DESIS-中国大事记
2010-11-02MiaosenGong巩淼森
Miaosen Gong 文/巩淼森
DESIS-中国大事记
Miaosen Gong 文/巩淼森
A Chronicle of DESIS-China
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DESIS network is an emerging and explorative initial in terms of topics and organization,promoted and founded by Prof. EzioManzini and his team.A defined basic of framework f this network is “DESIS-international and DESIS-Locals”. As matter of fact, every DESIS-local has its different local context and system of network. They have a common vision but work in different ways. DESIS-China is a typical DESIS-Local and was co-founded by six leading design schools in China in collaboration to Politecnicodi Milano(Polimi).The founding members of DESIS-China includes:Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University,Beijing School of Design, Hunan University, Changsha School of Design, Jiangnan University, Wuxi College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University, Shanghai College of Design, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
DESIS-China actively organizesmeetings,seminars, forums and exhibitions in order to promote related exchange and collaboration and is often involved into some important events.On one hand, DESIS-China consolidates the strategic partnership between founding members;it produces effective academic and social impacts on another.This articleaims to show a roadmap of DESIS initial in China: the background, how it was incubated, prepared, founded and promoted,and what happened and what is going on. (figure 1)
During the foundation of DESIS-International and DESIS-China, I was doing my PhD study with Prof. EzioManzini in Polimi while I also have my original position in School of Design, Jiangnan University. This double facets position enabled me to actively involve into those initials as a promoter.And that’s a condition that I have a try to generate this list, so called “a chronicle”. This chronicle starts the launching of CCSL project and ends with coming events in next months. Somehow the DESIS initial is spin-off of CCSL. After that,DESIS-brazil was established, followed by DESISChina and soon it’s emerging in all continents. In fact, the context of DESIS-China can be traced back to Sustainable Everyday Project (SEP 2001-03)leaded by EzioManzini and Francois Jegou. .The part of outcome was from“Strategic design and Design for sustainability in China” (2000-2001), programme of research promoted by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University where Prof. manzini was Chair Professor of Design under the Distinguished Scholars Schemeduring that time. Four universities in China were involved into it. Prof. Manzini and his team ever organized workshops in each university. They are Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunan University and Tsinghua University. Five years later, CCSL-China programmebecome a milestone triggeringanother wave in China.
>October, 2006, Milano: CCSL project launched
Creative Community for Sustainable Lifestyles(CCSL) is a project promoted by the Task Force on Sustainable Lifestyles, within the United Nations 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production.
The CCSL Project is coordinated by DISIndaco,PolitecnicodiMilano in Italy and by Strategic Design Scenarios (SDS), in Belgium, withthe United Nations Environmental Programme(UNEP) as global partner and with some specific local partners in Brazil, India and China. Based on European research experiences, it aims to investigate the grassroots social innovations in emerging contexts including China, Brazil and India, and their design implications. The design school partner in China is Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, supported by Prof. Tong Huiming and FengShu
October 16-17, 2006, Beijing:This is the firstever Social Innovation international conference organized by the British Council, Young Foundation and China Center for Comparative Politics and Economics (CCCPE). Prof.EzioManzini was invited as a speaker.October 18, 2006, Beijing: Prof.
Ezio Manzinivisited Tsinghua Universityand did a lecture “ Grassroots Social Innovation and Design”.
December 8-10, 2006, Shantou: Prof. EzioManzini was invited to have a speech on Shantou Dialogues that is sponsor by LI KA SHING Foundation.Januanry 14-20, 2007, Hong Kong: Prof.EzioManzinivisited The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and organized a workshop on grassroots social innovation and design with Benny Leong.
January 23-25, 2007, Guangzhou: Prof.
Ezio Manzinivisited Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU)and Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts(GAFA)for preparation of CCSL-China programme.
April 17, 2007, Milano:Prof. Tong Huiming and Fengshu from GAFA visiting to Polimi and meeting with Prof. EzioManzini during SalonediMobili for CCSL-China programme.
