among the 16-city global tour, cut & paste swings through asia in may. the competition covers 2d, 3d and motion graphics for digital design and hits hong kong on may 15, shanghai on may 23 then tokyo on may 30.

in the retail gallery of china’s tallest tower [locally known as the bottle opener], art + design store combines gallery and shop showcasing artists ranging from murakami to local design outfit jellymon. the opening exhibition, starting on tue - apr 28 is enlightenment “shanghai dream” led by hiro sugiyama and displays graphic and video works based on shanghai.




image: the bottle opener a.k.a. shanghai world financial center

the inaugural blender festival hits shanghai this weekend. the festival is a melange of design, graff, graphic, photo and video, featuring live performances which then rocks out to a strong dj line up well into the wee hours on apr 25-26 at river south art center. location: 1247 nan suzhou lu.

opening party of glass, a show which explores the creative record of this fragile material, from industrial and serial design to autonomous design and art, is thu - dec 18 [5pm-8pm] at the designhuis. location: stadhuisplein 3 [centrum].

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the suss’t exhibition on sustainable design just launched at kzna gallery [until jan 19]. the result of a partnership between the gallery and design indaba, it features a range of environmentally and ecologically sustainable products from by various south african designers and companies. location: 166 bulwer road [glenwood].