For Immediate Release February 6, 2019

THE 3rd DESIGN WEEK ADDIS ABABA (DWAA) LAUNCHES Feb.

11-17th

2019 WITH A FULL LINEUP OF EVENTS & ACTIVITIES FOR DESIGN LOVERS

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – Wednesday, February 6, 2019 – In strategic partnership with Tourism Ethiopia, Design Week Addis Ababa (DWAA), the leading creative festival in East Africa, launches with a full program of events across a variety of disciplines and features a diverse array or creative collaborators and programming partners.

The second weekend of February (11th - 17th, 2019) will mark the third local edition of the annual Design festival, a multi-disciplinary event that celebrates innovation across a variety of industries, including technology, fashion and textiles, food and gastronomy, architecture and urban planning, industrial design and interiors, visual communication, as well as, art and multi-media.

Founded by author and creative director Metasebia Yoseph in 2014, DWAA was established in an effort to provide an international platform for creative industries and entrepreneurs in Ethiopia, while promoting the advancement of Addis Ababa as a global design capital. It also advocates for the implementation of projects that incorporate a design-centered approach to Ethiopia’s development challenges, which Yoseph describes as, “development by design.” Since launching in 2015, DWAA has been invited and hosted at the London Design Festival and Downtown Design, during Dubai Design Week. DWAA has also recently been accepted as a member of the World Design Weeks, which will only further the reach of this growing international platform.

Design Week Addis Ababa (DWAA) is quickly becoming a “destination event”

says Lensa Mekonnen, CEO of Tourism Ethiopia. “This festival does a great job of activating the city while providing exciting opportunities for creative and cultural exchange”.

This year, DWAA continues its support of the creative community through lectures, workshops, trainings, and events that enhance the true potential of African ingenuity. Design Week Addis Ababa is made possible through cooperative partnerships with both local and international organizations including strategic partnerships with: Tourism Ethiopia, Kana Television, Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa, Heineken, Zeleman Communications, Advertising, and Productions, and ETTA. As well as, creative collaborations with Flawless Events, Neumek, Rainbow Bed, Foam & Beyond, Village, High Altitude Kitchen, Elite Events, Kuncho, Nairobi Design Week, NEON, the British Council, Design Social Club and the Alliance Ethio Française.

Full Schedule of Events February 11 -17, 2019

To learn more about the event

Visit http://designweekaa.org/

Follow @designweek_aa on Twitter / Instagram #DWAA2019 #DesignLovers

Find the Design Week Addis Ababa page on Facebook

Contact designweekaa@gmail.com for additional information.