World Design Market 2009_Seoul


DatesOctober 9(Fri) ~ 29(Thur), 2009, for 21 days
VenueAir Dome at Jamail Main Stadium
Target ParticipantsLeading design experts, corporations and organizations from home and abroad
Features
- Design showcases, Marketplace, Business programs
- A design marketplace where creative design works by Korean emerging designers and foreign designers alike are on display and sale.
- An international venue to accommodate design exchanges and business activities
Sponsors
Sponsors
Floor Plan
Floor Plan
Sections
- Foreign Designers¡¯ Mart :
¡¤ An international design marketplace to showcase design works by emerging foreign designers. This year mark the second event following the success in 2008.
¡¤ Many international designers from different national backgrounds present and sell their own creations.

- Seoul Young Designers¡¯ Mart
¡¤ 60 teams of up and coming designers from Seoul and other Asian regions present and sell their original design goods.

- Design Brand Mart
¡¤ Global top design brands illuminate the design industry¡¯s Today.
¡¤ About 10 name design brands present and sell their products

- Designware Mart
¡¤ A wide array of design tools and wares are on display, inviting visitors to test the exhibit items at first hand and explore the potential usages.
¡¤ Designware manufacturers and distributors from home and abroad are present at the show.

- Designtag
¡¤ Design items for sale on designtag, an online design shop are displayed.
¡¤ Premium product lines will be highlighted.

- Designboom Mart
¡¤ About 100 design items are on display and sale.
¡¤ All proceeds will be donated to a UN agency.

- Design Who¡¯s Who
¡¤ Seoul-based, leading design firms showcase their capability and recent projects to domestic and foreign visitors.
¡¤ It aims at encouraging B2B business activities

- New Design Materials - Materia
¡¤ Materia, a global renowned knowledge center of new design materials, presents innovative design materials.

- New Design Materials - Material Platform 2009
¡¤ Newly developed materials and their applications
¡¤ A design workshop or competition with the theme of eco-materials

- Design Plaza
¡¤ A space to accommodate business talks and designers¡¯ party
¡¤ Located in the center of the WDM 2009 venue, it will serve as a center for design communications.

- Design Events
¡¤ Cart event
¡¤ Coupon event
¡¤ Shopping bag event
Inquiries for ParticipationSeoul Design Center Tel. +82-2-747-9100