May, 2007, Shanghai(-Milano): A Double Master Degree Programme on PSSD between PolitecnicodiMilano and Tongji University starts.It becomes a platform to promote DESIS related cooperation.
>May 28-June 6, 2007 Guangzhou: CCSL Seminar at SYSU, CCSL Exercise at GAFA The Expert Seminar, as a milestone of Chinese programme of CCSL project, is coorganized by the Institute of Civil Society,Sun Yat-sen University and DIS/Indaco,PolitecnicodiMilanoon May 28th 2007 at SYSU.26 participants from CSOs and cases participated seminar. They worked together to investigate creative communities initiatives and sustainable lifestyles in China (focused on Guangzhou area)based on a cluster of creative community cases.The Expert Seminar counted with the presence of Prof. EzioManzini and François Jègou and Prof Zhu Jiangang and Director Alice Lau from ICS. After the Seminar, a Design Exercise was organized in School of Design, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art (GAFA) aiming at the visualisation of creative communities cases.(Figure 2)
May 30-31, 2007, Wuxi: Prof. EzioManzini visitedJiangnan Universityand was invited to be a Guest Professor of Jiangnan University.
November, 2007,Hong Kong: Asian Lifestyle Design Research Lab of the School of Design at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Leaded by Prof. Benny Ding Leoung,started to carry out a 2 years research project “Lifestyle China”in collaboration with the 10 institutes from the mainland.
>December, 2007, Milano(-Beijing): LeNs Project Launching
LeNS: The Learning Network on Sustainability is Asian-European multi-polar network for curricula development on Design for Sustainability focused on product-service system innovation. LeNs is a 3 years project (15/12/2007 - 15/12/2010) funded by the Asia Link Programme, EuropAid, European Commission, involving 7 design schools in Europe and Asia. Academy of Fine Arts, TsingHua University is one of partners, coordinated by Prof.Cai Jun and Liu Xin.
>June, 2008, Palo Alto: Chongming Design research project launched
Prof. LOU Yongqivisit D-School of Stanford and had a workshop on Chongming sustainable design research project with professors for Stanford, Cal-Poly and Yale. The workshop was supported by China-US Center of Sustainable Development.
Prof.Lou also had a meeting with Bill Moggridge in the headquarter of IEDO. (figure 3)
July 10-12, 2008, Torino: “Changing the Change:Design Visions, Proposals and Tools” is an international conference on the role and potential of design research in the transition towards sustainability. It’s in the framework of World Design Capital Torino 2008. Prof. EzioManzini is the scientific coordinator of conference. Prof. Lou Yongqi from Tongji University was invited to be the International Advisory Committee Member and keynote speaker in perspective of China.>September-December, 2008,Wuxi: Chita 08 Project and foundation of “DESIS Research Center”
Chita08: Service Design for Chinese Social Innovation is a formal collaborative project between PolitecnicodiMilano and Jiangnan University. It’s pilot service design exercise for social innovation in China. As a spin-off of Chita08 project, A “DESIS Research Center” was co-founded by School of Design, JU and Indaco,Polimi to consolidate the collaboration between two universities and promote related the researchand practices in China.
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>January 7-19, 2009, Wuxi, Changsha,Beijing, Shanghai: Prof. EzioManzini visiting China
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Sponsed by Hunan University and invited by Tsinghua, Tongji and Jiangnan, Prof. EzioManzini had a long visiting trip in China. In Wuxi, he met with President of Jiangnan University, Prof.
Chen Jian to discuss on collaboration and did a lecture “Next Design”; In Changsha, he was invited as jury of Lotus Prize organized by Hunan University and have a speech in Lotus Prize Awarding Ceremony; In Beijing, Prof. Manzini and Dr Zhong Fang organized a DESIS Workshop at Tsinghua University; in Shanghai, he did lecture at Tongji University and visited Chongming island for Eco-community project by TekTao.
