The Hebei International Industrial Design Week 2023 (hereinafter referred to as 
HIDW 2023), themed "Eco-friendly Design, Smart Innovation for the Future", was 
recently held successfully. This event included the Industrial Design 
Innovation Achievements Exhibition, Xiong'an Design Forum, "Design Vitalizes 
Child-friendly City" Theme Activity and 10 other activities. It featured over 
3,600 pieces of cutting-edge and representative design products from 37 
countries and regions, and it announced 43 awards in 8 categories of the 
Goldreed Industrial Design Award (GIDA). Also, during the event, Xiong'an New 
Area released to the entire world 26 design requirements for construction.

HIDW 2023 in Xiong'an drew artists, designers, and scientists from 37 countries 
and regions, including Italy, Sweden, the UK, Germany, South Korea, France, 
Denmark, and Finland, gathering top resources in the world for innovation of 
industrial design. It presented over 3,600 design masterpieces from 360 
renowned industrial design institutions. Compared to the previous year, there 
was an increase of over 1,000 exhibits, and the exhibition area expanded by 
2,000 square meters to reach 8,000 square meters. The week featured various 
linked activities, bringing together 114 experts, scholars, and industry 
leaders. With their gathering, thoughts collided, and creative ideas sprouted, 
guiding industry progress, industrial upgrading, and regional development.

The Hebei Industrial Design Achievement Exhibition Area and the "Wonderful" 
Xiong'an Exhibition Area representing "Hebei brand" were integral parts of the 
event. The former focused on presenting specialty industrial clusters, 
specialized and new enterprises, and industry-leading companies like 
manufacturing champions and national technological innovation demonstration 
enterprises. The latter showcased 117 works from 40 companies, demonstrating 
significant interim achievements in building the Xiong'an New Area. Moreover, 
HIDW 2023 featured a five-year retrospective exhibition of Hebei's industrial 
design, showcasing representative technology innovation enterprises in the 
province such as CITIC Dicastal, Great Wall Motors, as well as award-winning 
works from specialty industrial clusters like Tangshan ceramics, Baigou bags 
and luggage, Qinghe cashmere, and Hejian glass, demonstrating the new changes 
empowered by industrial design. The combination of the Design Week and GIDA has 
deeply connected Hebei's industries with global design, enhancing the influence 
of "Hebei Design" and demonstrating the powerful role of industrial design in 
empowering manufacturing in Hebei.

Source: Hebei Provincial Industry and Information Technology Department