Design Centre of the CCC

The Design Centre is the crystallising point of the activities of the Cambodian Craft Cooperation. After a fundamental renovation and conversion of the historical building of the "old museum" at the pagoda Wat Phnom, the famous landmark of the town Phnom Penh, the Design Centre was opened in January 1999. It is a training centre for SME with office units, conference rooms, a multifunctional workshop and a showroom for exhibiting craft products.

Opening ceremony in presence of: Mr. Schleyer, General Secretary of the Confederation of German chambers of Trade & Crafts, H.E. Dr. Dr. H. Loeschner, German Ambassador, H.E. Chea Sopahar, Governor of Phnom Penh, Mr. K.-J. Wilbert, Chief-Executive Director of the Chamber of Trade & Crafts Koblenz

Visit of the Crafts Gallery at the Design Centre: H.E. Dr. Loeschner (German Ambassador to Cambodia), Seung Kimyonn (CCC executive director), H.E. Sok An (Co-Minister at the Cambodian Council of Ministries), Martina Dempf (jewellery designer, Germany)

The Design Centre as a multifunctional building offers following facilities:

• Office of the CCC Secretariat
• Meeting rooms
• Facilities for technical workshops for CCC members as silversmiths, ceramic producers and silk weavers and for management training
• Department for domestic whole sales and exports of CCC members
  
• Sales shop for visitors with products from CCC members
• Facilities for exhibitions and meetings

The crafts gallery offers a wide range of products of certified quality

Pottery training centre with gas fired kiln