Dezeen is co-hosting a programme of architecture and design panel discussions at Design Shanghai on 7 and 8 March 2019.
Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs and chief content officer Ben Hobson will each moderate a panel discussion at the Assembly 2019 architecture and design forum, which is hosted at the Design Shanghai 2019 trade fair.
Hobson will speak to Lin Hai of sportswear brand Particle Fever, Alex Mok of architecture and interior design studio Linehouse and Yuichiro Hori of furniture brand Stellar Works about how Chinese architects and designers are combining traditional methods with new materials and technologies to create more sustainable buildings and products.
The talk, which is in association with Neuni Group, will take place at 1:15pm local time on Thursday 7 March at the New Materials Workshop ? stand 1F in the Classic and Luxury hall at Design Shanghai. At 3:30pm local time on Friday 8 March, Fairs will discuss China's emergence as a global design power with Dara Huang of Design Haus Liberty, Hongchao Wang of Benwu Studio, Lyla Wu of Neuni Group and Dayong Sun of Penda at the Design Shanghai seminar theatre.
The talks are open to everyone, but you must have a valid Design Shanghai ticket to attend.
Assembly 2019 is part of Design Shanghai, which takes place at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre from 6 to 9 March 2019

Assembly 2019 is a two-day event of talks organised by Collective Contemporist, a creative consultancy founded in 2018 by writer and consulta...