TEXT & PHOTO: PAPHOP WONGPANICH
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When I’m on vacation, I always want to capture the memory I have of a certain place. I choose to use my “children” (the furniture I designed) to represent different moments in my memories.
It all started with me wanting to take some beautiful and one-of-a-kind photographs of my own works. The concept has led me to bring my chairs with me to all of these various locations, causing those who see my photographs to develop a shared sentiment and imagine the feeling of using each piece of furniture while being embraced by the presence of nature. It has become a hobby of mine to take my children to places I have visited, such as waterfalls, forests, beaches, volcanoes, and even snow-capped mountain peaks. The images of my furniture being photographed in all of these beautiful settings has now become a signature of my brand. I think it’s fun.
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Paphop Wongpanich is the owner of TAKE HOME DESIGN, a boutique furniture brand. He was chosen to showcase his work as an emerging designer at the Salone Satellite Zone at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano, Italy.