Award, China Red Star Original Award, Governor Cup Industrial Design Competition of Guangdong Province , the Guangdong Youth May Fourth Medal, Top 10 Industrial Designers of Guangdong, Top 100 Young Designers in China, etc.
In 2014, he was selected into the "Cultural Industry Entrepreneurship and Creative Talents Support Plan" of the Ministry of Culture. In recent years, he has published more than 10 papers on service design and product service system design, and completed a number of cultural and tourism service design and product experience innovation research cases, cooperated with Guangdong Provincial Museum, Hilton Hampton Hotel, Nanhai Guanxin Town, Dongguan Research Institute of GAFA, Asian Chimian Company, China Resources Sanjiu and other institutions or enterprises.


- Ms. Kathrin Lehmann, Technical Director, Polymer Specialties, Evonik Operations GmbH


- Ms. Emily Shi, Global Color & Design (CMF), BD Manager, Covestro (Shanghai) Investment Co., Ltd


- Mr. Yuhei Imai, CEO/Business Designer, kenma Inc.
- - Metallic interface material "METALFACE"
- - Wearable memo "wemo"


- Mr. Satoshi Yoshiizumi, Co-Founder, Principal Designer, TAKT PROJECT Inc.


He has won many awards such as G-Mark, K-Design, European Product Design Award, China Red Star Original Award, Governor Cup Industrial Design Competition of Guangdong Province , the Guangdong Youth May Fourth Medal, Top 10 Industrial Designers of Guangdong, Top 100 Young Designers in China, etc.
In 2014, he was selected into the "Cultural Industry Entrepreneurship and Creative Talents Support Plan" of the Ministry of Culture. In recent years, he has published more than 10 papers on service design and product service system design, and completed a number of cultural and tourism service design and product experience innovation research cases, cooperated with Guangdong Provincial Museum, Hilton Hampton Hotel, Nanhai Guanxin Town, Dongguan Research Institute of GAFA, Asian Chimian Company, China Resources Sanjiu and other institutions or enterprises.


- Mr. Kent Wong, Founder, GRANDLAND MX


- Prof. Kevin Tseng, President, Medical Design Association at Taiwan (MDA)


- Ms. Cheryl Xiao, CMF Manager, Corporate Design Center, Corporate Research Center / Midea Group
- Role and achievements of CMF in the group
- Prototype design and CMF application case
- From trend research to innovation landing
- Midea Group 2020 CMF Trending Theme
- Development of materials for appearance
- How to develop innovative designs and cases


- Mr. Shangguan, Manager, BYD Design Center, BYD Auto Industry Co., Ltd.