I have received the pleasure this year of being invited out to Seoul, South Korea for the first Art Toy Culture held at the newly constructed Dongdaemun Design Plaza also called the DDP.

DDP is a major urban development landmark in Seoul, South Korea designed by Zaha Hadid, with a distinctively neofuturistic design. This new landmark is the centerpiece of South Korea’s fashion hub. Dongdaemun, features a walkable park on its roofs, large global exhibition spaces, retail stores and restored parts of the Seoul fortress.

The DDP has been one of the main reasons for Seoul’s designation as World Design Capital in 2010. Construction started in 2009 and it was officially inaugurated on March 21, 2014. It is physically connected to Seoul Subway via Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station on Line 2, 4 and 5.