Current analysis of Industrial design firms in China - An Industry Report

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Main Author: Han, Bing
Language:English
Published: University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK 2012
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Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1331296284
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin13312962842021-08-03T06:15:19Z Current analysis of Industrial design firms in China - An Industry Report Han, Bing Design industrial design Chinese design firms innovation China This paper reviews and analyzes the state of industrial design firms and businesses in China. The research includes mixed methods of primary and secondary research. Over 40 one on one interviews and site visits were conducted with Chinese Industrial Design firms. Additional interviews were conducted with professors from U.S. and Chinese universities, senior managers and founders from United States based design firms. Concurrently, significant amounts of secondary research data were collected. Based on the research, now is a great time for industrial design in China. Business is rapidly growing due to economic, political and other factors. However, the data also uncovers that most Chinese industrial design firms are not without challenges. First, it is difficult to make Chinese clients believe that there is any value in creativity. Design is perceived as a commodity and purely execution. Second, win their clients' trust on their capability of generating innovative solution and becoming a partner in their clients' strategy. Some Chinese industrial design firms have overcome the first challenge. As these Chinese firms overcome the second one, they will begin to compete directly with international industrial design firms. Currently Chinese industrial design firms and international ones have different strengths; the author suggests that collaboration between them would be a good solution for both. 2012-04-19 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1331296284 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1331296284 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Design
industrial design
Chinese design firms
innovation
China
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industrial design
Chinese design firms
innovation
China
Han, Bing
Current analysis of Industrial design firms in China - An Industry Report
author Han, Bing
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title Current analysis of Industrial design firms in China - An Industry Report
title_short Current analysis of Industrial design firms in China - An Industry Report
title_full Current analysis of Industrial design firms in China - An Industry Report
title_fullStr Current analysis of Industrial design firms in China - An Industry Report
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