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About TCDC

TCDC Resource Center

TCDC (Thailand Creative & Design Center) was founded in June 2004, as one of five divisions under the aegis of the Office of Knowledge Management and Development (OKMD) within the Office of the Prime Minister. TCDC was established to serve as the country’s premier learning resource center for design and creativity, providing comprehensive knowledge of design-related matters.

TCDC: Center for Lifelong Learning
A “playground for creativity,” TCDC aspires to trigger creative thinking in Thai society and encourage Thai people to recognise the value of design. From exhibitions, lectures and workshops, to research facilities, TCDC offers activities and experiences that entertain as they educate and that foster imaginative thinking based on well-rounded knowledge.

TCDC View

A Place to Ignite Your Imagination and Inspiration
Exhibitions

The 800-square-meter exhibition area, designed to international museum standards, houses both a permanent exhibition and temporary exhibitions.
Permanent Exhibition
The 300-square-meter gallery is home to “What Is Design?”, an exploration of how ten countries renowned for their innovative design have each interpreted their cultural uniqueness into 20th century industrial design classics and presents the “genius loci” of industrial design in Thailand.
Temporary Exhibitions
The 500-square-meter gallery presents TCDC-sponsored and other international exhibitions. The goal is to foster design knowledge and inspire visitors by showcasing internationally acclaimed works of design, with detailed descriptions of their concept and origin.

Research Center for the Growth of Creativity
TCDC Resource Center

One of Asia’s largest design libraries, the TCDC Resource Center houses over 32,000 volumes of design publications, more than 210 periodicals, as well as over 3,000 items of design resources in multimedia formats (films, documentaries, and TCDC educational programmes on iPod and iPad). Three online database services on art history, design and marketing are available for members, along with information and news on social, cultural, economic, and political issues from around the world as well as other related subjects that help translate imagination and creativity into a variety of design works and concepts. In addition, the TCDC Resource Center offers facilities and services including reading rooms, multimedia rooms, online databases, weekend live music, and creative entertainment activities.
http://library.tcdc.or.th

Material ConneXion® Bangkok
Asia’s first innovative design materials library offers designers, students, and manufacturers the chance to explore materials used by leading international designers. With over 6,500 material samples used in the production of a wide range of products, Material ConneXion® keeps TCDC members abreast of new developments in the world of design materials. Material ConneXion® Bangkok is the fourth branch of Material ConneXion®, which has branches globally in New York, Milan, Cologne, and Daegu (Korea).
www.materialconnexion.com/th

miniTCDC
A learning center for regional creativity

Chiang Mai / Chiang Rai / Chonburi / Kamphaeng Phet / Khon Kaen / Mahasarakam / Nakhon Ratchasima / Nakhon Si Thammarat / Phetchaburi / Phitsanulok / Phuket / Songkhla / Ubon Ratchathani
Each miniTCDC offers a smaller version of TCDC’s facilities and services, consisting of a design library with a collection of 250 books and 12 material samples that rotates every semester and that provides access to an online material database. Mini-exhibitions also circulate among the nationwide network of miniTCDCs at 13 regional universities. Interesting lectures and seminars are also held at the miniTCDCs to allow students, faculty, and local entrepreneurs to access product design and development knowledge without having to travel to Bangkok.
http://library.tcdc.or.th/minitcdc/