Promotion: design festival Seoul Design returned to the city's Dongdaemun Design Plaza this month with a 10-day programme of exhibitions and events, offering a survey of South Korea's design landscape.
Under the theme of Valuable Life, the event aimed to explore how designers and brands can help to forge a sustainable future.
Seoul Design 2023 took place from 24 October to 2 November
Between 24 October and 2 November, Seoul Design 2023 presented 20 different programmes, including exhibitions, the DDP Design Launching Fair, the Seoul Design Conference and a makers market with more than 300 stalls ? the largest in the history of the Dongdaemun Design Plaza.
Most notably, the festival brought together young designers, makers and companies, pooling their knowledge to create a range of innovative products. The festival programme included a series of exhibitions
The results were on show as part of the Corporate + Young Designer Brand Exhibition, which saw students from nine different South Korean design schools paired with 13 different companies including the BMW Korea Future Fund and Korean beauty giant Amorepacific.
Among the resulting products was a hair care tool that works with existing hair products, a range of products made from automobile waste and refill stations for reusable products.
The Design Launching Fair showcased projects by makers and designers
Meanwhile, collaborations between designers and small business owners were on show as part of the DDP Design Launching ...