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Bangkok Design Week
เทศกาลงานออกแบบกรุงเทพฯ
GenreDesign Festival
FrequencyAnnually
Inaugurated2018
Previous eventJanuary–February 2024
Next eventFebruary 2025
Attendance400,000
Organised byCreative Economy Agency
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Bangkok Design Week (BKKDW) (Thai: เทศกาลงานออกแบบกรุงเทพฯ) is an annual event held to celebrate and promote design and creativity in Bangkok, Thailand. Supported by the Creative Economy Agency and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the event was inaugurated in 2018 by the Thailand Creative & Design Center. In 2022, UNESCO designated Bangkok as 'Creative City of Design'.

Overview

The inaugural 2018 Bangkok Design Week was hosted under the theme "The New-ist Vibes", seeking to promote local creative businesses across five areas: Charoen Krung, Klong San, Sam Yan, Rama 1 and Sukhumvit.

In 2024, the event was hosted under the theme "Livable Scape: The More We Act, the Better Our City”, seeking to improve public infrastructure and utilities in Bangkok.

The 2025 event will be hosted under the theme "Design Up+Rising".

See also

References

  1. ^ Norapoompipat, Apipar. "Creating the future". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  2. "Charoen Krung gets creative". nationthailand. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  3. "How Bangkok is blossoming into a magnet for young creatives". Travel. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  4. ^ "Bangkok Design Week 2024: Creating a "Livable Scape"". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  5. ^ "Bangkok Design Week sets the stage to amplify govt's soft power agenda". nationthailand. 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  6. "New ways of life". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  7. "City Branding Bangkok as Creative City of Design". aior. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  8. "Bangkok Design Week 2024 is taking over 15 creative districts this weekend". Lifestyle Asia Bangkok. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  9. "Bangkok Design Week 2024 takes place from Jan 27 to Feb 4". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  10. "เทศกาลงานออกแบบกรุงเทพฯ 2568". เทศกาลงานออกแบบกรุงเทพฯ 2568 (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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