I came upon Core77’s posting of Adam Werbach’s short talk on cultural sustainability and I think it strengthens the idea that we need to seriously investigate how Chinese design can be shaped for the future. This affects not only the preservation of Chinese culture but also lays the framework to how we can continue to do the same for other cultures as well. If, as singletrack pointed out before, the world is homogenizing culturally, then it’s even more important that we don’t just lose them to anything that’s–from the perspective of human history and future–temporary like social networks or ever-changing technology. Regardless of how some people may try to shake it off, our cultures are still a big part of what defines us and makes us unique; we should be motivated to preserve it–or, in the words of Mr. Werbach, sustain it–as designers.