Creative & Design festival aims at sharing visions and achievements that revitalize the potentials of Bangkok
Bangkok Design Week (BKKDW) proposes the prominence of Bangkok’s design and creative works. Through these works, the festival presents ambitious ideas and new possibilities of Bangkok, now and in the future.
Celebrated in the creative districts, these creative works range from experimental pieces to the works with social and business impacts. With fun activities and memorable experiences, the festival is blended beautifully with the charm of Bangkok and attracts visitors from across the world to experience Bangkok’s latest happening.
BKKDW has long been a fixture on the Bangkok event calendar: it contributes to the growth of the creative industries and propels Bangkok to stand out as a UNESCO Creative City Network, Bangkok City of Design. The event is organized by Creative Economy Agency (Public Organization) or CEA, in collaboration with over 60 state agencies, public organizations, academia, and international institutions, as well as 2,000 designers and creative businesses, which draws an estimated number of 400,000 visitors at home and abroad.
With over 1,750,000 visitors and a total economic value of up to 1,368,000,000 baht generated in 5 times of the festival, BKKDW has been presenting new possibilities and significant potential of creators, entrepreneurs, public and private sectors, educational institutes, as well as various cooperation agencies, both domestic and international.
BKKDW is a growth engine for Thailand’s creative industries in a variety of ways, including showcasing creative businesses and designs, stimulating competitiveness, providing a local and international business networking opportunity, and generating economic momentum for downstream businesses such as marketing, printing, online media, galleries, cafes, restaurants, gifts & souvenirs, travel, hotels, and public transportation.
About CEA
Established on 14 August 2018, the organization formerly known as Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC) is now Creative Economy Agency (Public Organization): CEA. Under the supervision of the Office of the Prime Minister, CEA has taken on a stronger role in fostering the creative economy for the sustainable economic development of Thailand.
One of CEA’s missions is to put forth the development of the creative district. By promoting the district and its conducive atmosphere to new businesses, CEA is aiming to connect the local community with each stakeholder.
With creativity as a key driver for leveling up businesses and quality of life, CEA is tasked with enhancing the prominence and competitiveness of Thai entrepreneurs and the creative network to advance Thai creative industries.
Contact us
Creative Economy Agency (Public Organization)
The Grand Postal Building, 1160 Charoenkrung Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
(66) 2 105 7400 (Tuesday – Sunday | 10.30 – 19.00)
Design Up+Rising
Facing Challenges with a Positive Twist
8 — 23 Feb 2025
Today’s world is undeniably fragile, complex, and rapidly changing in almost every aspect. This new era has come to be called the ‘BANI World’ – Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear, and Incomprehensible. People are thus confused and vulnerable, both mentally and physically, and so develop negative attitudes towards themselves and their surroundings.
As the world becomes more chaotic, people grow increasingly stressed and anxious, discouraging them from thinking outside the box. Design becomes even more seen as being decorative and unnecessary for life and society. This, in turn, causes designers to lose their passion.
It is time for the design industry to demonstrate “what design can do” – how it can help people adapt, solve problems, and face these challenges.
Let’s work together to transform negative energy into a positive one, despair into hope, and challenges into solutions. Our goal is to make design play a more significant role in driving life, society, and cities forward like never before.
Bangkok Design Week 2025 (BKKDW2025) invites everyone in the design industry and other creative fields, as well as anyone who wants to create change, to rise up, view every problem from a positive perspective and to transcend limitations in unprecedented ways while elevating the value of design together.
‘Design Up+Rising: Facing Challenges with a Positive Twist’ by various approaches such as:
+ Optimism: Designing with Positive Mindset
Awaken positive energy and hope, creating endless new possibilities.
+ Cross-disciplinarity: Designing by Connecting Other Disciplines
Open-minded collaborations across various disciplines and creative fields.
+ Positive Force: Designing to Face Every Challenge
Splash positive energy, ready to fight and overcome limitations.
+ Disruption: Designing Beyond Conventions
Rise up to create new design trends, with courage to challenge conventional forms.
+ Power of Design: Designing with Purpose
Rise up to demonstrate the value of design, beyond beauty, to create positive impacts.
Let’s collaborate to create new movements that empower people with positive energy and fire up the design industry to its fullest potential. This will help fulfill the potentials of society and cities, preparing them to face future challenges.
Let’s rise up for an up+rising in design.