As a result of design system revolution of human beings, design movement and design criticism make up a very important power to promote adjustment and revolution of design system The work aims to analyze the design movement in design history to explain the role and significance of design mowement in design criticism from the perspective of ecology theory. Design movement not only relates to design production, but also runs through design criticism, design appreciation and design consumption. As a planned, organized, targeted public activity, the criticism, supass and change demand of design movement for dcsign situation and the symbiotie relationship among subject, object, target and means contribute to intrinsic requcst of design movement involved in design criticism. These intemal qualities of design mowement form important model and driving force in carrying out design criticism. However, dynamicity of design system and niche of design movement in diferent historical periods make design movement present the diversity and similarity. Therefore, the discussion on these laws is of important practical significance for Chinese contemporary design.