Shanghai is one of the largest cities in China and an important trading center. The Yangtze River Delta International Cultural Industries Expo (YRDICIE) dedicates around 54,000 square meters to the creative economy each year. The Creative Hub enables selected start-ups to digitally participate in the Expo in 2020.
We are witnessing an increased interest in craftsmanship in recent times. It is a model encompassing design, skill, anthropology, cultural studies, with a major focus on sustainability and cultural identity.
Even if the world seemed to have stood still for the past few months, it was as busy as an anthill in the workshop of Varia Instruments.
Self and employment: Who knows an accurate description of "self-employment"? Anyone who builds their own business knows that the art of self-employment is finding the middle ground, the balance, and to prevent "self-employment" from becoming self-exploitation.
Back from our Innosuisse Camp on the topic of internationalization, we feel how the verve and motivation of the California startup scene captures and drives our Read on project
Bunny Madness is a hyper casual game that sends the message to the Swiss population to stay at home over Easter and afterwards - despite the gorgeous weather - so as not to become infected with the corona virus. Such a game should make this time at home easier and more entertaining. The game is advertised through the channels of the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) and is—as Federal Councilor Alain Berset personally writes on his social media channels—it is THE game of the current lockdown.
Hyperaktiv has just invited a selection of Swiss designers for a reinterpretation of the design of the protective mask. The aim is a virtual exhibition in May and a physical vernissage in September.
As a member of the International Advisory Board of Creative Hub, I want to share some of my international projects and free resources with creative businesses in Switzerland.
Anne Tu Quoc sews shoes and accessories for toddlers with her “Petit Mai” label. The Corona crisis brought business almost to a standstill. But when a door closes, another opens in another place: her brother, a doctor at a hospital, requested her to sew protective masks. And out of nowhere, it developed into a real business, with which she still supports the stock of the protective masks in Switzerland.
As part of the "Interessengruppe Kreativwirtschaft" we inform with this blog post on new and updated measures.
Read on is a long journey. The basic idea of the super-flat reading glasses with a sophisticated case was born in Seattle in 2017, and three years later we are planning to launch the product. Our core competencies are industrial design and engineering, especially eye glasses design, because with SOL SOL ITO we have a lot of experience in the development, production and marketing of glasses in the luxury segment.
Together with other associations of Switzerland’s creative industry, the Creative Hub is part of the "Creative Industries Interest Group". We are committed to finding quick and unbureaucratic solutions for self-employed people and SMEs from all branches of the creative industries.
