By Wu Ziru String Stools by Liu Xiaoxuan. Xin: Icograda World Design Congress 2009 began Saturday in Beijing, attracting designers from across the globe with conferences, workshops, exhibitions and tours. The week-long bi-annual event is showcasing a variety of disciplines including industrial de...
Mingxiu Stool by Shao Fan. By Liu Chang The 2009 World Design Congress and the 1st Beijing International Design Week will open on Saturday in the capital at National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA). The congress has been themed "Xin,"or trust; it aims to initiate international dialogue on t...
The fundamental need for codes and standards in design is based on two concepts, interchangeability and compatibility. When manufactured articles were made by artisans working ...
A designation is the specific identification of each grade, type, or class of steel by a number, letter, symbol, name, or suitable combination. Unique to a particular steel grade, type and class are terms ...
Shanghai, October 20 (Gasgoo.com) Italian car maker Fiat SpA denied an accusation from China's Great Wall Motor Co on Monday, saying it never copying other automaker's design in its development history.
Lenovo Group Ltd<0992><LNVGY>, the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, over the weekend launched an innovation design center in Hong Kong to support its main center in Beijing, sources reported. Yao Yingjia, director of Lenovo Innovation Design, said the firm is delighted to open a center in...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, the world's largest contract manufacturer of microchips by revenue, will help organize the International Conference on Computer-Aided Design in Xiamen, a key city in Fujian Province, said Tzeng Jinn-haw, the firm's spokesman, sources reported.The conference will have...
Marvell Technology Group Ltd, a U.S. firm in the semiconductor industry, plans to hire more employees at its design center in Shanghai as it sees increasing demand in China's consumer electronics sector, sources reported.The design center's staff will increase from the current 650 to at least 1,000 by the end of...
Yanlord Land Group, a Singapore-listed firm that principally develops properties in China, on Tuesday started construction on its seventh designer residential property project in New Jiangwan Town, Shanghai, source reported.The project, which is predicted to be completed at the second half of 2010 and will have a...
Qatar telecom (Qtel), a leading telecom service provider in Qatar, has launched a new USB modem that provides high-speed access to the Internet, a choice of four stylish case designs and a free, introductory offer accessory pack.