SELECTED FROM THE POOLS OF GROUNDBREAKING INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECTS OF HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, CAFÉS, RETAILS, AND CO-WORKING SPACES FROM THAILAND’S TOP DESIGN STUDIOS, THE FOUR WINNERS OF THE 2022’S DEMARK INTERIOR DESIGN CATEGORY ARE FINALLY ANNOUNCED. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WINNERS IN THE ARTICLE
WEE VIRAPORN INTRODUCES A ‘FONT REVIVAL’, A PROCESS AIMED TO PRESERVE A CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL VALUE OF FONTS
A LOCKER-STYLE CAFE DESIGNED BY JO NAGASAKA OFFERS A SAFE WAY TO ORDER A CUP OF COFFEE DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SITUATION
ART STORAGE WAS ONCE A RESTRICTED AREA, BUT THIS ART STORAGE BUILDING BY MVRDV PROVIDES A NEW EXPERIENCE BY ALLOWING THE AUDIENCE TO VISIT STORAGE AND APPRECIATE THE INTERNAL OPERATIONS OF ART MUSEUMS
AN IMAGINATIVE UNDERGROUND HOME FROM JUNYA ISHIGAMI + ASSOCIATES INTEGRATES NATURE INTO ARCHITECTURAL CREATIONS IN WAYS LIKE NO OTHERS AND LEAVES US WONDERING ‘HOW WAS THAT BUILT?’
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WHO
LIGHT IS was created with our passion to enhance visual elements and elevate the users’ sensory experience through the use of light and darkness.
MoMa designed by HAS design and research I Photo courtesy of LIGHT IS
WHAT
Lighting design consultants that work on projects of various scales, from the interior of residential, retail, and hospitality to large-scale projects such as high-rise buildings, landscape, and urban spaces.
WHEN
LIGHT IS was founded in 2019
WHERE
We are Bangkok-based designers with an international design practice background.
MoMa designed by HAS design and research I Photo courtesy of LIGHT IS
MoMa designed by HAS design and research I Photo courtesy of LIGHT IS
WHY
We believe in the magic of light. The power of intangible substances to transform an ordinary space into a memorable experience, to construct the journey of emotions to architecture.
How would you define creativity?
Creativity cannot be defined. Once defined, Creativity is bounded.
Under the Sun designed by POAR Architect I Photo courtesy of LIGHT IS
Under the Sun designed by POAR Architect I Photo courtesy of LIGHT IS
Describe your practice in three words.
Sensation | Simplicity | Satisfaction
Na Tanao designed by POAR Architect I Photo courtesy of LIGHT IS
Na Tanao designed by POAR Architect I Photo courtesy of LIGHT IS
Where do you go, or what do you do when you get stuck on a project?
We go get some drinks.
What project are you most proud of?
Every project that puts smiles on people’s faces, especially the team who went through the process together.
If you could invite any creative out for coffee, who would you choose and why?
Thomas Alva Edison and Nikola Tesla whose competition had modernized artificial illumination and forever changed the world. We would invite them to have a cup of coffee up in the sky where they can look down and see a field of stars on earth, and thank them for giving us this profession.
Under the Sun designed by POAR Architect I Photo courtesy of LIGHT IS
EKAPHAP DUANGKAEW, DIRECTOR OF EKAR, SPEAKS TO KARJVIT RIRERMVANICH, ART4D EDITOR, IN THIS FIRST EPISODE FROM FORMICA TALK SERIES 2022 ABOUT ‘TRUTH TO MATERIALS’ PRINCIPLE WHICH IS PROBABLY NO LONGER APPLICABLE TO ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN NOWADAYS
LATEST COLLECTION FROM KOHLER WHICH TRANSFORMS SHOWERING INTO A NEW EXPERIENCE WHERE ONE CANNOT ONLY RELAX BUT BE ARTISTICALLY DRIVEN AND INSPIRE
TAKE A LOOK AT ART JAKARTA 2022, AN INDONESIA’S ART FAIR THAT WELCOMES VISITORS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND SIGNALS THE RECOVERY OF THE ART MARKET
EKAPHAP DUANGKAEW FROM EKAR ARCHITECTS PROPOSES THAT HUMAN IMAGINATION AND IMPRESSION OF ARCHITECTURE ARE AS ‘REAL’ AS TANGIBLE ENTITIES LIKE BRICKS, SOIL, AND SAND
