KUCHING: The inaugural Sarawak Design Week – a design-led expo that will bring together some of the most innovative and creative minds in the design industry, will be held here soon.
In a press statement, the organisers disclosed that it will take place from Feb 13-16 between 10am and 6pm at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK).
It is expected to be launched by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg on Feb 13.
The expo’s main showcase will be the SayD’Signers Pavilion where visitors will be able to view ‘bespoke’, ‘boutique’, and ‘solid’ design prototypes by young designers under the SayD’Signers Sarawak programme.
The organisers added that there will also be a section for designs produced under the SayD’Signers Link and Match (SLIM) programme, an international pavilion, children’s craft corner, crafts pavilion, as well as trade booths on the lower ground floor, where visitors can purchase design products from participating vendors.
There will also be a Speaker Corner, where visitors will be able gain knowledge on design from specially invited speakers from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Korea, and lucky draws at the end of the day.
“I am very excited about the Sarawak Design Week 2023 and am looking forward to this event, which we have meticulously planned for since many moons ago,” Saradec CEO, Dayang Nena Abang Bruce said in the statement.
” It’s a great platform to showcase our Sarawak design and especially the unique design prototypes by our SayD’Signers.
” Saradec, through this inaugural design-led expo, becomes a vehicle to promote our design to the international market. I hope that this event will spur greater growth in Sarawak’s furniture industry specifically and timber industry as a whole,” said Dayang Nena.
“The design week is also aimed at ultimately positioning Sarawak as a design hub in Malaysia,” she added.
Sarawak Design Week 2023 is organised by Saradec and Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia, endorsed by the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts (MTCP) as well as Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development, and supported by Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC).
Its strategic partners include Sarawak Timber Association (STA), Sarawak Furniture Industry Association (SFIA), Sarawak Tourism Board (STB), Tun Jugah Foundation, CENTEXS Commercial, University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kolej Komuniti, Ran & Nong Creations, Dr. Dorothy & Group, as well as involvement from the economic, trade, and tourism sectors.
