World Industrial Design Day - Suzhou H20 Exhibition

The Design Institute of Australia and Monash University present Suzhou H2O an exhibition at the Southeast University - Monash University Joint Graduate School (Suzhou).

Suzhou H2O features seventy one industrial design projects curated around the theme of water. "Our world is covered 71% by water and for World Industrial Design Day seventy one projects have been selected based on a connection to water. Suzhou is the Venice of the East and the city has Jinji Lake and Dushu Lake as well as being surrounded by waterways." said curator Ian Wong.

Designers and companies featured include: Alessi, Aestech Design, Alvar Aalto, Blue Sky Design, Caroma, Charlwood Design, CobaltNiche, Droog, Design + Industry, David Flynn, Haier, Ideation Design, Invetech, Jasper Morrison, Karim Rashid, Luigi Colani, Marc Newson, Nylex, Marc Pascal, Mario Bellini, Michael Graves, Outerspace Design Group, Oxo, Philippe Starck, Philips, Ron Arad, Ross Lovergrove, Willow and Zip.

In addition to the Suzhou H2O exhibition celebrations for World Industrial Design Day 2013 included a boat cruise on Jinji Lake to view the light and sound show.

World Industrial Design Day - Suzhou H2O

World Industrial Design Day - Suzhou H2O Exhibition

World Industrial Design Day - Suzhou H2O

World Industrial Design Day - Suzhou H2O

World Industrial Design Day - Suzhou H2O

World Industrial Design Day - Suzhou H2O

Suzhou H20 Exhibition opening with Dr Ethan Wang from Monash University and curator Ian Wong Program Director of the Master of Industrial Design program at Monash University.

Seventy one projects make up the Suzhou H2O Exhibition.

World Industrial Design Day activities included a boat cruise on Jinji Lake to view the light and sound show at 8pm.