我很高兴能够为中国领军的设计类学术期刊《装饰》有关英国设计的专题撰写引言。创意是英国在当今全球化语境中的竞争优势——而或许设计又是创意能够得到最明显体现的领域。在全球范围内,英国是设计产业最为成熟的国家之一,它建构在设计与创新之上,这种渊源可以追溯到18世纪中期皇室对开放式创新的支持,以及第一次工业革命中伟大的设计师与改革者,其中包括斯蒂芬森、布鲁内尔与泰尔福。 I am very pleased to be able to write an introduction to the topic of British design for the “China Decoration”, a leading academic journal in China. Creativity is Britain’s competitive edge in today’s global context - and perhaps design is another area where creativity can be most clearly manifested. Globally, the United Kingdom is one of the most mature countries in the design industry built on design and innovation dating back to the royal support for open innovation in the mid-eighteenth century and the greatness of the First Industrial Revolution Designers and reformers, including Stephenson, Brunel and Telford.