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The Music (festival) Man
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 06/02/2015
» Currently hosting four shows, Kris Srepoomseth is a mainstay on the telly. But he isn’t your average TV emcee. The media proprietor runs six companies, one being Feel Corporation Co, Ltd, of which he is CEO. Kris has recently begun a new ambitious project, Maya Music Festival — A Miracle of Art, Magical of Sound (www.mayamusicfestival.com). The EDM blowout — planned to be an annual event — will make its debut at the outdoor area of the 11th Infantry Regiment King’s Bodyguard on Mar 7 (tickets B2,500, B4,000, www.thaiticketmajor.com). Bridging local tradition and Western modernity, the event will feature a 20m-long naga, sculpted by a team of Thai artists from Silpakorn University and Poh Chang Academy of Arts, which will slither along to the sounds of headbanging electro music spun by heavyweights Steve Angello and Markus Schulz, along with a line-up of Thai talent.
Festival folk
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 09/01/2015
» Tokin Teekanun is a man that wears many hats. He makes films, directs music videos and plays in a band called Triggs & The Longest Day. Apart from that, the 32-year-old runs left-field music fests Stone Free and Keep On The Grass Folk Music Festival, which have brought a breath of fresh air to the Thai alternative music scene. Tokin is now busy working on the third instalment of the down-to-earth acoustic folk jam Keep On The Grass, which will take place in Saraburi on Jan 31 (fb.com/KeepOnTheGrassMusicFestival, pre-sale ticket B1,000) as well as curating artworks for two upcoming exhibitions at The Jam Factory and BACC.
Mix Master
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 19/12/2014
» A movie can change a person’s life. It was the 1988 romantic drama Cocktail that motivated Watcharapong Suriyaphan, then 17, to work behind the bar. Having attended the School of the Oriental Hotel Apprenticeship Programme particularly for the restaurant operations and bartending course, he has been passionately mixing and pouring drinks for patrons at a number of Bangkok’s top bars and gained hands-on experience from many masterclasses. Now the brand ambassador of Bacardi Thailand, the 28-year-old Watcharapong doesn’t only concoct drinks for work. He is an avid bar equipment collector and an alcohol history enthusiast.
Pastry pro
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 28/11/2014
» Pajaree Thawornlamlert, 29, holds a degree in mechanical engineering, yet she now busies herself in the kitchen baking cakes. She left her engineering job at SCG to pursue her passion for the art of pastry making after honing her skills at Le Cordon Bleu Dusit Culinary School. The full-time patissier is now responsible for the production of all pastries at the three branches of Sweet Escape (fb.com/sweetescapist) in Chon Buri and Rayong as well as the newly opened Guilty Pleasure by Sweet Escape (Na Jomtien Soi 40, Chon Buri, 083-226-6500, fb.com/GPESC). The fourth offshoot of Sweet Escape will open at the Interpark Mansion near Thammasat University Rangsit Campus on Nov 29.
A bird of passage
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 07/11/2014
» Property heiress Sasathorn Hongsananda may have been born into wealth — Gaysorn is her family’s real estate business, after all. It is, however, wanderlust that has been her main asset to absorb all things beautiful as she travels the world. Having been to over 40 countries and speaking five languages, the UK-educated 25-year-old translates her true passion for travelling and photography into a travel and lifestyle blog. This month, the wanderer is launching www.6birdsflying.com, where she curates her travel memoirs, spontaneous snaps and all-around interests. Leading a health-conscious and active life, Sasathorn has also been selected as Thailand’s first brand ambassador for customised skincare line, Skin Inc (www.skinincthailand.com, fb.com/skinincthailand).
The aesthetics expert
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 17/10/2014
» Fondly called Dr Tom by his patients, Thumrong Siripoon, MD, is the chief medical officer of Dermaster — Personalized Wellness and Aesthetic Institute (342 Sukhumvit Soi 63, 02-714-4471, www.dermaster-thailand.com, www.fb.com/dermasterthailand). The prominent plastic surgeon specialises in making people pretty thanks to his expertise in various areas of aesthetic medicine. During off-clinic hours, this optimistic aesthetic doctor loves to play guitar and find fresh air out of town.
Style illustrator
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 26/09/2014
» Worama “Mamo” Umpairat is not your average fashion blogger who just plainly snaps street style and posts it online. Combining her love for fashion and talent for drawing, this petite full-time marketer mimics everyday looks through kawaii illustrations on www.mamomomomo.com (fb.com/mamomomomo, Twitter and Instagram @mamolism). Picked by Digital Lifestyle magazine as one of the top 10 Thai fashion/beauty bloggers of last year, Mamo has been selected as a Samsung Social Caster to capture the fun moments and fashion buzz of the ongoing 2014 Incheon Asian Games in Korea through www.samsung.com/th/asiangames and hashtag #samsungasiangames.
Balancing act
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 05/09/2014
» Born into a family-owned water-centric business, Onchuma Durongdej knows more about the magical liquid than the fact that one must drink eight glasses of it a day. The socialite is currently at the helm of H2O Hydro Co, Ltd, the importer of Iceland Spring (fb.com/IcelandSpringsThailand) — a premium, natural spring water from Iceland known for its high pH balance. Juggling three companies, working out one hour a day and being seen at social events around town, this health-conscious heiress does everything to keep her life in balance.
By design
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 15/08/2014
» With a fashion line in the Big Apple, Thai native Silsupa Apirukthanon is a name to watch, even at the tender age of 25. Rifling through her mother’s fashion-savvy closet in her girlhood, the owner and design director of SILSUPA and Peace by SILSUPA (1104/311 Noble Cube Pattanakarn, Pattanakarn Road, 088-345-6633, 090-965-9465, fb.com/peacebysilsupa, IG: @peacebysilsupa) inevitably found her way onto the runway. With previous experience working with Bambi Breakstone and Marchesa, this fashion graduate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago debuted her eponymous brand SILSUPA in New York in 2012. The diffusion line, Peace by SILSUPA, was introduced in March this year to bring a balance of minimal elegance and femininity to Thai fashionistas.
The cultured jeweller
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 25/07/2014
» It is gratitude, passion and perfectionism that run in the blood of Suparin Chavanaves. Taking advantage of her professional experiences in New York with high brands like Polo Ralph Lauren and Gucci, she has taken her four-generation family jewellery business of MIAN TECK to the next level. Capturing the house’s 100-year-old essence and expertise, the dazzling interpretation of CHAVANA (G/F, Central Embassy, 02-160-5738, www.chavanajewelry.com, IG: @chavana_official) sparkles couture jewellery that marries the elegance of the roaring twenties with the highest form of craftsmanship.