About APD
Asia Package Design Conference
APD is an international conference that aims to promote the development and exchange of package design in Asia. Since its establishment in 1993, the member organizations, namely Korea Package Design Association (KPDA), Shanghai Packaging Technology Association (SPTA), Taiwan Package Design Association (TPDA) and Japan Package Design Association (JPDA) have taken turns to become host countries for APD. For our 16th APD this year, we will be welcoming Thai Package Design Association (ThaiPDA) as a new member as we strengthen our network and solidarity in the region.On 18 November this year, for the first time in 11 years, Japan will be hosting APD in Nara city, a formal capital of Japan with a long history and rich culture. This will also be the first time APD is held online.
Anyone involved in the package design industry is welcome to join as a participant, regardless whether you are a JPDA, KPDA, SPTA, TPDA and ThaiPDA member or not.
History
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No.1
1993SeoulTraditional Culture and the Contemporary Package -
No.2
1994ShanghaiPeople, Packaging and the Market -
No.3
1995TaipeiThe Package and Environmental Preservation -
No.4
1997OsakaFood Culture and Package Design -
No.5
1998SeoulPackage Asia -
No.6
1999ShanghaiInnovation:Toward 21 st-century Desgin -
No.7
2002TaipeiThe Package and Environmental Preservation -
No.8
2004TokyoEnergy. Appeal. The Package -
No.9
2005SeoulThe Fusion of Time and Space -
No.10
2006ShanghaiOriginal Design and Environmental Ideals -
No.11
2008TaipeiPackage × Culture = the Economy -
No.12
2010TokyoFrom Asia to the World and from the World to Asia -
No.13
2013ShanghaiPackage -Science Technology and Culture -
No.14
2015SeoulSharing Insight in Packaging -
No.15
2017TaipeiTouch -感動- -
No.16
2021NaraThink Design Future