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Survival and Evolution : Design Conference For the first time this year, the Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP)’s Design Korea and the Seoul Design Festival have jointly organized an international conference under the theme “Survival and Evolution.” A total of seven speakers will take the stage in line with this theme. The conference will […]
Seoul Design Festival is a design-specialized exhibition based on contents accumulated by DESIGN magazine since 1976 and networks of domestic and foreign design industry. The first Seoul Design Festival was held in 2002. Seoul Design Festival is designed to enhance design competitiveness of domestic and foreign brands by showing design trends along with corporate brands […]
DDP Design Fair will be held from October 15 to 19, 2025, at DDP (Dongdaemun Design Plaza) in Seoul. DDP Design Fair is a platform where design studios, design brands, and renowned companies showcase their design products. It’s the buzzworthy place that provides a unique opportunity to launch a new product, service, or idea. Entrepreneurs […]
The Seoul Design Award honors designers who have ingeniously tackled everyday challenges, fostering a harmonious and sustainable relationship between people, society, and the environment. Since its inception in 2019, the award has discovered design solutions that enhance urban living globally. Subsequently, it has consistently showcased public design solutions driven by collaborative efforts to address common […]
Marking its 22nd anniversary this year, Design Korea will take a step closer to the growth and innovation of the design world as an exhibition specializing in design business. Design Korea 2024 aims to share future design trends that lead innovation growth in rapidly changing industrial environments such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Transformation […]
The Seoul Design Award is an international accolade promoting sustainable daily life, aligning closely with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set forth by the United Nations. The Seoul Design Award is given to designers or organizations whose projects have contributed to a sustainable daily life that aims for a harmonious relationship between people, society and […]
Seoul Design 2024 will kick off on October 17 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul. Already recognized as the city’s premier MICE festival, this 11th edition stands out with its theme, “/imagine Tomorrow.” The focus is on predicting and envisioning, through design, how artificial intelligence (AI) will transform the future of everyday life. WDO […]
We are announcing our annual design fair, DESIGN KOREA 2024 - hosted by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by Korea Institute of Design Promotion. DESIGN KOREA is a comprehensive design fair that shares future design trends driving innovative growth in the rapidly changing industrial environment, including AI (Artificial Intelligence) and DX (Digital […]
KIDP is hosting the inaugural "The 1st Future Design Forum" this year to commemorate World Industrial Design Day. This forum will be held annually on June 29th to align with the celebration of World Industrial Design Day. This year's theme is "The Future of Design in the AI Era," where we will present the latest […]
The Seoul Design Award is a non-profit honor that has attracted entries from 62 countries. It is esteemed by international experts as a prestigious platform that highlights the impact of socially transformative designs and celebrates designers committed to their social responsibilities. We cordially invite designers who are actively shaping a brighter future in our ever-evolving […]
Design festival Design Korea returns in 2022 for its 20th edition with the theme Mega Impact Design Trend 2023 and Beyond. This year's theme explores trends for the upcoming year within the programme of events, including exhibitions, international conferences and publications. Design Korea showcases around 2,000 products from 500 global designers, also functioning as a […]
The 3rd Human City Design Award, which is hosted and organized by the Seoul Design Foundation, dedicated in solving complex issues in our lives through creative design, and presents a new vision, encouraging designers who contributed to the formation of harmonious and sustainable relationships with human, society, environment, and nature. After careful deliberation of the […]
The DESIGN KOREA FESTIVAL (DKfestival), a leading design exhibition/convention event in Korea, will be held in Seoul this October. The application for participating companies and designers will start from April via the DKfestival website. Website WDO Member: KIDP
In 2018, Seoul City declared itself the “Human City Design Seoul.” The Human City Design Seoul Declaration pursues the common goal of a sustainable urban ecosystem aiming for a harmonious relationship between people and the environment. The Seoul Metropolitan Government launched the international Human City Design Award in 2019 to celebrate designers or groups that […]
The Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP) is calling for companies interested in providing internship opportunities to young and competent Korean designers for this year’s Global Design Internship (GDI) Programme. Participating companies will be matched with Korean design interns who are financially supported by the Korean government and KIDP. The GDI Programme provides both on-site […]
Application submissions for the Good Design (GD) Selection, a design award hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (Korea) and organized by the Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP), will be from May 1 until June 30. This award is one of the most prestigious design awards in Korea, which has been held […]
The Outdoor Design Award is a global award hosted by Designsori Co.,Ltd, a design content marketing group known for having the best screening and judging system in Asia. Our goal is to discover and promote novel and practical outdoor product designs, environment designs, and services in compliance with Glocalization in the post-COVID19 world. Professor Ken […]
This competition is open to anyone in the world and will host designs from four different categories; Industrial, Space/Architecture, Communication, and Social Impact. Designers, design institutes, design studios, and students can all partake in this event. The competition will have 40 judges from 13 different countries around the world. All of them are renowned designers […]
The Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP) is hosting DESIGN TREND Webinar 2021, free of charge. Invited design and trend experts will share their insights and perspectives on the latest trends on design, technology and CMF, as well as challenges we are faced with and the counter strategies. Please note that pre-registration is required to […]
2020 Design Korea International Conference will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19 via online streaming, free of charge, as part of Design Korea Festival(DKfestival). This conference is expected to serve as a meeting place for a global sharing of insights, with six prominent specialists from five countries - Korea, the USA, the UK, France, and […]
