PAKK TAii DESIGN WEEK
Pakk Taii Design Week is an annual creative festival in the southern region. It acts as a platform to foster regional potential, develop the creative ecosystem, and connect creators from different creative industries in the area. The festival emphasizes the vital importance of fostering the identity and creatively enhancing the cultural capital of the southern region. Ultimately, this will enhance living quality, produce employment chances, generate business revenue, and increase competitiveness.
Pakk Taii Design Week 2023 (PTDW2023) will be launched for the first time during 12 – 20 August 2023, in Songkhla Province under the theme “The Next Spring”. The event aims to provide an open space for talented individuals in 14 southern provinces from various creative industries to showcase their works. Participants also include those involved in city development plans, the production sector, manufacturers, students, graduates, and local residents. Participants will get to join hands or even go home together to discuss ways in which they can add economic value to a multitude of existing cultural riches in a more modern manner. Elements that have been highlighted include food, local wisdom, buildings, and festivities. They will be promoted through creative ideas, ensuring that they will not remain stagnant while the identity will be maintained, creating balance between conservation and development, transferring the concept of the creative economy, improving living quality for the people, and offering new career opportunities. Other related aspects include increasing business hours suitable for the area and pushing forward the birth of the creative economy by encouraging expansion and development to make it attractive for living, investment, and travel.
About CEA
Established on 14 August 2018, the organization formerly known as Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC) is now Creative Economy Agency (Public Organization), or CEA. Under the supervision of the Office of the Prime Minister, CEA has taken on a stronger role in fostering the creative economy for the long-term and sustainable economic development of Thailand.
One of CEA’s missions is to put forth the development of the creative district. By promoting the district and its conducive atmosphere to new businesses, CEA is aiming to connect the local community with each stakeholder.
With creativity as a key driver for leveling up businesses and quality of life, CEA is tasked with enhancing the prominence and competitiveness of Thai entrepreneurs and the creative network to advance Thai creative industries.
Contact Us
Creative Economy Agency (Public Organization)
The Grand Postal Building, 1160 Charoenkrung Road, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500
(66) 2 105 7400 (Tuesday – Sunday | 10.30 – 19.00)
pakktaiidesignweek@cea.or.th
The South Turn!
17 – 25 August 2024
In recent years, a remarkable trend has emerged in Southern Thailand, with a growing number of young people returning to their hometowns from bustling metropolises. This homecoming has sparked a vibrant resurgence of creativity and community spirit, as Southern people of all ages unite to rediscover and celebrate the hidden gems of their region. And, they transform it, making it well-known and appreciated . They experiment with it, creating opportunities of concrete positive results for the city and expanding gradually.
Pakk Taii Design Week 2024 returns with a resounding theme: “The South’s Turn”. This year’s festival aims at supporting and expanding outstanding creative industries in the southern region and showcases a fusion of traditional wisdom and new design. It also promotes economic growth and enhances the quality of life for local communities through a diverse storytelling of assets, including: food, films, arts and crafts, and city development, which all contribute to the distinctive features of the southern region.
The festival presents an extraordinary opportunity to empower and elevate the creative minds of the South, fostering their growth and resilience. It is a chance to highlight the hidden potential of our Southern fellows, showcasing the endless possibilities to utilize the local assets, as well as driving the growth of the creative industry and propelling local talent to international recognition and establishing their place on the global stage.
To unlock the full potential of Southern cities and their creative communities, a comprehensive approach is required. This involves fostering knowledge and skill exchange, upskilling local talent, and showcasing the region’s rich tapestry through its vibrant creative industries. By highlighting Southern’s unique strengths in diverse fields such as cuisine, film, traditional way of life and wisdom, arts and crafts, and architecture. We can empower local via six key activities:
- Exhibition & Showcase
- Talk
- Workshop
- Activity & Event
- Performance & Show
- Promotion
“The South’s Turn:” It’s time for the South to let the world know once again that “the South’s uniqueness is second to none”