The “Zhang Jian Cup” China International Home Textile Product Design Competition was founded in Nantong, a famous home textile city in China. Nantong is committed to the goal of “building a world-class textile industry advanced zone”! Zhang Jian Cup is a substantive measure taken by the local government to attach importance to the development of home textile design and research and development. Home textile research and development and design have become the core competitiveness of Nantong’s home textile industry.
Driven by industry through design, the Nantong home textile industry has paid special attention to the excavation and cultivation of design talents over the years. Based on design, we give full play to the designers’ advanced professional level and unique thinking, and provide advanced original design ideas and works of front-end home textile styles, fabrics and patterns. As the embodiment of the professionalism of Nantong’s home textile industry, Zhang Jian Cup has made Nantong’s home textiles famous around the world through “one exhibition, one competition, one origin”.
Let trends lead design and fashion change life.
Since its inception in 2006, the “Zhang Jian Cup” has gone through sixteen years of continuous reform and innovation, adapted to the industrial development situation, and gradually developed into the highest-level and largest home textile competition in my country. It can be called “the center of China’s home textile design” “A Flag” has become one of the most influential events in the international home textile industry.
The Zhang Jian Cup·2021 China International Home Textile Product Design Competition has delivered the most eye-catching results in the past years, receiving a total of 300 applications from the United States, South Korea, Canada, Indonesia and other countries and regions, as well as nearly 15 provinces and cities in China. There are 699 sets (pieces) of entries selected by many companies and individuals. This Zhang Jian Cup touring exhibition of outstanding works will have more than 30 award-winning works set in Guangzhou. Including 3 sets of gold awards, 2 sets of silver awards, 1 set of Future Designer Star, 9 sets of excellence awards, and 6 sets of fashion week catwalk outfits.
March 18, 2022, “Zhang Jian Cup·2021 China International Home Textile Product Design Competition – Excellent Works + Popular Trends Static Tour Exhibition (Guangzhou Station)” A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Guangzhou to formally meet everyone.
Guests attending the opening ceremony include: Liu Yueping, Executive Chairman of the Guangdong Garment and Apparel Industry Association, Yang Zhixiong, Executive General Manager of Guangzhou Hongmian Zhongmen, Secretary General of Guangzhou Fashion Art Design Vocational Education Group\Vice Principal of Guangzhou Textile and Garment Vocational School Duan Lian, Diao Yongzhong, fourth-level researcher of the United Front Work Department of the Haizhu District Committee, Tang Tianying, deputy general manager of the Canton Fair Product Design and Trade Promotion Center, Dr. Wen Danfeng, chief data officer of the Guangdong Garment and Apparel Industry Association, Guangdong Fashion ClothingIndustrial EconomicsResearch Institute Co-Dean and Associate Professor of Guangdong University of Finance and Economics Dr. Li Zhengkun, Secretary-General of Guangdong Home Textiles Industry Association Hong Zefang, Foshan Textile and Garment Industry Association Secretary-General Huang Jiali, etc.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, under the guidance of Feng Yongqiang, general manager of Guangzhou Design, the participating guests learned about the process of the Zhang Jian Cup Design Competition, viewed the outstanding works of this tour, and gave them full recognition. Leaders from all walks of life expressed their warm welcome to the Zhang Jian Cup coming to the Greater Bay Area for the first time. The leader of the local association said, “Nantong is the largest home textileindustrial cluster, and Guangzhou is an important textile and garment town in China, especially Guangzhou Haizhu District, which is located in the “Zhongda District”. The textile business district has been built into an important functional area in the construction of Guangzhou’s international fashion capital and a key node in the construction of an international business and trade center. On the occasion of this tour, Nantong and Guangzhou should enhance exchanges and cooperation between the two places and promote the two-way promotion of the textile industry in the two places. and develop together. Due to the epidemic this time, the leaders of Nantong were unable to visit Guangzhou in person, and it is a bit regretful that the leaders of the two places were unable to get together. We look forward to opportunities to promote more interactions and docking in the future.”
Liu Yueping, executive president of the Guangdong Provincial Garment and Apparel Industry Association, and Dr. Li Zhengkun, co-director of the Guangdong Provincial Fashion and Apparel Industry Economic Research Institute and associate professor of Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, praised the Zhang Jian Cup winners.
Yang Zhixiong, executive general manager of Guangzhou Hongmian Zhongdamen, Duan Lian, secretary-general of Guangzhou Fashion Art Design Vocational Education Group, vice-principal of Guangzhou Textile and Garment Vocational School, and Huang Jiali, secretary-general of Foshan Textile and Garment Industry Association, Zhang Jian Cup winners praised.
Dr. Wen Danfeng, chief data officer of the Guangdong Garment and Apparel Industry Association, listened to the explanation of the 16-year history of Zhang Jian Cup and the impact of Nantong’s home textile industry on the world.
The leaders of the Canton Fair Product Design and Trade Promotion Center learned in detail about the craftsmanship and design details of the gold medal work “Eternal Love” and other exhibits, and fully affirmed the winning works.
Attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Zhang Jian Cup Touring Exhibition in Guangzhou were not only textile industry associations and government leaders, but also textile industry experts from related companies. On the first day of this tour, the exhibition attracted visitors from more than 50 companies, including Guangzhou Zhuofan Clothing Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Duoni Clothing Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Moyi Clothing Design Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Leji Design Co., Ltd., Blue Spacetime and Fashion Home. A design delegation came to visit the exhibition. (The following is the designer’s full appreciation of the works exhibited in this tour.)
This tour in Guangzhou attracted the attention of a large number of teachers and students from colleges and universities, local enterprises and design companies. Local designers in Guangzhou highly affirm and admire the design concepts, work concepts and materials used in Zhang Jian Cup’s award-winning works.. Many exhibitors said that this was their first close contact with the Zhang Jian Cup, and they hoped to have the opportunity to participate in the 2022 Zhang Jian Cup competition. In the long-term and intensive process of outputting original works, they would compete with the world’s highest-level participating companies on the same stage. Break out of the original circle and create more sparks of inspiration.
This exhibition cleverly integrates the outstanding works of the “Zhang Jian Cup” competition with the static exhibition of Chinese home textile fashion trends through multi-faceted displays such as pictures, texts, physical products, and presentations, making the theme of the competition “Internet·Vitality” more intuitive. , the interpretation of China’s home textile fashion trends is more practical.
The organizer of this tour, Guangzhou Shijie, also paid great attention to the display of exhibits and layout of the exhibition hall. Space layout experts were specially invited from Shanghai to guide the curation of the exhibition, which comprehensively demonstrated the design concepts and fashion trends of Zhang Jian Cup’s award-winning works, reflecting the overall strength of Nantong home textile design.
As the world’s most influential home textile industry base, Nantong continues to hold different forms of industry activities such as exhibitions, competitions, and shows to inspire backbone home textile companies to focus on original design. As a representative project of Nantong’s home textile industry, Zhang Jian Cup interprets the creative works of the competition from an international perspective, grasps the trend of Chinese home textile design, explores traditional cultural elements and combines them with modern home textiles. Zhang Jian Cup is gradually moving towards the country and the world.
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