Design Shanghai postponed due to Covid-19 outbreak in China

Trade fair Design Shanghai has rescheduled this year's event as the city is in lockdown following a coronavirus outbreak. The show will now take place 13-15 October.

Originally slated to take place 9-12 June, the design fair has been moved to the autumn as China continues to feel the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with Shanghai currently under lockdown.

Postponement due to "challenges and restrictions" in Shanghai

The decision to postpone the show was made "in response to the latest government advice and challenges and restrictions to events in Shanghai during the current outbreak of Covid 19," the organisation said.

"This decision is based on advice and information from government and local authorities in China and in consultation with the show's partners, venue and team in China and internationally."

The October show will take place in the same venue as it would have in June, the Shanghai World Expo & Convention Centre. Details and updates to the programme along with asscoiated digital initiatives will shortly be released.

Ongoing lockdown in China continues to affect design industry

Shanghai, China's biggest city, has been in lockdown since 28 March. Other cities, including Shenzhen, are also under lockdown as the omicron variant has sparked coronavirus outbreaks in China.

The lockdown has had an impact on architects and designers in the country, with projects being put on hold and businesses closing or switching to remote working.

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Restrictions in Shanghai are more severe than during the previous wave of the pandemic, according to Rossana Hu, co-founder of architect studio Neri & Hu.

"In Shanghai, it's the worst it's been, as many communities are under lockdown," she told Dezeen in March.

Design Shanghai is the latest in a long line of trade fairs to postpone their 2022 editions due to a Covid-19 resurgence. Salone del Mobile, the world's largest and most important furniture fair, moved from April to June due to safety concerns over the pandemic.

Sweden's Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair was initially postponed from February until September and has now been postponed until February 2023.

Design Shanghai will run from 13 to 15 October 2022. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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Dezeen teams up with Design Shanghai to present cafe and bar designed by Michael Young

Dezeen has partnered with Design Shanghai to present a cafe and bar designed by Michael Young at the 2021 edition of the trade show, which opened in Shanghai this week.

The cafe and bar is located at booth K207 in Hall 2 at Design Shanghai 2021, which takes place at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China, until 6 June.

The space features grey floors and ribbed walls with splashes of colour and is furnished with previews of furniture pieces designed by Young that will be launched later in the year.

Dezeen has partnered with Design Shanghai to present a cafe and bar designed by Michael Young

According to Young, the concept for the space is loosely based on a bar he created last year at his office in Shekou, Shenzhen.

"I ended up with an opportunity to create a bar last year beneath our studio but with only a few weeks to build the concept I decided to throw in anything I could get hold of – samples, prototypes and things from the studio that we have collected from around the world," the Hong Kong-based British designer told Dezeen.

"I basically scavenged the studio together like a magpie so it became a real beer shack and a place that was not designed but created organically."

The bar features ribbed walls with splashes of colour and pattern

Citta Design has contributed pieces of Young's new Acre Chair for the New Zealand brand, which will be launched in Auckland in September. The space is also furnished with new editions of Young's Stool 4a for EOQ Design, which will be launched in December.

The bar is being used to launch Young's new drinks brand Beer Buddy and is serving a new pilsner called House.

The brand is specifically designed to connect creatives at events, trade shows and gatherings around Asia. Drinkers can scan a QR code on the beer packaging to connect with other creatives attending the event.

Young is launching his new Beer Buddy drinks brand at the bar

The grey exterior walls of the space are decorated with swirling patterns based on the graphics on the Beer Buddy cans and bottles.

Colourful versions of this pattern have been used to add splashes of colour to the interior walls and enclose private seating areas.

The space is branded with the Chinese version of Dezeen's logo. The walls also feature the QR code for people to follow Dezeen's official WeChat account, which features news and features about the latest architecture, design and interiors written in Simplified Chinese.

The interior and exterior of the bar features swirling patterns based on the Beer Buddy packaging

Dezeen is a media partner for Design Shanghai 2021.

The show presents over 400 local and international brands across eight different sections alongside a programme of installations, exhibitions and the return of its annual talks programme, which this year explores the topic of regenerative design.

Design Shanghai takes place from 3 to 6 June at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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Michael Young launches Beer Buddy drinks brand that aims to "connect creatives around Asia"

Designer Michael Young is launching a new drinks brand called Beer Buddy at Design Shanghai, which features QR codes on the packaging that attendees can scan to connect digitally.

The brand, which produces a range of beers and plans to launch seltzers in future, is specifically targeted at Asia's numerous design events.

"Beer Buddy is uniquely designed to connect passionate creatives at events, trade shows and gatherings around Asia," Young's studio said.

Michael Young has launched a drinks brand called Beer Buddy

Each can or bottle features a QR code on the label. The idea is that event attendees will be able to scan this code to connect with other creatives at the event they are at via a website, which is currently in development.

The concept and brand came about as part of an in-house project to create beers to celebrate the opening of Young's Shenzhen office last year.

