Founded in 2014 by Nanpat Poolsawad in Sub Sri Chan, a small village in Isaan, the northeast of Thailand. NUAYNARD started out as a design studio for skincare products, which are handmade using only natural local resources including fresh rain and spring water. Over the past five years their collaborations with village people have deepened …
Established in 2008 by Decha Archjananun and Ploypan Theerachai, THINKK is a Bangkok-based design studio with projects ranging from small desk accessories to hotel decoration. Apart from their studio works, they help local craft communities to develop products, curate an exhibition, and consult design brands. Since 2010 they have earned several awards internationally including three …
Based in Bangkok Thailand, Saruta “PiN” kiatparkpoom is a crafter/designer whose work is all about transforming reused steels into art objects and decorative items. Growing up in a family-owned steel factory with a degree in fine arts, PiN’s primary passion is to recycle worthless steel debris found in her everyday life into something valuable, as …
Chaiwat “Gimm” Wattananukit is a designer/maker who found GIMM EYEWEAR; a bespoke handcrafted eyewear brand in Bangkok. It is known that each frames made by Chaiwat is exclusively customized to fit with specific facial profiles, and every details are done by skilled hands without any industrial machine involved. Each pair of Gimm’s frame requires around …
Varni Senghuad is the founder of community enterprise group and the owner of VARNI CRAFT or VARNI SOUTHERN WICKERY brand based in Phatthalung province in Thailand. Her local wisdom in crafting woven basketry from the local plant named ‘Krajood’ has turned her small artisanal commune into a creative hub that produce attractive and unique basketry …
Canada-born designer Faisal Malik draws his inspiration from the whole-piece woodwork you normally find in old Thai homes, temples, and bridges. His work at FAISAL MALIK DESIGN is to use these reclaimed woods, which carry exclusive history and energy, and reincarnate them into new forms so they may continue to live. Each piece of Faisal’s …