ddp design fair

As soon as we announced the start of the 2023 DDP Design Launching Fair, the invisible shouts and cheers of Korean makers and designers quickly turned into the highest participation rate ever, with a record-breaking 418 teams participating. Soon after, we held a workshop orientation on April 27 and 28, where designers and makers met face-to-face for the first time. After an informative lecture by the curators, they mingled, shared their thoughts, ideas, and directions, and began a pleasant search for matchmaking.

Before meeting on-site, they were able to see which designers and makers were participating through the online DDP Design Launching Fair matching platform (https://ddpdesignfair.or.kr) by viewing their portfolios, and were able to confirm their mutual interest by pressing the "Request a Match" button for the team they wanted to work with. Through online matching, on-the-spot matching in person, and curatorial matching, a total of 282 teams were ultimately matched. As the participation rate of makers is relatively low, there are cases where one maker team is matched with several designers, but this is the moment when the skill of Korean makers shines! As one maker said, "I'm looking forward to working with designers in various fields," and it is clear that valuable products for the world will be created that have never existed before.

You can check out the portfolios of the participants on the website (https://ddpdesignfair.or.kr), and the 5th edition of the fair will be held at DDP from October 24 to November 2, alongside Seoul Design 2023.