SERPENTINE PAVILION 2023 ‘À TABLE’ WAS INSPIRED BY HAVING MEALS TOGETHER WITH SPACES AND MOST OF THE TABLES IN A CIRCULAR ARRANGEMENT, CREATING A SENSE OF ‘INTIMACY’ THAT EXTENDS BEYOND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
SERPENTINE PAVILION 2023
Tag: Wood
BOOBUN POCKET CAFÉ
THE CAFÉ AND BAKERY IN NAKHON SAWAN DESIGNED BY CUP.SCALE STUDIO GRACEFULLY EXPRESSES THE CHARM AND BEAUTY OF WOOD
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WOODDEN THEMATIC PAVILION
EXPLORE THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE USE OF WOOD THROUGH THE FOREST-LIKE SPACE OF THE WOODDEN BOOTH, ONE OF THE THEMATIC PAVILIONS AT ARCHITECT’23 DESIGNED BY PAVA ARCHITECTS
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BRINGING AN AMERICAN TOUCH TO INDONESIAN CRAFTSMANSHIP
ABIE ABDILLAH, INDONESIAN FURNITURE DESIGNER FROM STUDIO HIJI, COMBINES INDONESIAN CRAFT WITH AMERICAN HARDWOOD TO CREATE AN CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE DESIGN WITH A LOCAL VALUE
AHEC’S 25TH SOUTHEAST ASIA AND GREATER CHINA CONVENTION
ART4D BROUGHT YOU TO THE 25TH SOUTHEAST ASIA AND GREATER CHINA CONVENTION WHICH GATHERED EXPERTS THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY TO PRESENT INTRIGUING ASPECTS OF HARDWOOD AND THE HARDWOOD INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY THE AMERICAN HARDWOOD
YUTORIE ATAMI HOUSE
THE JAPANESE ARCHITECT NAOSHI KONDO EXPERIMENTS WITH HOW THE OLD BUILDING AND THE NEW BUILDING, CONCRETE AND TIMBER, PAST AND PRESENT COEXIST BY BURYING THE OLD TIMBER HOUSE INTO THE CONCRETE MASS
GOOD CYCLE BUILDING
APART FROM THE DISTINCTIVE OLD LOG FAÇADE, GOOD CYCLE BUILDING FROM ASANUMA CORPORATION AND NORI ARCHITECTS IS OUTSTANDING WITH ITS EXTENSIVE ECO-FRIENDLY DESIGN PROCESS, FROM RESOURCE-EFFICIENT CONSTRUCTION TO THE INGENIOUS APPLICATION OF SOIL AS ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
SLABTITUDE
VASU VIRAJSILP, THE FOUNDER OF THE ARCHITECTURE STUDIO VASLAB, EXPRESSES HIS SIGNATURE AND UNIQUE DESIGN IN ‘SLABTITUDE’, A NEW-COMING CAFÉ CHARACTERIZED BY DYNAMIC FORMS, THE COMBINATION OF CONCRETE AND WOOD, AND A DISTINCTIVE LONG WOODEN TABLE IN THE CENTER WHICH IS AS IF IT WERE MIRACULOUSLY FLOATING ON AIR
TREE CONCEPT BY POLYMER MASTER
THE MASSIVE OPENING AT THE CENTER OF THE NURSE DORMITORY CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INSPIRED FROM ‘THAI RED CROSS’ SIGN, DESIGNED USING ARTIFICIAL WOOD PRODUCTS FROM THE TREE CONCEPT’S HLY SERIES AND F SERIES TO BRING A WARM, NATURAL AMBIANCE INTO THE MEDICAL PERSONNEL’S SECOND HOME
PHOTO ESSAY : THE SUBTLE ACT OF RAW AND SOLID BY THICK AND THIN
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.