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Eco Design Fair: Showcasing innovation and sustainable design in Shanghai

On Saturday, April 14, 2012, the Eco Design Fair will bring to Shanghai’s South Bund a full day of exhibits and activities for visitors to learn about green and healthy living, and seeking earth-friendly alternatives in fashion, food, energy, transportation, wellness, home, gardening, finance and more […]

Eco Design Fair: April 14, 2012 (Shanghai)
Eco Design Fair: April 14, 2012 (Shanghai)

Eco Design Fair is a grass-roots community consumer event showcasing sustainable innovations and design in Shanghai. The events draw national attention to Shanghai’s unique intersection of art, commerce, and sustainability.

Started in 2008, the Eco Design Fair is the city’s first such initiative that provides the community with green tools to support restorative, environmentally positive design and lifestyles.

On Saturday, April 14, 2012, the Eco Design Fair will bring to Shanghai’s South Bund a full day of exhibits and activities for visitors to learn about green and healthy living, and seeking earth-friendly alternatives in fashion, food, energy, transportation, wellness, home, gardening, finance and more.

The theme of the Eco Design Fair this season is Explore, Create and Grow. The root of all inspiration comes from exploration that in turn enthuses creation and enables us to grow. The Eco Design Fair exists primarily to inspire and grow our eco consciousness for better living and a greener tomorrow.

The Eco Design Fair is a true community occasion, bringing together like-minded businesses, organizations and leaders from across China to promote sustainable economic and community development.

via Eco Design Fair – Showcasing innovation and sustainable design in Shanghai.

By Itamar Medeiros

Originally from Brazil, Itamar Medeiros currently lives in Germany, where he works as VP of Design Strategy at SAP, where he leads the design vision for the entire Human Capital Management product line, ensuring cohesive product narratives and establishing best practices.

Working in the Information Technology industry since 1998, Itamar has helped truly global companies in multiple continents create great user experience through advocating Design and Innovation principles. Itamar has also served as a juror for prestigious design competitions and lectured on design topics at universities worldwide.

During his 7 years in China, he promoted the User Experience Design discipline as User Experience Manager at Autodesk and Local Coordinator of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) in Shanghai.

Itamar holds a MA in Design Practice from Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK), for which he received a Distinction Award for his thesis Creating Innovative Design Software Solutions within Collaborative/Distributed Design Environments.

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