During the trip, Prof. EzioManzini had wide discussion with each partner on DESIS initials.Finally, in Shanghai, a draft proposal of DESISChina was generated with effort between Prof.EzioManzini, Prof Lou Yongqi and Miaosen Gong. (Figure 4)
>March 9, 2009, Guangzhou: DESIS-China Kick-off Meeting
Promoted and hosted by Prof. Tong Huimin,(Dean of School of design, GAFA), the Kick-offmeeting of DESIS-China was hold on successfully in Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (GAFA).This meeting symbolized the launch of DESISChina network. 11 professors and researchers from founding members and Polimi gathered together for this newborn design research network. They are CHEN Jiang, JI Tie, FENG Shu, ZHANG Linghao, LEOUNG Benny Ding,ZHONG Fang, LOU Yongqi(Coordinotor of DESIS-China), YANG Wenqing, DONG Meihong,TONG Huiming, Jan Stael von HOLSTEIN,ZHANG Xian, LIU Xing. Prof. EzioManzini in Milan (Founder of DESIS-International) and Miaosen GONG in Boston (Co-coordinotor of DESIS-China) were involved into this meeting by Skype. In this meeting, the proposal of DESISChina was confirmed by the 6 founding members with agreements. The DESIS-China agenda of 2009-2010 was widely discussed and enriched by each member.(Figure 5)
May 2, 2009, The New York:DESIS-USA kickoff meeting was organized in Parsons The New School for Design. Miaosen Gong was invited to attend the meeting and presented DESIS-China.>March-October, 2009, DESIS09 Collaboration
DESIS 09: Social Innovation and Connection is collaboration between PolitecnicodiMilano(Polimi) and founding members of DESISChina, promoted and coordinated by DEISSChina under the umbrella of DESIS-International.It is a didactical and researching project for design-oriented phenomenon observation and exploration of design for Chinese social innovations. Finally, Jiangnan University, Tongji University, Hunan University, Guagnzhou
Academy of Fine arts and Hong Kong Polytechnic University participated this collaboration. The results of collaboration were presented and exhibited in DESIS forum and exhibition in October.
May 20-21, 2009, Milano: Prof. Pei Gang,President of Tongji University and Desis-China coordinator Prof. Lou Yongqi visitedPolitecnicodiMilano and met with Rector GiulioBallioof Polimi and Professor EzioManzini.
>May 26, 2009, Shanghai: DESIS forum and exhibition
A DESIS forum and exhibition were co-organized by Tongji University and DESIS-CHINA in Shanghai as a part of Inauguration Ceremony for College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University on May 26th 2009. DESIS Forum 2009 focuses research on Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability in China. There were seven speeches by speakers from seven universities in China and Europe including Prof. YrjoSotamaa,Prof. Tong Huimin, Prof. Lorraine Justice, Prof.Ji Tie from School of Design, Hunan University,Prof. Lou Yongqi, Zhang Xian and Miaosen Gong.The Forum and Exhibition are great occasions to exchange the research experiences between DESIS-International and DESIS-China.
July 7, 2009, Guangxi: “The New Channel” is a collaborative project between Nokia Research Center in Beijing and School of Design, Hunan University. It’s a Design and Social Innovation summer camp towards The Autonomous County of Tongdao Dong Nationality.
September 13-15, 2009, Milano:Jiangnan University delegation including vice president,Prof. Wang Wu, director of International Office,Prof. Liu Lixia, Dean of School of Design, Prof.GuoWeimin visitedPolitecnicodiMilano and met with Prof. EzioManzini.
>October 15-21, 2009, Shanghai:International DESIS forum and exhibition,DESIS-China members meeting As collaboration between Tongji university,DESIS-China and Shanghai International Creative Industries Week, An International DESIS forum“Connecting the world” and an exhibition “ Next Design” were organized to promote and exchange last outcome of research and projects in the field of design for social innovation and sustainability.
The forum was moderated by Prof. Lou Yongqi.Prof. EzioManzini was invited as the keynotespeaker. Other speakers include Prof. Zhang Linghao, Prof. Peter Bolsterli, Prof. Cai Jun, Prof.
