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

Chiang Mai Chiang Mai, sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, second largest city in Thailan ...

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. Supported by the

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, it was Thailand's first design week. In 2017,

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designated Chiang Mai as a Crafts and Folk Art

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Overview

The inaugural event was held 6 - 14 December, 2014 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 2021, the event was hosted under the theme "Co-Forward" during the

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. In 2023, the event was hosted under the theme "Transforming Local: Adapt / Enhance / Local / Grow". The 2024 event will be hosted under the theme "Scaling Local: Creativity, Technology, Sustainability".{{Cite web , title=SCALING LOCAL: Creativity, Technology and Sustainability , url=https://www.chiangmaidesignweek.com/en/cmdw2024/content/102420 , access-date=2024-09-04 , website=SCALING LOCAL: Creativity, Technology and Sustainability , language=en

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Festivals in Thailand Organized events in Thailand Design events Culture of Chiang Mai

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