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2026
May 29, 2026
Seoul Brand Goods Pop-up Store opened
May 2, 2026
DDP Children’s Design Festival held
Apr. 7, 2026
Seoul Design AI Video Contest launched
Apr. 3, 2026
DDPX Dongdaemun Super Pass relaunched
Mar. 24, 2026
Seoul Design Startup Center Dongdaemun Campus opened
Jan. 9, 2026
Dream in Light, DDP’s permanent nighttime program, continued year-round
2025
Dec. 31, 2025.
Seoul Light DDP: New Year Countdown presented
Dec. 18, 2025.
Seoul Light DDP 2025 Winter launched
Dec. 12, 2025.
Next Hi-Light, a group exhibition featuring emerging creators, opened at DDP
Nov. 7, 2025.
Season 2 of the DDP Rooftop Tour began
Oct. 24, 2025.
Seoul Design Award 2025 International Conference and Awards Ceremony held
Oct. 15, 2025.
Seoul Design Week 2025: Design, Designer, DesignLife opened
Sep. 26, 2025.
DDP Autumn Festival: Design Lounge launched
Sep. 1, 2025.
Design Miami.In Situ | Seoul opened
Aug. 28, 2025.
2025 DDP Design & Art presented
Aug. 28, 2025.
Seoul Light DDP 2025 Autumn launched
Aug. 14, 2025.
Spectral Crossings opened
Jul. 31, 2025.
DDP Summer Festival: Design Holiday launched
Jul. 31, 2025.
Seoul Light DDP 2025 Summer presented
Jun. 28, 2025.
DDPlay Busking, a participatory street performance platform, introduced
May. 23, 2025.
Seoul Design Foundation hosts <AI × Design Thinking> seminar with experts from Google and Stanford
May. 01, 2025.
<2025 DDP Spring Festival: Design Theme Park> opens
Mar. 27, 2025.
DDP Spring Rooftop Tour and Classical Concert held
Mar. 12, 2025.
<Seoul Light DDP> wins all three major global design awards
Feb. 21, 2025.
2025 DDP Innovation Project ‘New Perspective’ announced
2024
Dec. 31, 2024
<Seoul Light DDP: New Year's Day Countdown>
Dec. 19, 2024
<Seoul Light DDP 2024 Winter> held
Nov. 29, 2024
'Twinkle DDP' held
Oct. 25, 2024
Seoul Design Awards 2024
Oct. 17, 2024
Seoul Design 2024
Oct. 1, 2024
Inauguration of the 6th CEO (Cha Kang Heui)
Oct. 1, 2024
Establishment of the 6th Board of Directors (Chairman Kim Hyun Sun)
Aug. 29, 2024
<DDP Design & Art> / <Seoul Light DDP 2024 Autumn> held
Aug. 1, 2024
<2024 SEOUL CITY PICNIC> held
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. 1, 2024
Seoul Design Foundation - Korea Foundation signs MOU
May. 3, 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. 21, 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, 2022
Seoul Design Foundation declares ESG Management
July. 31, 2022
<DDP Archive Photo Book> Revision Published
May. 26, 2022
Held “Meta Horizons: The Future Now”,
the first special exhibition planned by
the DDP DesignMuseum
May. 5, 2022
DDP Spring Festival (DDP Design Amusement Park)
Mar. 29, 2022
Invitation of the head of the design group
to hold a business meeting in 2022
Jan. 1, 2022
2022 Establishment of
Safety Management Division


2021
Oct. 25, 2021
Launching of DDP metaverse
(via Zepeto)
Oct. 19, 2021
Hosting of DDP Design Fair 2021
Oct. 1, 2021
Inauguration of the 5th CEO
(Rhee Kyung-Don)
Oct. 1, 2021
Establishment of the 5th Board of Directors
(Chairman Kwon Yeong Geol)
May. 5, 2021
DDP Spring Festival (DDP Kids' World in May!)
Apr. 22, 2021
Grand opening of SEOUL ON virtual studio (DDP)
Mar. 26, 2021
Hosting of SEOULIGHT 2021
("Seoul Haemong II")

2020
Nov. 20, 2020
Held Seoul Design Week 2020
Nov. 9, 2020
Support for the design industry hit by COVID-19
Nov. 1, 2020
Held DDP Design Fair 2020
Oct. 30, 2020
Held the 2nd SEOULIGHT
Exhibition: DDP LIGHT ON
Mar. 31, 2020
DDP Design Museum Opening Special Exhibition
Feb. 17, 2020
Registered as a public museum
(DDP Design Museum: Class 1)
2019
Dec. 20, 2019
Held the 1st SEOULIGHT Exhibition
Dec. 4, 2019
Held DDP Design Fair 2019
Sep. 26, 2019
Held the 1st Human City Design Award
(Ceremony & Conference)
Sep. 20, 2019
Held Seoul Design Week 2019
Mar. 21, 2019
Celebrated the 5th Anniversary of DDP
2018
Sep. 17, 2018
Held Seoul Design Cloud 2018
(Seoul Design Week, Seoul Fashion Week,
Seoul Upcycling Week)
2017
Sep. 27, 2017
Opening of DDP design playground "Diki Diki"
Sep. 21, 2017
Held Seoul Design Week 2017
2016
Sep. 22, 2016
Held Seoul Design Week 2016
2015
Dec. 2, 2015
Held Seoul Design Week 2015
2014
Mar. 21, 2014
Grand opening of DDP
2013
Nov. 30, 2013
Completion of DDP
2009
Oct. 28, 2009
Opening of the Dongdaemun History & Culture Park,
and Opening Exhibition 'Seoul Colors & Seoul Story',
'Photo Exhibition of Seoul City Wall‘
Apr. 28, 2009
Opening of the DDP Information Center
2008
Dec. 16, 2008
Registration of the Seoul Design Foundation as a corporate bodyInauguration of the 1st Chairman of the Board, Dr. Kwon Young-Gull
Sep. 30, 2008
Enactment of the municipal ordinance for the establishment and administration of the Seoul Design Foundation

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