September 27, 2008 Lotus Cup International Industrial Design Prize officially began. The “Lotus Cup ” is sponsored by the People’s Government of Hunan Province, promoted by Hunan Science and Technology Department, Hunan Radio and TV, undertaken by Hunan University and Hunan Province of Societies of Industrial Design, co-organized by the Committee of Education teaching industrial design.
International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid), the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media (Cumulus) as an international certification body, China Industrial Design Association as a national accreditation body, employed well-known domestic and foreign experts as judges. “Innovation, harmony and values,” is the theme of this competition.