Richard Ouwerkerk, Prof. Kurt Mehert, Prof. He Renke, Prof. ElsebthGerner Nielsen.In the evening of 19th, a formal DESIS-China meeting was organized between professors from six founding members and Prof. EzioManzini and Prof. Anna Meroni from PolitecnicodiMilano.The former are Prof. Lou yongqi, Prof. He Renke,Prof. Caijun, Prof. Gong Miaosen, Prof. Benny Leong, and Wu Ying.(Figure 6)(Figure 7)
Feb 25, 2010, New York: Prof. LOU Yongqi meet with Suzanne Dvells, Lara Penin, Eduardo Staszowsk from Parsons School of Design and Prof. Anna Meroni from Polimi in New York.They shared the progress on DESIS-Local in China, USA and Italy and discussed how to create more interaction and exchange within DESIS network.
April 30, 2010, Shanghai: Together with Prof.LouYongqi, Rector GiulioBalio of Polimi Visit Chongming Island. They discussed the possibilities on the future collaboration between Polimi and Tongji on this project.
>June 19-20, 2010, Shanghai: Great China Creative Industries Forum and DESIS-China members meeting
Chinese Creative Industries Forum aims to connect stakeholders of creative industries from Greater China, to enhance interdisciplinary communication, and to build knowledge resources for the development of creative industries in Greater China area. Twelve Professors from DESIS-China were invited to actively facilitate the small group discussions and ‘Distinguished Creative Industries Practitioners’ workshops as moderators. During these days, A DESIS-China members meeting was organized to discuss the coming activities in September.(Figure 8)Coming events:
August, 2010, Wuxi:
September 7-10, 2010, Shanghai: Cumulus Confererence and DESIS session and exhibition September 10, 2010, Shanghai: DESIS Forum and DESIS-International meeting in UN pavilion of Shanghai Expo.
September 12, 2010, Wuxi: DESIS Seminar:Design and Social Innovation for Local Development.
September 12-19, 2010, Beijing:Summer School in “Age-ing in Places”
September 13-28, 2010, Wuxi: DESIS10@Wuxi Workshop: The New city, the New countryside and The New Lifestyle: Design for Food Network.
