AOD x SLDF 2025
Sri Lanka Design Festival 2025
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November 20 – 23 | Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams
Where Future Designers Meet Real-World Creativity
This year, Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) transforms Cinnamon Life into a live, multi-disciplinary creative space where design students, industry leaders, educators, and brands come together to inspire, innovate, and ignite a new future for Sri Lankan design.
At SLDF 2025, AOD — Sri Lanka’s pioneering design educator — brings its signature creative energy under one roof, offering the public a rare look into what it means to learn, live, and work in design today.
What to Expect
Experience real-time design processes across fashion, interiors, graphics, and digital media.
Explore the work of AOD’s graduating designers — industry-ready talent trained with global standards.
Witness the future of fashion as AOD designers present next-gen concepts on the MBFW runway.
Join immersive sessions, portfolio walkthroughs, and conversations curated by industry leaders.
Learn how AOD bridges education and enterprise — turning creative thinkers into globally relevant professionals.
Event Venue
Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams
November 20 – 23, 2025
Register Your Interest
Seats are limited — reserve your spot now to visit SLDF 2025 and get firsthand access to Sri Lanka’s most compelling design ecosystem.
Fill in your details to confirm your place.
You’ll receive a confirmation email with further updates once registered.
Who Should Attend?
💛 Aspiring design students (Ages 16+)
💛 Parents and guardians exploring creative education
💛 Schools and educational counselors
How to win exclusive invites to
MBFW SriLanka + Showcase at SLDF 2025
Option 1: Apply for Fashion Search 2025
Presented by AOD x Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Sri Lanka
Are you a young creative aged 15–20 with a passion for fashion? Whether you're sketching mini collections or crafting bold street style, Fashion Search 2025 is your chance to break into South Asia’s most influential fashion platform.
Application Process
1. Choose Your Category
Select one (or both) of the following:
💛 Spring/Summer 2026 Mini Collection
Submit one A3 sheet featuring 4–6 illustrated looks inspired by SS26 trends.
💛 Colombo Street Style
Submit 2–3 well-lit photos of a styled look (can feature yourself or a model) as if attending MBFWSL.
2. Create & Compile Your Entry
💛 Upload your work from this google form below. [ Upload as files as PDF (for collection) or JPEG/PNG (for styled photos), under 10MB each]
Application Deadline
16th November 2025
What Happens Next?
💛 Shortlisted applicants will be notified.
💛 Selected entries will be showcased at SriLanka Design Festival 2025.
💛 Winners will receive official certificates, MBFWSL exclusive invites, and mentoring or scholarship pathways with AOD.
Need Help?
For inquiries, partnerships, or assistance:
💛 Call or WhatsApp: 074 1120 276
💛 Email: nonimi@aod.lk
Option 2: Apply for Design Search 2025
Powered by AOD x SLDF
The world needs creative heroes.
Choose one challenge that inspires you — and design something that changes the game for your community.
Challenges You Can Take On
1. Public Transport
Every day, millions commute across Colombo under stressful, overcrowded conditions.
Your Task: Design a solution that makes commuting easier, safer, and smarter. Help people embrace shared transport and reduce the stress of daily travel.
2. Food for the People
Many urban neighborhoods struggle to access fresh, healthy food.
Your Task: Create innovative ways to make nutritious food more available and accessible — through design ideas like pop-ups, delivery systems, or digital tools.
3. Urban Housing
Unsafe and cramped living spaces are a growing challenge in Colombo.
Your Task: Reimagine how people live — using sustainable, creative, and practical design solutions such as recycled materials, modular builds, or 3D printing.
How to Approach Your Challenge
Step 1: Choose Your Challenge
Pick the problem that moves you.
Step 2: Execute
Create a poster that raises awareness and inspires change.
Keep your concept clear, bold, and impactful.
Step 3: Submit
Complete your online application using the link below.
Applications close at midnight on 16th November 2025
Contact Us
WhatsApp / Call: 074 1120 276
