Shanghai Industrial Design Association (SIDA), supervised by Shanghai municipal commission of economy and information, was found in March, 1993. It is a cross-industrial, nonprofit and specialized corporate body which is voluntarily associated by product design enterprises and public institutions and professional designers including industrial designers, the former as the main part.

Nowadays, Shanghai Industrial Design Association (SIDA) is composed of member units and individual members, and we have two centers including Shanghai creative industry center and Shanghai creative design center. SIDA is consist of seven specialized committees including transportation vehicles, equipment manufacture, furniture design，ceramic design, young designers specialized committee, interaction design and international cooperation.