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The design fair was held on the 14^th of April in the Waterhouse at South Bund. The location was superb and the weather lovely. The fair kicked off at 10 o’clock and when I arrived at noon, the energy was palpable.

The fair consisted out of several areas. We began our tour by checking out the Eco Stage .

where a lecture was being given about responsible products and services.

In the Urban Farming section, a demonstration was being given on the proper seed planting techniques.

Adjacent to the Urban farming section, there was a stage providing information about eco values.

Leaving no stone unturned, the Eco Design Fair even had a children’s section, replete with an uber-fun Eco Kid’s Castle and an eco playground built from (recycled) paper boxes.

At the Eco Marketplace, there were many different entrepreneurs/expats demonstrating and promoting their environmentally-friendly products. The were also a number of educational initiatives, including a booth promoting short-termsix week internships of six weeks and three-week summer courses in Shanghai, all courtesy of the Shanghai Centre for Sustainability.

Another stall offered information on nutrion and health-food products, including their two distribution points in Shanghai.

Another stand promoted fabulous bamboo displays, all of which were built in ecologically-sustainable ways.

The Eco Design Fair was a great event and certainly made for an afternoon well-spent. Basking in the very lovely weather, one could certainly appreciate the our wonderful planet!

Key information:

50/50 Chinese/International

1 day event with a lot of lectures, fashion walk and workshops, a big market

5^th time organized (1^st time in 2008)

location near the huangpu river

very big superficy for all the event (maybe appr. 10 000sq m)