Bangkok Design Week (BKKDW) () is an annual event held to celebrate and promote design and creativity in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

. Supported by the

Creative Economy Agency The Creative Economy Agency (Public Organization) (CEA, ), is a Thai public organization tasked with the support and development of Thailand's creative economy. Established in 2018, the agency oversees the Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC ...

and

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is the local government of Bangkok, which includes the capital of Thailand. The government is composed of two branches: the executive (or the Governor of Bangkok) and the legislative (or Bangkok Metro ...

, the event was inaugurated in 2018 by the

Thailand Creative & Design Center Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC, ) is a public resource center in Thailand focused on the design and creative industries. It was founded in 2004 as part of the Office of Knowledge Management and Development, a government-owned public o ...

. In 2022,

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...

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".{{Cite web , title=เทศกาลงานออกแบบกรุงเทพฯ 2568 , url=https://www.bangkokdesignweek.com/bkkdw2025/ , access-date=2024-09-04 , website=เทศกาลงานออกแบบกรุงเทพฯ 2568 , language=th

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Design events Organized events in Bangkok Organized events in Thailand Festivals in Thailand Annual events in Bangkok

Overview

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