DESIS-China was founded only one and half years ago, but the preparation, foundation and running until now seems a long story to us. For limitation of space and authors’ experiences, we have to select part of related initials and activities in this chronicle, there must be some interesting information missed. Nevertheless, to review the past is very helpful to move ahead in future to DESIS-China, and it also could be good reference to other DESIS-Locals.
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译文:
DSEIS网络由EzioManzini教授和他的研究团队发起，无论是所围绕的领域（社会创新与可持续设计）还是这个组织形式都充满活力和探索精神。这个网络的基本结构是由“DESIS—国际和DESIS—地方”组成。事实上，从地域背景和网络系统上，每个DESIS—地方都有自己的特点。本着共同的愿景，以不同的方式运作。DESIS—中国就是一个典型的DESIS—地方，是由国内6所一流设计院校与米兰理工的合作中共同发起成立的。这六所设计院校包括：清华大学美术学院，北京；江南大学设计学院，无锡；同济大学设计创意学院，上海；湖南大学设计艺术学院，长沙；广州美术学院设计学院，广州；香港理工大学设计学院，香港。
自成立以来，DESIS—中国积极组织会议、研讨会、论坛、展览等各类学术和推广活动，并积极参与或整合到其它大型的活动中，促进这个领域的交流与合作。它一方面强化了发起院校之间的战略伙伴关系；另一方面，它产生了有效的学术和社会影响力。文章试图展现DESIS在中国成长的轨迹，描述其背景，如何酝酿，筹备，发起和推动的，以及发生过和正在发生的事情。
在DESIS—国际和DESIS—中国筹备和成立期间，笔者正在师从EzioManzini教授攻读米兰理工大学博士学位，同时还保留国内江南大学设计学院教师的身份，这种双重身份促使作者成为DESIS联盟的主要推动者之一，参与了很多筹备工作。以此经历，笔者尝试梳理了一个相关事件列表，姑且称之为“大事记”。这个大事记以CCSL项目的开始为开端，以今后几个月即将来临的活动结尾。某种程度上，DESIS联盟是CCSL项目的后续产品，首先成立的是DESIS—巴西，DESIS—中国紧跟其后，很快延伸到各大洲。不过，DESIS—中国的背景还可以追溯本世纪初EzioManzini教授和Francois Jegou领导的“可持续日常生活”项目（SEP 2001-03）。在这个项目中，关于中国部分又源于香港理工大学的“在中国的战略设计和可持续设计”（2000－2001）研究项目，当时Manzini教授作为设计学院的首席教授（杰出学者计划）在香港理工访问一年。国内有四个大学参与了这个项目，包括清华美院、湖南大学、广州美院和香港理工。Manzini教授和香港理工的同事分别到各个学校组织工作坊和合作，这些活动成为国内设计界最早期的可持续设计探讨。六年以后，CCSL-China项目又掀起了一次设计研讨浪潮。
2006年10月，米兰：CCSL项目启动。CCSL是联合国“可持续消费和生产”10年框架项目内的项目。由米兰理工大学和比利时SDS主持。该项目包括在中国、巴西和印度的三个子项目。其在中国合作设计院校和教授为广州美院设计学院的童慧明教授和冯树教授。
2006年10月16－17日，北京：由英国文化协会、杨氏基金和中央编译局比较政治与经济研究中心共同组织的第一届国际社会创新论坛在北京举办，Manzini教授受邀作为演讲嘉宾。
2006年10月18日，北京：Manzini教授访问清华大学美术学院。
2006年12月8－12日，汕头：Manzini教授受邀参加李嘉诚基金赞助的“汕头对话”。
2007年1月14－20日，香港：Manzini教授访问香港理工大学，并组织设计工作坊。
2007年1月23－25日，广州：Manzini教授和同事访问中山大学公民社会研究所和广州美院设计学院，协谈CCSL-CHINA的合作。
2007年4月17日，米兰：广州美院童慧明教授和冯树访问米兰理工大学，与Manzini教授会面。
2007年5月，上海－米兰：米兰理工大学和同济大学产品服务体系设计双学位课程启动，为两校在DESIS领域的教学合作提供了一个平台。
2007年5月28日－6月6日，广州：CCSL研讨会在中山大学举办，CCSL 设计工作坊在广州美院举办。
2007年5月30－31日，无锡：Manzini教授访问江南大学，受邀作为江南大学客座教授。
2007年11月，香港：香港理工大学梁汀教授领导的亚洲风尚实验室开始实施一项“中国生活形态”的研究项目，该项目与国内10个城市的10所设计院校合作。
