53 great pieces at Int'l Design Competition

With a total of 53 works from China and overseas, the award ceremony of the 2024 3rd Hainan International Designer Competition was held in Sanya on Dec 5.

As part of the efforts to build Hainan into an international design island, this competition mainly focuses on Hainan's "four major industries" of agriculture, modern services, aerospace, and deep sea, and Sanya's characteristic yacht industry. Since its launch in August this year, a total of 1,500 design works have been received from more than 10 countries.

For over thirty years, the yacht industry has been one of Sanya's distinctive industries. Reaching a high of 1.07 million tourists in 2023, the total number of registered yachts in the city has topped 1,400. Despite Sanya's size, this is among the top ranks of coastal Chinese cities. The competition is expected to further promote the development of Sanya's yacht industry chain.

At the meeting, Uwe CREMERING , CEO of the German iF Design Award, and Klaus KLEMP, Executive Director of the Dieter and Ingeborg Rams Foundation, delivered video speeches. The Sanya Central Business District Administration also made investment promotion presentations around the yacht industry's development opportunities of the yacht industry. XIE Di, CEO of Lingdong Infinity Technology Company, and designer Fabio BRONDA gave thematic presentations on topics such as how "technology + design" can help the construction of Hainan International Design Island and the designer's journey in yacht design.