CITEM and KIDP launches first Philippines-Korea Design Sharing 2011

Nov. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), Korea Institute of Design Promotions (KIDP) and the Korea Design Firms Association (KODFA), in cooperation with the Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines (PDDCP) will be holding “The Philippines-Korea Design Sharing: Building Partnerships & Sharing Knowledge” on 17 - 18 November 2011 at the Manila Hotel.

The two-day seminar and workshop will focus on government design and policy, design/creativity, and food packaging. Target participants are design professionals, design students, government stakeholders and food exporters.

Among the speakers are Architect Joey Yupangco, Dean of the De La Salle College of St. Benilde School of Design and Arts, Head of Design Policy Planning Division of Korea Institute of Design Promotion Kim Yunjib, CEO of Cobliss Design Consulting House Simon Park, Chairman of the National Council of Industrial Designers of the Philippines Celino Santiago, CEO of Lee Graphics Inc. Lee Sookja, Emotion, Inc.’s strategic consultant Brett Choi, and 607, Inc. Senior Director of Planning and Development Young Kyung Jin.

The Design Sharing Project is a program established by the KIDP, a Korean government agency formed to promote the design industry, and is implemented in different countries in Asia. The objectives are to provide a platform for noted Korean design professionals to teach and foster design skills and expertise through free workshops and seminars, free consultations for SMEs and educational exchange programs.  

For more information, contact Ms. Dianne Molina at (02) 832-5039 or (02) 831-2201 extension 322; or e-mail creativeindustry@citem.com.ph.

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The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) is an export promotions arm of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry.