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Innovation in action: SLDF 2024 highlights why creative industries mean business
Championing 15 years of design and design thinking, the SLDF 2024 theme ‘Innovation Island’, spotlights the enormous potential of the...

Daily FT
Oct 11, 20244 min read


Fueling Innovation from Grassroots to Global
Sri Lanka, a nation bearing enough promise to go beyond the adversity it has faced—from the Easter attacks of 2019 to a major economic...

Daily Mirror
Oct 10, 20246 min read



Daily FT
Oct 9, 20240 min read


Fuelling innovation from grassroots to global
AOD’s Sri Lanka Design Festival 2024 to unveil ‘Innovation Island’ at Cinnamon Life – City of Dreams Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, a nation...

Daily FT
Oct 9, 20246 min read


Hunar TV, recognizes Sri Lanka Design Festival Spotlight Artist Anoma Wijewardene
Dhiraj Singh, co-founder of India based Arts and Culture Web Channel on interviews Sri Lankan Design Festival Spotlight Artist Anoma...

Amreeya Mowlana
Jan 27, 20211 min read


British Council to harness power of creativity with ‘Creative Economy for Sustainable Development’
Local and international creative industry leaders, policy drivers and academics gather via SLDF 2021, virtual edition, organised by the...

Amreeya Mowlana
Jan 25, 20214 min read


Fuel to female fire in tech and creativity
DesignTech Colombo conference at SLDF presented by SLASSCOM Women Technopreneurs Forum in partnership with AOD Sri Lanka Design Festival...
Sri Lanka Design Festival
Jan 13, 20215 min read


Changing the fortunes of Sri Lankan crafts Victoria Walker at SLDF 2021
Shining a spotlight on the need to preserve the cultural heritage of local artisans while empowering them through design Sri Lanka Design...
Sri Lanka Design Festival
Jan 12, 20213 min read


Why design sells: Impact of design in advertising unpacked at SLDF 2021
Sri Lanka Design Festival presented by AOD becomes the first major virtual platform of the year for the local ad industry to discuss its...
Sri Lanka Design Festival
Jan 12, 20215 min read


Inspired AOD Alumni poised to ‘Create an Impact’ at Sri Lanka Design Festival 2021
What advice would you impart on the next generation of fashion designers to inspire them to make a real impact and show off the true Sri...
Sri Lanka Design Festival
Jan 11, 20218 min read


Travel is not dead; but, it’ll never be the same again
Fresh in the light of the myriad complexities in navigating around the reopening of the island’s borders to international travel, it’s...
Sri Lanka Design Festival
Jan 11, 20216 min read


FLYING THE FLAG FOR CHANGE MAKERS AT SLDF 2021
KAVINDYA THENNAKOON IS A POSITIVE CHANGE-MAKER THAT LOOKS AT SOLVING PROBLEMS IN A PRACTICAL WAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION....
Sri Lanka Design Festival
Jan 10, 20215 min read


Chithrasena Legacy : Inspiring Story at Design Festival
In a world overrun with disasters of all kinds, including a global pandemic, it is important now more than ever that the arts and culture...

Amreeya Mowlana
Jan 10, 20214 min read


The Craft of Architecture - Ruchi Jeyanathan
Drawing parallels between traditional crafts and architecture and exploring the challenges both face in this age of extreme consumerism,...
Sri Lanka Design Festival
Jan 8, 20216 min read


Artist Spotlight of SLDF 2021 Anoma Wijewardene
SLDF 2021, billed as Sri Lanka’s first ever virtual design festival to showcase and highlight ‘Designed and Made in Sri Lanka’ will take...
Sri Lanka Design Festival
Jan 6, 20217 min read


SLDF, Sri Lanka Apparel and Mercedes Benz to showcase innovation
Future of fashion manufacturing: Design to sustainability to innovation, tech is re-shaping it all Mercedes Benz Fashion Talent showcase,...
Sri Lanka Design Festival
Jan 6, 20214 min read


“Sri Lanka has an answer and it’s coming from the village”
Sri Lanka’s new ‘economic trinity’ combining agriculture, craft and sustainable tourism, with the village as its centre Linda Speldewinde...

Amreeya Mowlana
Jan 5, 20216 min read


Legendary allure of SL’s gem and jewellery industry brought to new commercial focus at SLDF 2021
Sri Lanka Design Festival and AOD partner with Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association, to project the country’s historic gem and...

Amreeya Mowlana
Jan 5, 20214 min read


History and design: Making the connection
Architect Channa Daswatte talks about his short films on fashion and furniture that will feature at the first virtual Sri Lanka Design...

Amreeya Mowlana
Jan 5, 20214 min read


Sri Lanka’s first Virtual Design Festival – SLDF 2021
AOD is Sri Lanka’s pioneering design educator, an influential creative authority and most future ready design dynamic. Over the years it...

Amreeya Mowlana
Jan 5, 20213 min read
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