India's Largest Design Festival

8 DAYS . 25+ EVENTS

A FESTIVAL WITH A MISSION

Kerala's wealth of creative talent, strong technology and innovation ecosystem, and its nurturing creative environment position it as a potential global creative hub. The government's initiative to designate Kochi as a "Design City" by 2025 adds momentum to these endeavours. The upcoming fourth edition of Kochi Design Week , part of the Kerala Design Festival, is set to become India's largest design festival, featuring an extensive array of summits, installations, showcases, workshops, design fairs, and more. This festival, which unites various stakeholders including government, industry bodies, businesses and communities, will play a key role in shaping ecosystems to establish the state as a global creative hub and attract investments.

Festival Events

Design Summits

Design Installations

Design Fair

Workshops & Master Classes

Kerala Design Awards

Design Expo/Showcase

Design Challenge

Design Impact Projects

FESTIVAL SPEAKERS

Shri Pinarayi Vijayan

Shri Pinarayi Vijayan

Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala

P Rajeev

P Rajeev

Minister for Industries, Law and Coir, Goverment of Kerala

Hibi Eden

Hibi Eden

Member of Parliament

Dr. Rathan.U. Kelkar IAS

Dr. Rathan.U. Kelkar IAS

Secretary (Electronics & IT), Government of Kerala

S.D. Shibulal

S.D. Shibulal

Co founder, Infosys

Anoop Ambika

Anoop Ambika

CEO, Kerala Startup Mission

Pradyumna Vyas

Pradyumna Vyas

Senior Advisor, CII, Board Member of World Design Organisation, Former Director of NID

Paula Gazzard

Paula Gazzard

Hon Chair, World Design Council, UK

Prasanth Nair IAS

Prasanth Nair IAS

Civil Servant, Writer, Film Maker

Alain Lonay

Alain Lonay

Project Director, Renault, France

Eliza Easton

Eliza Easton

Deputy Director (Policy and Comms) Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, UK

Biren Ghose

Biren Ghose

Country Head, Technicolor India

Dr. Emma Roberts

Dr. Emma Roberts

Associate Dean for Global Engagement, Liverpool John Moores University

Srini Srinivasan

Srini Srinivasan

Former President, WDO COO, Design Innovation Institute, Shanghai, China

Alok Nandi

Alok Nandi

Designer, Former President IxDA Global

Pete Draper

Pete Draper

EVP Customer Production, Ryff

Rajib Ghosh

Rajib Ghosh

Human Centred Innovation and Experience Strategy Leader, Microsoft

Nitin Sethi

Nitin Sethi

Chief Digital Officer, Adani Group

Dhilip Kumar

Dhilip Kumar

Chief Design Officer/VP Products Byju's

V. Sunil Kumar

V. Sunil Kumar

MD, Asset Homes

Dr. Saji Gopinath

Dr. Saji Gopinath

Vice Chancellor, Digital University Kerala

Mithun Chittilappilly

Mithun Chittilappilly

Managing Director, V-Guard industries LTD

Santhosh Kurup

Santhosh Kurup

Chief Executive Officer, ICTAK

Ar. Tony Joseph

Ar. Tony Joseph

Principal Architect, Stapati

Bose Krishnamachari

Bose Krishnamachari

President, Kochi Biennale Foundation

Garima Babbar

Garima Babbar

Head Skills and Education, Adobe India

Andreas Schleicher

Andreas Schleicher

Institute for Information Design, Japan

Ajay Jain

Ajay Jain

Global Head of Design Strategy, Tata Motors

Anil Reddy

Anil Reddy

Founder and Design Director, Lollypop Design

Teresa Jacobs

Teresa Jacobs

Executive Director - Learning, ISDC, UK

Sonia Manchanda

Sonia Manchanda

Founding Partner, Spread Design

Mohit Soni

Mohit Soni

CEO, MESC

Kunal Raheja

Kunal Raheja

Design Evangelist, Strategic Development Manager, Adobe

Chaitanya Chinchlikar

Chaitanya Chinchlikar

Whistling Woods International

Easo Thampy Mathew

Easo Thampy Mathew

Senior Vice President, Aptech/Arena Multimedia

Sasi Kumar Raman Pillai

Sasi Kumar Raman Pillai

Executive Director, Visual Wizards Academy

Ashish S Kulkarni

Ashish S Kulkarni

Founder & CEO, Punnaryug Artvision Pvt Ltd & Chairman, FICCI AVGC-XR Forum

Robin Tommy

Robin Tommy

Innovation head - TCS

Aakash Kumar

Aakash Kumar

Design Head, Makemytrip, Founder UX Now

Akhauri P Sinha

Akhauri P Sinha

Managing Director, Framestore India

Tom Joseph

Tom Joseph

Director New Initiatives JAIN, ISDC

Rajan E

Rajan E

Vice President, PhantomFX

P Jayakumar

P Jayakumar

CEO, Toonz Media Group

Rajat Ojha

Rajat Ojha

CEO, Gamitronics

Mahesh L

Mahesh L

CTO, Asset Homes

Lijo Jose Pellissery

Lijo Jose Pellissery

Film Director

Aparna Balamurali

Aparna Balamurali

Actress, National Award Winner

Major Ravi

Major Ravi

Film Director

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Reach Us

Kochi Design Week Event Secretariate

MG Road Metro Station,
Kochi -682035

Contact Details

Phone: +91 7012158567

Email: [email protected]