These top creatives are the inspiration your lifestyle needs right now
Bangkok's design-forward crowd select their hot summer shopping picks.
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Why she's hot: Varelee is the head designer of SSAP the menswear label that she launched in New York before moving back to Bangkok. She sources most of her cloth from small Thai producers. For instance, SSAP’s 2016 collection dubbed “Sakol Project” used traditional Sakon Nakhon indigo fabrics in modern bomber jackets and shorts.
1. Military jacket, Wardrobe Ministry, B4,950
2. Shirt, Mr.Painkiller, B2,280
3. The Rolling Stones T-Shirt, Woodensubmarine, B4,500
Why they’re hot: They started with a little coffee roasting house, one of the first to focus on single-origin, local and organic beans. They quickly became the roaster of choice behind many of Bangkok’s most respected coffee shops Ceresia, Roots, Omnia and, of course, Brave Roaster (in Siam Discovery).
1. Wychoff Espresso Beans, Brave Roasters, B500
2. Slow-drip coffee maker, Kindo, B1,290
3. Coffee grinder, Alita, B2,250
Why they’re hot: These forward-thinking media mavens have built the much-hyped website www.culturedcreatures.co. It offers personal travel essays, intimate looks at over overlooked neighborhoods in Bangkok and celebrations of offbeat artistic projects.
1. Vintage-style camera, Lomography, B7,900
2. Wearable camera, Qlippie, B4,990
3. Bluetooth loudspeaker, B&O, B10,500
Why she’s hot: Under the brand FEM, this ceramics artist in the North of Thailand produces elegant, minimal pieces with characteristic Asian details: clover-shaped plates, Japanese seto-evoking vases, stylized lotus-inspired saucers.
1. Tiger paint plate, Arthouse 1967, B1,290
2. Lamp, Studio 248, B3,900
3. Ceramics lion's head, Alter, B3,700
These picks and more, from some 20 top creatives in Thailand, can all be found at Siam Discovery through May 31.
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