Heatherwick Studio's Building Soulfulness exhibition and the inaugural edition of the Guangzhou Design Triennial are among the Chinese architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month.
Also in the guide are the Seventy Years Leading Italian Design Trends exhibition by Compasso d'Oro, Pradasphere II and Beauty Changes: 100 Years of Italian Fashion and Costume.
Compasso d'Oro Award: Seventy Years Leading Italian Design Trends

9 November 2023 to 24 February 2024, Shanghai
Seventy Years Leading Italian Design Trends is award organisation Compasso d'Oro's first public exhibition in China, displaying over 100 winning pieces.
Celebrating its 70th anniversary, Compasso d'Oro showcases projects from 1954 to the present day across seven design themes, including Craft and Industry, The Power of Communication, Invention and Creation. Designed by Aldo Cibic and Joseph Dejardin, the exhibition takes place at Bund 18 Jiushi Art Gallery and aims to explore how craft, technology and culture interact with one another in the process of design.
The exhibition features over more than 100 fashion pieces. Photo is by Tian Fangfang
Beauty Changes: 100 Years of Italian Fashion and Costume

17 November 2023 to 29 February 2024, Shanghai
The Beauty Changes: 100 Years of Italian Fashion and Costume exhibition presents Italian fashion and costume designs spanning from 1900 works to contemporary pieces, which demonstrate the country's evolution of fashion, women and cultural id...