Suzhou Design Week
苏州国际设计周

Revitalizing the City and Innovating the Narratives: A Design Conversation of "Suzhou-style Aesthetics"
“苏式美学”的设计新说

Abstract

Suzhou, the birthplace of Wu culture, is renowned for its more than 60 classical gardens recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and its traditional handicrafts such as painting and calligraphy. Building on this cultural heritage, Suzhou has focused on developing its creative industries and promoting the integration of historical culture and tourism, creative business, technology, fashion, and other creative fields. The Suzhou Design Week aims to build a "design city" and serve as an "industrial capital", with the goal of being "more forward-looking, more Suzhou, and more international". It focuses on three core issues: urban revitalization, industrial innovation, and aesthetics of daily life, showcasing and promoting Suzhou's unique innovative design and urban culture from multiple perspectives. The Suzhou Design Week vividly presents innovative development ideas and achievements in urban revitalization, industrial upgrading, improvement of people's livelihoods, and cultural heritage. It continually drives Suzhou's transformation from the "capital of handicrafts and folk art" to the "design city", and explores the innovative and creative power of Suzhou-style aesthetics in the present day. It always seeks to tell Suzhou's story from history to the future in an international language.

摘要

苏州是吴文化的摇篮，不仅因其60多座古典园林被联合国教科文组织列为世界遗产而晓世，也因绘画、书法等传统手工艺而广为人知。基于这些传统，苏州着力发展创意产业，推动历史文化与旅游、创意商业、技术、时尚和其他创意门类的融合。苏州国际设计周以建设“设计之城”、服务“产业之都”为核心使命，以“更前瞻、更苏州、更国际”为目标，聚焦城市复兴、产业创新、生活美学三大核心议题，多维度地展示和传播苏州独特的创新设计与城市文化。苏州国际设计周生动呈现了创新发展思路和在城市振兴、产业升级、民生改善、文化传承等领域的成果，不断推动苏州从“手工艺与民间艺术之都”向“设计之城”发展，并不断探索“苏式美学”在当下的创新创意力量，始终尝试用国际语言讲述苏州从历史到未来的故事。