In the afternoon of April 24th, Seminar for the 3rd “LotusPrize” International Industrial Design and Innovation Competition was held in Hunan Innovation Platform for Industrial Design. 26 representatives from 9 industrial design R&D centers and 11 research institutes took part in the seminar, they discussed the plan for the 3rd “LotusPrize”.
During the seminar, guidelines from Mr. Zhou Qiang, the Secretary of Hunan CPC, Mr. Peng Guofu, Director of Hunan Science and Technology Department, were emphasized. It is said that the 3rd “LotusPrize” should encourage design centers and companies to take part in; the competition should aim at the application of innovative design, which is the essence of industrial design; and it should make efforts to turn concept designs into real products.
The plan of the 3rd “LotusPrize” was discussed by all representatives. They agreed that “LotusPrize” is gaining greater influence on the development of industry, they will do their best to support the competition. Meanwhile, representatives gave suggestions on theme and design categories from enterprises’ point of view.