Bangkok Design Week returns with the important mission, to always push forward the creative economy and support the creative potential. The Bangkok Design Week takes the role to be the space to unleash the creators’ potential. Being a space for networking and connecting designers and entrepreneurs together. We also encourage everyone to ask questions and find the answers together on interesting issues. Push the economy forward with designs towards the goal, by making designs and creativity about everyone, not limited to only the ones in the fields.

 

We cannot deny, the most important issue the world is facing this year is the Covid-19 effects. In the future, there will be even more challenges no one expects ahead waiting for us. Bringing us to the question ‘What’s the key to our survival from the present challenges and new problems in the future ?’

 

Our answer is to “Co-operate”. Lead us to the idea behind this year’s festival.

 

Why “Co” ?

Making preparations ahead to handle any circumstances and searching for ways to happily live in the new normal world is the main focus for the world this year. The more challenges, the more experts in more fields are needed. We cannot rely on only one anymore. We need every expert to co-operate and utilise their expertise and creativity to think, create, and survive the one big issue. This may be the start of something new that is yet to be discovered and create results that take us further.

 

What do we “Co-operating” with this year at the festival ?

Among the surrounding challenges, there are 5 main areas present this year at the festival.

 

1.Co with Space

Tackling challenges Covid-19 and more in the future throw at us with spatial design. Through exploring new possibilities of living space in a time where health safety is the top priority and redefining the meaning of public space on the days where many yearn for socialising and nature.

 

2.Co with Mental Health

When mental health is as important as physical health, how are designs able to heal and send messages about mental issues to a wider audience and alleviate the issues brewing in society ?

 

3.Co with Eco

When Covid-19 accelerates ecological issues twofold, we searched for creative ideas that help find ways to slow down the time of crisis and compensate nature and the environment as much as we can.

 

4.Co with Culture

Pick up and challenge culture from its frozen state, turn it around, reinterpret and present it in a different light. Using designs and creativity to add value to the local resources around us that may have been overlooked and gradually disappearing. Make it shine and become valuable economically again.

 

5.Co with Future

Now that technology is changing our way of living in every dimension. In the midst of this fast-paced movement, how do we bring creativity in to create a chance and new possibilities ?

 

We cannot go without mentioning co-operating with you, because everyone is an important part of the festival. This year we would like to invite you to explore and ideate together in Bangkok Design Week 2022 “Co With Creation” during 5-13 Feb 2022.

 

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