2007年12月，米兰（北京）：由米兰理工大学可持续设计与创新研究所（DIS-Indaco）主持的欧盟LeNS项目启动，清华大学美术学院作为全球7个合作伙伴之一参与项目，由蔡军教授和刘新协调。
2008年6月，帕洛阿尔托：同济大学娄永琪教授访问斯坦福大学D-School，组织工作坊，启动崇明岛研究项目。
2008年7月10－12日，都灵：“改变变化：设计远景，提案和工具”国际会议在都灵举办。
2008年9月－12月，无锡：江南大学与米兰理工大学合作项目Chita08工作坊成功举办，随后江南大学“DESIS研究中心”成立，成为推动该领域合作研究的基地。
2009年1月7－19日，无锡、长沙、北京、上海：Manzini教授的中国之旅。受国内湖大等4所大学的邀请，Manzini教授及其同事访问了江南大学、湖南大学、清华大学和同济大学，协谈交流与合作。在江南大学，校长陈坚教授会见了Manzini教授，协谈深入合作及两校合作框架协议；在湖南大学，教授作为“芙蓉杯”大赛评委和嘉宾参加了颁奖典礼和论坛，发表演讲；在清华大学组织了一个短期DESIS工作坊；在同济参观了崇明岛项目并协谈深入合作。近两周的行程中，教授与各个大学和机构广泛地交流沟通DESIS联盟的提议。随后与娄永琪教授、巩淼森博士一道提出了关于DESIS-China联盟的第一份建议书。
2009年3月9日，广州：DESIS-China联盟启动会议。在广州美院设计学院院长童慧明教授的召集下，来自6个联盟发起院校的相关教授汇聚广州美院，协商联盟的基本框架和计划。这次会议，标志着DESIS-China联盟的正式成立。
2009年5月2日，纽约：DESIS-USA 启动会议在新学校Parsons设计学院举行，巩淼森博士受邀参加并介绍DESIS-China联盟的经验，商谈交流合作。
2009年3月－10月，无锡、上海、广州、香港：由联盟发起的第一个合作项目DESIS09在多所院校中展开。
2009年5月20－21日，米兰：同济大学校长裴钢教授和娄永琪教授访问米兰理工大学，与米兰理工大学校长GiulioBallio教授和Manzini教授会面。
2009年5月26日，上海：在同济大学创意设计学院成立庆典中，联盟与同济大学共同举办了第一次DESIS论坛和展览，这次论坛主要是交流和分享各发起院校在相关领域的研究和教学经验和成果。
2009年7月7日，广西：湖南大学设计学院社会创新设计夏令营“新通道”在广西启动。
2009年9月13－15日，米兰：江南大学访问团访问米兰理工大学，访问团包括江大副校长王武教授、国交处处长刘丽霞教授、设计学院院长过伟敏教授等。访问期间会见了Manzini教授，协商合作。
2009年10月15－21日，上海：国际DESIS展览和论坛。在2009上海创意产业周期间，联盟、同济大学与组委会合作组织了“设计的下一站”国际DESIS展览以及“连结世界”DESIS国际论坛。Manzini教授受邀作为论坛主讲嘉宾。这次论坛旨在交流国内外这个领域的最新研究成果。
论坛当晚，召开DESIS-China联盟的第二次成员会议，协商2010年的合作计划。Manzini教授和Anna meroni教授出席了这次会议。
2010年2月25日，纽约：娄永琪教授访问新学校Parsons设计学院，交流中美DESIS之间的合作。
2010年4月30日，上海：米兰理工大学校长GiulioBalio教授参观崇明岛项目。
2010年6月19－20日，上海：12位来自6个联盟院校的教授受邀参加中华创意产业论坛，并主持相关活动。期间召开了联盟第三次成员会议，商讨9月份相关活动实施计划。
近期后续的活动和事件：
2010年8月，无锡：江南大学设计学院《创意与设计》第4期将推出DESIS专题栏目。
2010年9月7－10日，上海：Cumulus国际设计院校联盟大会将在上海召开，在与DESIS国际联盟合作的基础上，将“可持续与社会创新设计”作为会议分主题之一。
2010年9月10日，上海：DESIS国际论坛和DESIS－国际联盟会议将在世博会联合国馆举行。
2010年9月12日，无锡：DESIS国际研讨会 “为地方发展的社会创新设计”将在江南大学设计学院举办。
2010年9月12－19日，北京：清华美院与伦敦皇家艺术学院共同举办“当地的老年化”夏季班。
2010年9月13－18日，无锡：米兰理工大学与江南大学再次联手合作组织主题为“新农村、新城市、新生活”的食品网络设计工作坊。
中国社会创新与可持续设计联盟（DESISChina）成立仅有一年半载，但从筹备到目前似乎已经走过了很长的路。由于篇幅和作者掌握资料的限制，在这个“大事记”中只能有选择性的记录一些事件，也不可避免地遗漏了部分重要事件。无论如何，这个大事记能反映DESIS-China的一个总体历程，回顾过去，展望未来，相信它不论对于DESIS-China还是其它DESIS地方机构都有一定的参考价值。
10.3936/J.ISSN.1674-4187.2010.04.02
Miaosen Gong(Associate professor, School of Design, Jiangnan University)
巩淼森（江南大学设计学院 副教授）
