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 S/O/S
Secure Domestic / Outreach Opportunities / Sustainable Future
29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026
In a world spinning faster into deeper chaos and challenges, where global order fractures, the planet reaches dangerous extremes, and conflicts spill relentlessly into economic wars affecting us all, how do we survive together?
‘What can design do?’ The question has always been the heart of Bangkok Design Week, but this year it is more than just a question. It is a call to action for tangible solutions we can actually build.
Bangkok Design Week 2026 sends out the signal: DESIGN S/O/S – not a distress call, but an urgent call to be combat ready creatively. We are assembling an army out of creatives, designers, entrepreneurs, thinkers, dreamers, critics, connectors, makers and everyone who believes in the power of creative action. Time to load up your imagination, turn your creativity into a weapon, and confront endless crises with DESIGN S/O/S
Secure Domestic – Strengthen domestic markets
Outreach Opportunities – Connect globally
Sustainable Future – Lead tomorrow’s solutions with foresight
Combat ready for any crisis
Combat ready with people and technology as allies
Combat ready for everyone fighting to survive, businesses battling to thrive, cities leaving no one behind, and a planet thriving sustainably
Combat ready to unleash the full firepower of creative force
No more waiting for problems to strike. No more waiting for economies to recover. Act now. Activate your creative combat instincts and warrior spirit. Whatever your generation, whatever your backgrounds, join our DESIGN S/O/S mission.
Bangkok Design Week 2026 (BKKDW2026) launches its 9th edition from 29 January to 8 February 2026, under the theme Design S/O/S. Creative battlefields are activating across Bangkok, empowering professional and emerging talents from every discipline, armed with diverse weapons of ideas spreading citywide. The festival will forge new alliances, expand into global markets, and create proving grounds where bold ideas come to life. Together, we will build a city resilient and ready to face any challenge through the power of design.
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