Signs of Budding Talent:The Beginning of Modern Design Institutions in China——Probing into the History and Events that Marked the Shangmei Design Studio(1925-1927)
Established in Shanghai by Chen Zhifo,the Shangmei Design Studio was the first independent design institution in modern Chinese design history,with multiple missions such as exploring and practicing design art,nurturing pattern design talents,and conducting design research and exchanges.The Shangmei Design Studio was established with the dual aim of fostering industry and commerce,and advancing the future of China's industrial sector.It played a pioneering role in advancing China's design industry and underscored the process of exploring design modernity in contemporary China.
Design modernityShangmei Design StudioChen ZhifoDesign AgencyAesthetics of design