Program Partner
BKKDW2025 Open Call
BKKDW2025 Open Call for Application are now closed.
Deadline: 30 September 2024 at 23:59 hrs.
BKKDW is a platform where creators can showcase their potential via designs and creative works in a variety of programs that blend well in the urban context.
Bangkok Design Week 2025 (BKKDW2025) will be held from 8-23 February 2025, with the theme “Design Up+Rising: Facing Challenges with a Positive Twist”. The event aims to showcase how creativity and design can make a difference, solve problems, and help us face the challenges in this chaotic world.
Bangkok Design Week 2025 (BKKDW2025) invites everyone in the design industry and other creative fields, as well as anyone who wants to make a change, to rise up, view every problem from a positive perspective and overcome limitations in unprecedented ways, while elevating the value of design. Our goal is to highlight a significant role of design in driving life, society, and cities to a greater degree.
BKKDW2025 will be held across the areas of various districts in Bangkok including Charoenkrung – Talat Noi, Yaowarat – Song Wat, Thonglor – Ekkamai, Phra Khanong – Bang Na, Phra Nakhon, Pak Khlong Talat, Khao San – Bang Lamphu, Siam – Samyan, Hua Lamphong, Bangkok Yai – Wang Doem, Bang Pho, and others. It is open for participation in various forms, including exhibitions, talks, workshops, events, music and performing arts, tours, markets, promotions, and projects.
Those interested in participating in the festival can see details of the application process and things to know below.
Why participate in BKKDW?
BKKDW is a platform where creators can showcase their potential via designs and creative works in a variety of programs that blend well in the urban context.
BKKDW welcomes everyone and every collaboration to take part in one of Southeast Asia’s biggest design festivals. Through a variety of activities, this will be a chance to showcase new ideas, potential, and possibilities to more than 400,000 visitors from various industries each year which will lead to meeting, exchanging, learning, and trading as well as be eligible to participate in business programs and networking events offered by the festival.
Additionally, all works that were submitted will be promoted through the festival’s online and offline platforms. They may also be chosen for interviews with the festival’s media and media partners from both domestic and international media outlets to become widely well-known.
What do you get from BKKDW?
What do you get from BKKDW?
Local and International Exposure
Become a part of the internationally renowned design festival.The program will be published to through the media both domestically and internationally, including the festival’s main communication channels such as festival maps, websites, Facebook, Instagram, as well as opportunities to be selected as Highlight Programs and recommended routes.
Funding and consulting support
Get financial support for your program and consultation from experts and experienced persons who attended world-class design weeks to help develop your skills and push your performance to the next level.
*Only the programs that have been selected to be co-developed with the festival.
Networking
Join networks, exchange and learn between creative people in various fields and other creative festivals such as the Chiang Mai Design Week and Creative Isan Festival.
Business & Market Opportunity
Participate in the Business Program to develop your business, widen your network of business contacts, meet potential investors and customers, and open up new local and international markets.
Contact us
For more information on participation of BKKDW, please contact: program.bkkdw@cea.or.th
