Design Shanghai celebrates Chinese design in London
Asia’s leading international Design Event
19-22 March 2026
Shanghai Exhibition Centre
As Asia’s leading international design event, Design Shanghai has long served as the most authoritative platform for global design exchange and innovation in the region. Building on this role, Design Shanghai has formed a strategic partnership with Material Matters, and will present a dedicated showcase featuring 12 leading Chinese designers and material brands at the 2025 London fair. In 2026, Material Matters will curate a special feature at Design Shanghai, reinforcing this reciprocal exchange and advancing the global dialogue on design and material innovation.
As curator of Materials First - a specially commissioned programme at Design Shanghai 2025 - Chris Lefteri Design will work with Design Shanghai to select and preswnt works drawn from Design Shanghai’s exhibitors. This initiative highlights Design Shanghai’s ongoing role in championing chinese creativity on the international stage while fostering deeper connections between the Chinese and global design communities.
Featuring at Material Matters 2025 will be, MASTER by ZHUFU; GLIM portable by realize; Asterisk * by CYNICS; Manual Coffee Brewer by wangchunmao; PEELSPHERE & Tencel hanging ornament and gluttonous snake card case by PEELSPHERE®; Adjustable Desk Lamp by Xiangzhi Design; Lunar Gleam by Studio RE+N; DUO by Studio MOVED; Porous Material for the Future by Lu+Architects; DecoDeco; HUIHUI; Huang Qianru.