DDP hosts Seoul Design Week through 25 October

DDP is hosting Seoul Design Week from 14 to 25 October 2026, with the complex serving as the main venue for a 12-day programme across Seoul. The event is centred on exhibitions, markets, conferences and creative activities under the theme The Design Recipe.

Seoul Design Week continues at DDP until 25 October

Seoul Design Week is organised by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Design Foundation. The programme began on 14 October 2026 and continues through 25 October 2026 at DDP and other locations across the city, placing the Seoul venue at the centre of a wider design programme.

The operator describes the festival as a mix of design exhibitions, the DDP Design Fair, a Design Market, conferences and events. The official Seoul Design Week schedule lists the venue as DDP and locations across Seoul.

The remaining programme inside the current period includes the second weekend of Design Market from 23 to 25 October 2026. The market presents lifestyle, vintage, craft, fashion and jewellery creators, while exhibitions examine design practice, contemporary trends and exchanges between Korea and other countries.

DDP connects exhibitions with Seoul design districts

The festival links the building with design spaces in Dongdaemun, Yeonhui, Seongsu, Seochon and Apgujeong. Its Seoul Design Road programme introduces 150 design spots, extending the visit beyond the building and into different parts of the capital.

This citywide structure reflects the building's role as a cultural complex rather than a single exhibition room. The programme places exhibitions and markets inside DDP while connecting them with studios, cultural spaces and creative activity elsewhere in Seoul. The Seoul government programme notice identifies the Seoul Design Week venues and its five connected areas.

DDP was planned by Seoul City Hall in 2006 and opened on 21 March 2014. The official Seoul tourism guide describes it as a multi-purpose cultural space that has hosted exhibitions, fashion shows, product launches, forums and conferences since opening.

What remains on the programme at DDP

Design Exhibitions continue across several parts of the complex, including Oullim Square, Yigansumun Exhibition Hall, JANDI Sarangbang, Design Pathway, Design Pathway Gallery, Gallery Mun and Museum Hall 1. Listed projects include Collective Seoul, DESIGNER SCALE-UP, Studio Practice, itAliens: Unfamiliar Italy and FONDO, FOOD AS DESIGN.

The programme also includes a Young Designer Pavilion, where university student designers collaborate with companies. The Design Fair, which ran from 14 to 18 October 2026, brought together 79 Korean lifestyle brands, while the wider festival continues through 25 October 2026.

Visiting DDP: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Seoul Design Week runs at DDP and other Seoul locations from 14 to 25 October 2026. The Design Market's second weekend is 23 to 25 October 2026.
• Visitors will find exhibitions, markets, conferences and events, but programme conditions vary by activity and venue within the complex.
• DDP is at 281 Eulji-ro in Jung-gu, Seoul. Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station serves it on subway Lines 2, 4 and 5, with Exit 1 listed by the Seoul tourism guide.
• The complex includes exhibition halls, design pathways, public squares and a museum hall, so the programme is distributed across several indoor and connected spaces.

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Frequently asked questions about DDP

When does Seoul Design Week take place at DDP?

Seoul Design Week runs from 14 to 25 October 2026, with DDP as its main venue and other programmes across Seoul.

What is DDP?

DDP is a multi-purpose cultural complex that opened on 21 March 2014 and hosts exhibitions, forums, conferences and other cultural events.

Where is DDP and how do you get there?

It is at 281 Eulji-ro in Jung-gu, Seoul. Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station is served by subway Lines 2, 4 and 5.