APDF pay New Year's call to the global Chinese in CNTV
On January 6, 2017, ten representatives of Chinese designer elites selected by the APDF Asia Pacific Designers Alliance were invited to participate in the 7th Chinese New Year Celebration organized by the Central Propaganda Department-"The Voice of China, Global Communication". Designer representatives from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China Ling Zida, Liu Haowei, Wan Fushen, Hong Jianhua, Zeng Zhengben, Wang Xiaogen, Wang Shuai, Li Zijian, Cong Ning, Li Shuo and Xi Xi organized a delegation to attend the show at the Beijing CCTV studio. For the recording, first, Mr. He Changcheng, the founding chairman of APDF Asia-Pacific Designers Alliance, and ten designer representatives participated in the group worship program, expressing the Spring Festival blessings as a group of Chinese designers to Chinese people around the world, and then each designer was on the recording site. On behalf of an individual, he gave New Year greetings and self-introduction to Chinese people around the world, fully demonstrating the wisdom and demeanor of Chinese designers from the mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Finally, Chairman He Changcheng, on behalf of the APDF Asia-Pacific Designers Alliance, once again expressed his best wishes for happiness, well-being and auspiciousness to the global Chinese in the new year.
The 2016 French art of life show, Art de Vivre ,opened in Shanghai
The 2016 French art of life show, Art de Vivre,opened formally in Sinan House of Shanghai on December 25th. It is host by the French Embassy, the French Embassy in Shanghai and French Business and Investment. As an important partner to China, APDF attended this show and its core members also attended the opening ceremony including the founding president He Changcheng, the brand professional commitee president Florin, the French ammbassador to china Mr.Gushan and the business investment minister of French embassy in China Mr. Philipe. In purpose, APDF invited more than 100 designers and outstanding person in related field from different cities,including IAI award-winning designers and union members. The APDF members of Jiangsu organized specially a 30 people visiting group, and invited many medias to report lively including Nanjing TV,Nanjing Traffic Announcement Network and Headlines Today.
Especially, The exhibition is designed by French designer Gwen lived in China for many years, who is the ownner of many international design award, also IAI.
It is known that Art de Vivre has been opened in NewYork, LA,Istanbul, Abu Dhabi and Moscow. As the important luxury goods market in all the world, China has lots of comsumers who admire French luxury life. More and more French brands are attract in china, which will bring more made-in-France to Chinese. It has special meaning that the business investment minister of French embassy in China set the 8th French art of life show in Shanghai core region which was French concession.