ART4D EXPLORES BANGKOK DESIGN WEEK 2022, STEPPING INTO THE FIFTH YEAR UNDER THE THEME ‘CO WITH CREATION’ WHICH FOCUSES NOT ONLY ON COLLABORATION BETWEEN DESIGN AND INNOVATION BUT ALSO THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT SECTORS, LEADING TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS YEAR’S EVENT
THE WOOD LAND, AN UP-AND-COMING CAFE IN SUKHUMVIT, CATERS TO PEOPLE’S DESIRE FOR NATURE WITH THE DESIGN UNDER THE CONCEPT OF ‘URBAN FOREST’ FEATURING AN OPEN SPACE THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT
ART4D SPEAKS WITH NAKROB MOONMANAS ABOUT HIS 1-YEAR ARTIST RESIDENCY IN PARIS AND THE EXPLORATION OF THE NEW TERRITORY OF ART AND HIMSELF
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TRIMODE STUDIO CARRIES KAITHONG ORIGINAL’S DNA OF METICULOUSNESS AND REFINED CULINARY CREATION IN THE DESIGN WHICH ENCAPSULATES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HUMANS AND NATURE, ELABORATES WITH DELICATE DESIGN DETAILS, AND OFFERS A UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE SPATIAL EXPERIENCE.
TEXT: RATCHADAPORN HEMJINDA
PHOTO COURTESY OF THICK AND THIN
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Wood is a naturally born creation, from hundreds of species of trees, branching out and towering in vast forest lands, through decades of changing seasons. The diversity of their origins and families make wood an unpredictable material with colors and grains that cannot be determined or recreated by humans. Most of the time, to fully bring out the identity and physical characteristics of wood into a human-made creation can be an incredible challenge that requires the skills of highly experienced artisans. Thick and Thin believes in the natural and inimitable beauty of wood. The brand’s inception stems from an intent to convey stories and values of wood through the design of wooden products that reflects the thinking method, life philosophy and human connections, as well as material sourcing processes and technical know-how of woodworking, all of which have been documented for the later generations to know and to learn from.
‘The Subtle Act of Raw and Solid’ depicts natural colors, grains and imperfections of wood as the charms and distinctive attributes that only wood can offer. The concept lays the ground for the way Think and Thin Studio operates, which begins as an experimental process of selecting a piece of wood and the most appropriate and specific techniques to create a strong structure of a design that embraces wood at its purest form.
Each piece of wood is cut and planed meticulously before everything is arranged and interlocked into a symmetric structure with an interesting intermingle of colors and grains. This is the story behind ‘TOUGH,’ the chair inspired by the magnificence and solidity of trees, simplified into a unique form that conveys strength and a sense of security. The piece is conceived from interconnected and complementing components, reflecting the tale of perseverance, patience and overcoming struggles. ’TIGHT’ is a bench with a minimalistic design. Ancient woodworking techniques are incorporated, putting together different pieces of wood without any use of nails or screws. The bench expresses a story of connection and unbreakable bonds, the seamlessness and unity that makes wood hold unique values and is more than just a simple material. These creations are a manifestation of new, infinite possibilities and discoveries that wood can bring when it is met with the right kind of creativity and design; something that has always been Thick and Thin’s conviction.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT DESIGN STUDIO FROM THE EARLY YEARS OF STARTING THE FIRM IN COLLEGE TO WINNING SEVERAL RENOWNED AWARDS AND FIND OUT ABOUT THEIR UNIQUE THINKING PROCESS THAT FOCUSES ON PROPOSING THE DESIGN WITH NEW POSSIBILITIES AND BALANCE
EXPLORE DUTCH DESIGN WEEK 2021, THE BIGGEST DESIGN FESTIVAL IN NORTHERN EUROPE WHICH FOCUSES ON DESIGN FOR THE FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF DESIGN WITH MAKORN CHAOVANICH OF CEREBRUM DESIGN
KASHIWA SATO, A JAPANESE ART DIRECTOR WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE INTERIOR DESIGN AND CREATIVE DIRECTION OF NISSIN FOODS PRODUCTS’ FACTORY’S VISITING PROGRAM, WELCOMES THE FACTORY VISITORS WITH A GIANT NOODLE CUP LID CANOPY