The current range of drinks are all named after genres of music and feature colourful patterned artwork. The range includes a Rock and Roll wheat beer, a Disco pilsner and a Psychedelic IPA.

Beer Buddy has created a new pilsner called House to launch at Design Shanghai

For the official launch at Design Shanghai, Beer Buddy has unveiled a new pilsner called House.

The brand describes it as "a super fresh and crisp pilsner brewed according to a traditional German recipe."

The beer is produced using European hops and malt sourced from The Swaen, a 110-year-old malt house in Kloosterzande, Netherlands.

"We’re not a craft brand but we use the best craft material," said Young.

"I wanted to create a taste that connects people globally not regionally," the Hong Kong-based British designer added.

"It's a design beer for quality mass production but it’s not for people who’ll drink anything – it’s for beer lovers who like consistency and know what they’re buying into."

The Beer Buddy bottles and cans feature colourful patterned labels

The beer is being launched at Design Shanghai 2021 at a bar designed by Young, which is sponsored by Dezeen. Dezeen plans to partner with Young at other events around China in the coming months.

The Design Shanghai bar, which will be unveiled on Dezeen tomorrow, features grey floors and ribbed walls with the pattern on the Beer Buddy packaging used to add splashes of colour on the walls and enclose private seating areas.

It is located at booth K207 in Hall 2 at the Design Shanghai trade show, which takes place at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China, from 3 to 6 June.

Other recently launched design alcohol brands include Teslaquila, a brand of tequila by electric car-maker Tesla, and Air Co, a vodka made using a process that converts carbon dioxide into alcohol.

Photographs are by Michael Young Studio.

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Design Shanghai trade show returns with focus on regenerative design

Promotion: Design Shanghai returns to present a host of Chinese and international brands alongside a cultural programme exploring how design can have a positive impact on people and the planet.

Taking place from 3 to 6 June at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center, Design Shanghai will present over 400 local and international brands across eight different sections.

The trade show will be complemented by a range of installations, exhibitions and the return of its annual talks programme, which this year explores the topic of regenerative design.

Above: Roche Bobois will launch a new furniture collection Corail at Design Shanghai. Top: Chinese brand Stellar Works will launch its Host collection by Sebastian Herkner

Regenerative design is an idea that looks for ways that buildings and products can have a positive impact on the environment, rather than simply seeking to minimise the damage.

"As we move towards a post-covid era, in response to an increasing demand for higher-quality developments and a focus on quality of life and the environment we live in, this year, Design Shanghai will focus on regenerative design and the role designers and design innovation plays in realising new solutions that improve our living environment," said Design Shanghai director Zhuo Tan.

Named The Kohler Exquisite x Design Shanghai Forum, the talks programme features a global lineup of designers including Sebastian Wrong, Aldo Cibic, Richard Hutten, Michael Pawlyn and Thomas Heatherwick.

The Neooold exhibition will present work that combines artisanal craft with contemporary design, including Pili Wu's Tsé series

The cultural offering extends to a series of exhibitions and installations by designers such as Kinney Chan and Isabelle Peng Zhao, and architecture studio ORIA, which will present an installation called Touch exploring the relationship between reality and the ideal.

Chinese designer Chin Min has also curated an exhibition called Neooold, which will present the work of 12 artists, designers and makers whose work straddles the worlds of traditional artisanal craft and contemporary design.

International exhibitors at Design Shanghai include Carl Hansen & Son

The main Design Shanghai trade show aims to explore the synergies between eastern and western design.

International brands exhibiting include Carl Hansen & Son, Herman Miller, Flos, Ton, &Tradition and Hay.

Ligne Roset will present key pieces while fellow French brand Roche Bobois will launch a brand new furniture collection called Corail. USM Haller will showcase its World of Plants collection for the first time.

USM Haller will showcase its World of Plants collection at Design Shanghai

Kitchen and bathroom exhibitors include Laufen, Villeroy & Boch, Kohler, Porcelanosa and Axor.

The international brands will be joined by a host of Chinese exhibitors including Shang Xia, PUSU, 2-LA, UFOU, Studio Monana, THESHAW and first-time exhibitor U+.

Major Chinese brand Stellar Works will also launch its brand new Host collection by Sebastian Herkner at the show.

Memphis design gallery Ya Space will exhibit at Design Shanghai

Design Shanghai will also showcase one-off, limited-edition and collectable design presented by galleries including Ya Space, the first exhibition space in China dedicated to Memphis design.

Design Shanghai's Talents section also returns to spotlight emerging local talent.

Curated by designer Frank Chou, with judges including Aric Chen and Wang Xu, the platform presents work by 14 promising young Chinese designers.

The Talents section presents work by emerging Chinese designers and studios such as Emotive Soil

Dezeen is a media partner for Design Shanghai 2021.

We are also sponsoring a cafe/bar designed by Hong Kong designer Michael Young at the show. Details will be announced soon.

Design Shanghai takes place from 3 to 6 June at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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