The organizer of Sustainable – Comfortable Space - 2011 Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards for Elite has formally signed the cooperation agreement with The 7^th Shanghai International Creative Industry Week on June 2. And it will hold series contest exhibitions at Shanghai urban sculpture center, Zone D (Red Town) from October 26-November 1, 2011. This marks the second international exhibition grand event of urban cultural creative industry after China Hangzhou Cultural & Creative Industry Expo.

Brief introduction of Shanghai International Creative Industry Week（www.siciw.com）

Seven Year Itch? Wait and See!

On November 30. 2005. the first Shanghai International Creative Industry Week（SICIW）themed on “Creative Industry, Leading the Future” was carried out amidst the mixture of flowers, applauses expectations and confusions like the spring thunder that awakens the universe. The seven-day events were colorful: the condensed debuts of creative parks, design exhibits full of elites, peak forum with numerous talents……However for the general public, it is more like a visual feast to learn about and savor creativity. It is the first monument of the development of creative industry in Shanghai. Today, the first week looks more like a declaration——Shanghai is marching towards global creativity with strong determination and calm courage.

Time flies. Six years have passed. The “creativity” locomotive, the classic symbol of the week, has passed through central districts in Shanghai including Yangpu, Luwan, Hongkou, Zhabei, Jingan, Xuhui and other districts, followed by the spreading of the reputation of creative gardens such as Bridge No 8, 1933 Old Factory, 800 Show, SVA cross-border……With the nuture and support of publicity department of municipal Party committee and Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, the Week has become a world-renowned grand event for creative industry and has become a platform for all governments, institutions and enterprises to communicate and do business with its colorful exhibitions, forums and appraisals. It also provides a good channel to promote cooperation among countries, cities and enterprises and to realize the combination of captial, creativity, technology and industry.

If Shanghai International Creative Industry Week is the crystalization of the city Shanghai and creative industry, then what kind of seven-year itch will the Week in the seventh year face?

To overthrow, or to safeguard? To transcend, or to integrate?

To continue worshippig the industry greats, or to return to a grassroot creative hero?

October 26, 2011, what creative grand event will we welcome?

Let’s wait and see!