Mapping Creative Industries

Dutch designers and architects who operate in China, or desire to do so, can only benefit from a clearer understanding off the cultural, economical, legal, educational, institutional and social characteristics of this context. The mapping of creative industries combines the experience from creatives working in China, analysis developed by professional organizations and ongoing mappings by Dutch and international consultants and advisers until September 2009.

The combination of these diverse insights, sometimes highly specific and/or generalistic, aspires to sketch the framework in which ongoing and future dialogues between the two different design cultures (Dutch and Chinese) can happen with the objective to build up and sustain long- term networks.

From the Chinese side there is a demand for innovation, exploration of new approaches and sustainable design when brought in relation with ecological, economical and societal strategies. The question is not if there is a market for Dutch experience and knowledge in this field, but how to set up programs tat target long-term engagement. 

Download the mapping creative industries here (111 pages, 5.3 Mb).