Lecture tour in China regarding the importance of Design
Tobin Kirk, Executive Producer, Chris Do, Founder/Executive Creative Director, and have just returned after an eleven day, whirlwind tour of China. They were invited by several Universities to lecture on the importance of design. Chris spoke at two campuses of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in Guangzhou, the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing and the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in Dalian. Chris’ lectures were extremely well received with as many as nine-hundred students attending each event.
Tobin tagged along to make sure things ran smoothly and to be Chris’ hype man at the lectures and pose for pictures afterwards. He was also successful in navigating the treacherous roads of Guangzhou during their bike ride around the city.
Diana Liu traveled with the pair to translate and make sure they didn’t eat anything too exotic. The trip would have not been possible without her.
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