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Très chic
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 23/08/2017
» Lifestyle and furniture brands big and small are prepping for the big day as France's most important interior design fair Maison & Objet will open its doors next month.
Pity the pig
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 19/06/2017
» Pattanadon Taesakul didn't know what he was getting himself into when he had the bright idea of buying a miniature piglet. After coming across a booth selling baby pigs at an electronics expo in Muang Thong Thani, the 25-year-old tool shop owner was smitten by their cute and cuddly appearance. Promised that they wouldn't grow any larger, he bought one for 3,000 baht and named her Junior.
put your hands up
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 28/04/2017
» Premier auction house Christie's will be showcasing some of their to-be-auctioned highlights in Bangkok next month to woo luxury and art enthusiasts to raise their paddles in the much-anticipated Christie's Hong Kong Spring Auctions scheduled for May 26-31.
At least we're first in something
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 13/03/2017
» Dear Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand:
In with the new (but not out with the old)
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 25/11/2016
» Elegant trench coats, draped dresses and highly crafted Italian leather handbags. It's not exactly what you'd expect from Jim Thompson -- the silk empire that has for the past few decades catered mostly to tourists with their fairly dated clothing and accessories lines. But this year the company has finally started heading in a different and more promising direction, taking steps toward competing with world-class luxury-fashion brands.
Smooth operator
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 15/09/2016
» It was a rainy Monday afternoon and Surindr Supasavasdebhandu, in his grey silk uniform, was swiftly reorganising merchandise inside the shop of the Jim Thompson House in Bangkok. At 79 and with 55 years in the company, the deputy managing director -- to the apparent worry of staff members following him around -- just never stops working.
Designs on the world
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 01/09/2016
» There's been a recurring topic on social media these past weeks among some of Thailand's leading lifestyle and interior-design brands: Paris.