The Seoul Design Foundation was initially proposed on November 20, 2008 by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in order to promote design industry.
This group of design experts, launched on March 2, 2009, is run by direct endowment from the Seoul City.
In 2015, the Seoul Design Foundation will implement various projects to promote Seoul’s design industry and spread design culture with its monumental multipurpose complex Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP). DDP aims to become the hub of global design
•Title: Seoul Design Foundation
•Location: 3F,9F, Yeonho Bldg., 21-1, Seosomun-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul
•Objectives: Seoul Design Foundation aims to strengthen Seoul’s design capacity by unfolding various projects to promote Seoul’s design industry and spread design culture based on its flagship facilities, the Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park.
•Established: 16 December 2008 (Initiated: 2 March 2009)