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Philosophy of design
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 23/03/2015
» English designer, sculptor and architect Thomas Heatherwick established the Heatherwick Studio in 1994. He created the Rolling Bridge at Paddington Basin in London, on his own volition. He reinvented the iconic red London bus, down to the fabric for the seats, treating the interior of the bus like an architectural space. Heatherwick then went on to represent his homeland with the design of the UK Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo in 2010 — the Seed Cathedral, a hairy rectangular structure made with 60,000 identical clear acrylic rods, which created a curvaceous geometric interior space holding 250,000 seed samples. Sunlight travelled through the length of each rod, lighting up the space, and cast different hues throughout the day.
Made in the tropics
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 04/02/2015
» Transcending the cliquishness ever apparent in the Bangkok arts world, curator Linjie Zhou has put together an exuberant group show at HOF Art. "Tropikos" features three home-grown artists and three hailing from Curitiba, Brazil.
Colouring the character of a city
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 23/10/2014
» On Oct 12, Cyclone Hudhud wrecked thousands of homes in Visakhapatnam in India. On the same day, Japan braced itself for Typhoon Vongfong and advised hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate. In 2012, when Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast of the US, it cut the power to more than 8 million homes in New York. In 2011, roads in Thailand became rivers. Shelves were emptied in supermarkets. Production lines stopped. The country was paralysed. Three years later, we are still recovering, always shoring up in case of another destructive flood.
Heads up... Kraisak’s back!
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 23/07/2014
» At 52, Kraisak Chirachaisakul is making up for lost time. After distancing himself from the art world for almost three decades, following his graduation from Silpakorn University back in 1987, the winner of this year’s Gold Prize at the International Biennale Print Exhibition in Taiwan is staging a comeback.