After taking you on a reflection trip of what’s been happening in the past years, followed by the near future trends forecast and learning about the theme and key idea behind “Co With Creation”. Now, it’s time to talk about the 5 main topics in Bangkok Design Week this year. The earlier you know them the better because every topic is important in the present and it will shake up your life one way or another. 

 

Get ready to explore these 5 main topics in Bangkok Design Week happening in 5-13 February 2022 under the theme “Co With Creation”.

 

Co With Space 

‘Space’ is an important topic where Bangkok Design Week has been looking at since the early years of the festival. How does the idea of space change? What kind of living space post-Covid-19 would be from the impact of the past year? What will the community and public spaces become at times when everyone yearns for human interactions and at the same time is still concerned about health safety? What is the Covid impact on the economy and how it changes our city? What’s the balance between preserving the old and developing the new? Can nature play a role in revitalising the city and human mind and feeling?

 

Discover many programs that question the possibilities of space in many forms from designers who work with city and space. Explore the challenge in spatial design in the future and get excited about revitalising city space with designs.

 

Co With Mental Health

‘Designs to address mental issues’ is another topic Bangkok Design Week wants to present this year. Because this major issue is a result of the two years long lingering crisis and is something like an undercurrent that many don’t realise happening. It also has a big impact on society if left untreated. How does design help people to become more aware of the importance of mental illnesses that are becoming a big issue in the present? How does design help heal and relieve stress and create happiness, relaxes anyone in this crisis? What kind of city designs help shield people’s mental health and sustainably take care of societal health?

 

Feel the possibilities from many programs that bring together designs incorporating mental health and let you explore your mind and learn how to be a safe zone mental to people around you. 

 

Co With Eco

‘Environmental crisis’ is no longer about the future, it’s happening now and has gotten worse rapidly due to the crisis in the past two years. This is our responsibility as global citizens. How do designs help slow down this crisis? How would design ideas help create a circular and sustainable environment? How could innovations help reduce waste, the burden to the earth and change it into something more useful? Can new technologies and platforms become a part of creating sustainability? 

 

Discover and be inspired by the ideas from designers about the ways to solve environmental issues. Through many programs in the festival this year, designers and creators show us that you can also take part in helping to solve this global issue.

 

Co With Culture

When questioning slowly melts away the frozen culture, opening up the space for people in the society to present more ideas. Open a place where it can be adjusted to make it better, changed to fit the period and added to bring more values, leading us to the numerous possibilities and key questions on how design can help present culture in a contemporary way? What kind of creative ideas can help boost the worth and economic value of the existing cultural ingredients? How can designers utilise local resources and wisdom to the highest of their ability?

 

Get excited with the design works that invite you to crack the code, interpret and retell culture in many ways, showing you ‘culture’ has changed.

 

Co With Future 

In the times where new things happen daily, instead of running away from what we’re not used to, try to get to know it once more. To prepare for the upcoming future and if you are a creator you will want to know how these new techs right now and in the future can help add to creativity? What design directions do innovations and tools change in the future? What will become of the creative and design process in the future and what will be the following impact of this technology change? 

 

Beam through to learn about what’s coming in the near future with the design works that utilise technology as their main ingredient, ready for you to be the first to ‘co-operate’ with the future.

 

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