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ddp is operated by the Seoul Design Foundation.

Welcome to Seoul Design Foundation.

History

Purpose of Establishment
Seoul Design Foundation was established to promote Seoul's design industry and spread its design culture through various projects and its usage of DDP to improve the quality of life of Seoul’s citizens as well as to advance Seoul's design competitiveness to global standards.

Present ~ 2010

2024

Jul.30, 2024 Seoul Design Foundation-Hansung Automobile-Korea Mecena Association Signs MOU on Trilateral Agreement

Jul.24, 2024 Seoul Design Foundation-Signed MOU for Dongdaemun Fashion Town Special Tourist Zone Council

Jul.01, 2024 Seoul Design Foundation - Korea Foundation signs MOU

Jun.17, 2024 Selected as an excellent institution for evaluating anti-corruption policies in Seoul in 2024 (Winning the Seoul Mayor's Award)

May.03, 2024 'DDP Spring Festival: Design Zoo' held

Apr.26, 2024 Display of posters commemorating the 10th anniversary of DDP's opening was held

Apr.26, 2024 DDP's 10th Anniversary New Slogan 'Amazing Tomorrow' Declaration Ceremony and Forum

Mar.21, 2024 10th Anniversary of DDP's Opening

2023

Dec.30, 2023 Design City Seoul Casebook 'Seoul Design, Unlimited Challenge' Published

Dec.21, 2023 Seoul Light DDP Winter 2023, DDP winter festival 2023

Dec.21, 2023 DDP 45133 exhibition opens, DDP 45133 NFT issued

Oct.24, 2023 Seoul Design 2023

Aug.31, 2023 DDP Autumn Festival 2023 (Design & Art)/ Seoul Light DDP Autumn

Jul.20, 2023 Winner of the Red Dot Design Award 2023

May.05, 2023 DDP Spring Festival (DDP Design Park)

Apr.14, 2023 Archive 'Design Seoul Story - 100 Years of Design' Opens

Apr. 20, 2023 Seoul Design Foundation-WTC Seoul Business Agreement (MOU) Signed
(Strengthening competitiveness of K-media art)

Apr. 19, 2023 Seoul Design Foundation-Devsisters Business Agreement (MOU) Signed
(DDP X CookieRun provides various citizen-experiential contents)

Apr. 17, 2023 Participating in DDP Brand Hall at Milan Design Week('23.4.17.~23)

Apr. 10, 2023 Seoul Design Foundation Signs K-Design Globalization Business Agreement
(Seoul Design Foundation,Korea Institute of Design Promotion(KIDP), Korea Craft and Design Foundation (KCDF), and Designhouse)

Mar.14, 2023 Held a meeting to find ways to win-win in the Dongdaemun area

Feb. 01, 2023 Seoul Design Foundation Signs Lotte Home Shopping Business Agreement

2022

Dec. 22, 2022Seoul Design Foundation declares ESG Management

July. 31, 2022<DDP Archive Photo Book> Revision Published

May. 26, 2022Held “Meta Horizons: The Future Now”,
the first special exhibition planned by
the DDP Design Museum

May. 5, 2022DDP Spring Festival (DDP Design Amusement Park)

Mar. 29, 20222022 Invitation of the head of the design group to hold a business meeting in 2022

Jan. 1, 20222022 Establishment of Safety Management Division

2021

Oct. 25, 2021Launching of DDP metaverse (via Zepeto)

Oct. 19, 2021Hosting of DDP Design Fair 2021

Oct. 1, 2021Inauguration of the 5th CEO (Rhee Kyung-Don)

Oct. 1, 2021Establishment of the 5th Board of Directors (Chairman Kwon Yeong Geol)

May. 5, 2021 DDP Spring Festival (DDP Kids' World in May!)

Apr. 22, 2021Grand opening of SEOUL ON virtual studio (DDP)

Mar. 26, 2021Hosting of SEOULIGHT 2021 ("Seoul Haemong II")

2020

Nov. 20, 2020 Establishment of Seoul Design Week

Nov. 9, 2020 Support for the design industry hit by COVID-19

Nov. 1, 2020 Held DDP Design Fair 2020

Oct. 30, 2020 Opening of the 2nd SEOULIGHT DDP LIGHT ON

Jul. 1, 2020 Opening of Seoul Design Incubating Center

Mar. 31, 2020 DDP Design Museum Opening Special Exhibition <Women in Design>

Feb. 17, 2020 DDP Design Museum Class 1 Public Art Museum Registration

2019

Dec. 20, 2019Held the 1st SEOULIGHT Exhibition

Dec. 4, 2019Held DDP Design Fair 2019

Sep. 26, 2019Held the 1st Human City Design Award (Ceremony & Conference)

Sep. 20, 2019Held Seoul Design Week 2019

Mar. 21, 2019Celebrated the 5th Anniversary of DDP

2018

Establishment of 2018 Seoul Design Cloud (Seoul Design Week, Seoul Fashion Week, Seoul Upcycling Week)Sep. 17, 2018

Establishment of the 4th Board of Directors
(Chairman Gang Byoung Gil)Apr. 16, 2018

2017

Sep. 27, 2017Opening of DDP design playground "Diki Diki"

Sep. 21, 2017Held Seoul Design Week 2017

Sep. 5, 2017Grand opening of the Seoul Upcycling Plaza

Sep. 3, 2017Opening of 2017 Seoul Biennale of architecture and urbanism

Mar. 31, 2017Completion of the Seoul Upcycling Plaza building

2016

Sep. 22, 2016 Held Seoul Design Week 2016

May 2, 2016 Introduction of Seoul Design Foundation's new CI

2015

Dec. 2, 2015Held Seoul Design Week 2015

Apr. 4, 2015Inauguration of the 3rd CEO (Mr. Lee Keun)

Jan. 16, 2015Establishment of the 3rd Board of Directors
(Chairman Ahn Sang Su)

2014

Mar. 21, 2014 Grand opening of the DDP

2013

Nov. 30, 2013Completion of the DDP (Dongdaemun Design Plaza)

2012

Mar. 5, 2012 Inauguration of the 2nd CEO (Mr. Baek Jong Won)

Jan. 6, 2012 Establishment of the 2nd Board of Directors,
Inauguration of Chairman Ahn Sang Su

2011

Sep. 6, 2011Opening of Seoul Design Support Center

2009 ~ Establishment

2009

Oct. 27, 2009 Opening of the Dongdaemun History & Culture Park

Jul. 1, 2009 Transfer of Design Strategy Business Team from the SBA
(Seoul Business Agency) Groundbreaking Ceremony of the DDP

Apr. 28, 2009 Opening of the DDP Information Center

Mar. 2, 2009 Establishment of the Seoul Design Foundation

Mar. 1, 2009 Inauguration of the 1st CEO (Mr. Shim Jae Jin)

2008

Dec. 16, 2008Registration of the Seoul Design Foundation as a corporate bodyInauguration of the 1st Chairman of the Board, Dr. Kwon Young-Gull

Sep. 30, 2008Enactment of the municipal ordinance for the establishment and administration of the Seoul Design Foundation

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