We Got Sick of Hearing About Design and China, So we Got on a Plane and Went There
http://www.uigarden.net/english/design-and-china

Tharp, Bruce M. and Stephanie Munson
uiGarden
2006

Abstract:

There has certainly been a great deal of speculation lately regarding the real or perceived rise of Chinese industrial design. We say 'perceived rise' to emphasize that their impending world domination in this field is not a foregone conclusion, despite the frequent flurries of listserve chatter and design-conference panel discussions supporting such a notion.