The Differences between Art and Design in Italy and China: Definition, Education and Practice

For a long time, people have never stopped studying the relationship between art and design, the two human spiritual creation activities. The Art emerging for the solution of spiritual forms and the Design for the solution of material functions have always been influencing each other. This article aims at investigating the contribution of the arts to contemporary design in Italy and China, in terms of cultural nurture, design education and design practice. The research focuses on the reflective dimension of the design process. By studying and understanding the art and design, it summarizes a set of critical research on design and puts forward new methods and theories for the future design culture.