By Xiao Wu, Editor, Shane Farrelly, Stringer.

The long-awaited return of Italian Design Icons to South-West China will commence from June 14th-16th for a Special Edition in the emerging mega-city Chongqing’s famous TestBed 2 Art District. Experience Italian beauty, creativity and design in all it's splendor in the mountain metropolis, over the course of an exclusive 3-day exhibition of Italy's most iconic brands, where technology meets design for sustainability and environment.

The TESTBED 2 in Chongqing.

IDI-Italian Design Icons originated from an idea of DP Group and is planned and organized by Eastant Communication & Events with a history spanning three editions of the event already hosted in Shanghai over the past few years as well as a special South West Edition last year in Chengdu, Italian Design Icons now comes to showcase luxury Italian brands in Chongqing.

A splendid collection of acclaimed top Italian brands, which have undoubtedly impacted the design of countless products from west to east and the lifestyle of millions around the world, IDI Italian Design Icons aims to celebrate the excellence of Italian design, embrace the sustainability of this new trend, and bring forward and share knowledge from various industries. This year, selected brands from lighting to furniture, vehicles to transportation, auxiliary equipment to industrial automation wish to showcase how the icons of an industry can utilize design to address technology and where it meets design for sustainability and environment.

Throughout the three days, there are exhibitions and lectures delivered by top Italian architects, designers, professors and key opinion leaders from exhibiting brands and experts. A grand design feast is waiting for you to visit. 

The Italian Icon Design 2019 poster

( Thanks to Shane Farrelly who represents the Chongqing Branch Office of D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel,  a company of DP Group which was founded in 2013 by Carlo Diego D’Andrea and Matteo Hanbin Zhi, both of whom have extensive backgrounds in Chinese and EU law, for writing this article.DP Group currently has four service entities: D’ANDREA & PARTNERS Legal Counsel, PHC Tax & Accounting Advisory, EASTANT Communication and Events, and CHANCE & BETTER Education Consulting. DP Group has a variety of branches around the world, with locations based in major developing economies.)