Chiang Mai Design Week
Chiang Mai Design Week (Thai: เทศกาลงานออกแบบเชียงใหม่) is an annual event held to celebrate and promote design and creativity in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Supported by the Creative Economy Agency, it was Thailand's first design week. In 2017, UNESCO designated Chiang Mai as a Crafts and Folk Art Creative Cities Network. The inaugural event was held 6 - 14 December, 2014 by the Thailand Creative & Design Center. In 2021, the event was hosted under the theme "Co-Foward" during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the event was hosted under the theme "Transforming Local: Adapt / Enhance / Local / Grow". The 2024 event will be hosted under the theme "Scaling Local: Creativity, Technology, Sustainability". Chiang Mai Creative City Bangkok Design Week Pakk Taii Design Week