5 Thai women designers making Thailand proud on the world stage
From fashion to furnishings, meet the kingdom’s female design talents breaking through internationally with local materials and timeless designs.
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Linda Charoenlab of Lalalove London
Fashion designer and stylist Linda Charoenlab launched Lalalove as a T-shirt brand back in the early 2000s while studying at the London College of Fashion. Her unique designs were quickly picked up by Topshop on Oxford Street, London, which really kicked off her reputation. Since then, her work has developed from T-shirts into a full line of womenswear. Finally in March 2015, Linda opened her first flagship store at Siam Center (which has been followed by retail space in many leading department stores), bringing her international success back to her hometown, Bangkok. Linda’s designs use 100-percent eco-friendly fabrics (sourced both locally and internationally) which she mixes with unique prints in vibrant colors.
You’ll love: Her digitally printed tees, jumper and swimwear.
Get yours at: 3/F, Siam Center, 979 Rama 1 Rd. BTS Siam. www.fb.com/lalalovelondon
Nasha Mekraksavanich of Nasha Laboratoire
Nasha Mekravanish is another designer who gained her reputation internationally before bringing her brand back to Thailand. A graduate of Bangkok’s Silpakorn University Interior Design department, she then moved to Milan where she achieved two more degrees in shoe and jewelry design at Ars Sutoria and Istituto Marangoni before establishing her brand in 2013. Her first collection premiered at Paris Fashion Week before being selected as part of Vogue Italia Talents 2013. Now the brand has arrived in Bangkok at Club 21 Thailand and many department stores. The unique, geometric shapes mix architectural construction with metal details, and are crafted from genuine exotic leathers like snakeskin, crocodile and stingray.
You’ll love: Shroom Like a Mushroom, a box leather clutch with agate stones.
Get yours at: 1/F, Siam Paragon, 991/1 Rama 1 Rd. BTS Siam. www.fb.com/nasha.accessories.official
Vatanika Patamasingha of Vatanika
Vatanika’s new-wave Thai brand picked up immediately after first launching in 2011. Today, the brand’s unique and exotic designs are available in everything from evening gowns to workwear. Representing a strong, workaholic woman who’s also sexy and stylish, the brand joined the annual ELLE Fashion Week for the first time in 2012, and has since collaborated with global brands like L’Oreal and Diageo Moet Hennessey. Now, not only are Vatanika’s clothes available in many department stores in Bangkok, but she recently opened her first showroom in Paris.
You’ll love: The cut-out stretch crepe jumpsuit.
Get yours at: 1/F, Siam Paragon. BTS Siam. www.fb.com/vatanika
Pirada Senivongse Na Ayudhya of Found by Trimode
Jewelry designer Pirada Senivonge Na Ayudhya has worked with The Support Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand, traveling around the country to help contemporize traditional products under the Global Ethnic project. The result is DeMark Award-winning pieces like Nakhon Ratchasima jewelry made with buffalo, ox and yak horns. We also love Parida's Doipui hat, a modern take on a traditional Hmong embroidered design.
You’ll love: The Doipui hat with its beautiful details
Get yours at: Paw Dee Lifestyle 1108, O.P. Garden, 4, 6 soi Charoenkrung 26, Charoenkrung Rd., www.trimodestudio.com
Ploypan Theerachai of Thinkk Studio
Thinkk design studio has exhibited in Milan, Paris and Taiwan, as well as Bangkok’s very own creative center, TCDC. Most recently they launched sister brand Thingg, which focuses on locally sourced materials and Thai craft skills. The Lanna Factory lamps are inspired by cotton thread lamps found at Thai flea markets, and are woven on a machine which Ploypan and her partner, Decha Archjananun, designed themselves.
You’ll love: The Lanna pendant lamp.
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