Wasinburee Supanichvoraparch, a 2010 Silpathorn Laureate in Design, is widely renowned in Thailand for ceramic-based works. Growing up around the family-owned Tao Hong Tai Ceramics Factory in Ratchaburi province gave him an important foundation on which he has built his expertise in clay and kiln firing. In addition to his ceramics practice, he has branched out into photography, sculpture, installation art and community art. His work philosophy explores the relationship between man, materials and time, particularly the human fascination with clay—a material full of qualities beyond our control. To him, ceramics is an artform rooted in nature’s impermanence, as changes in temperature and other variables often translate to unpredictable outcomes.

PintONE originated from the excavation of fish sauce jars and ceramic shards uncovered during the construction of One Bangkok. Wasinburee reimagines these remnants in the form of a pinto, a traditional tiered food container associated with local wisdom and shared meals. The title references “Ton,” from the German word for clay (plural form: Tone), pointing to the material basis of the work and its link between past and present. Each tier is glazed in hues drawn from the unearthed fragments, with patterns extended and reinterpreted from their faded motifs to create newly composed surfaces. “I chose the shape of pinto, which has long been a familiar object to us and still remains contemporary today,” he says. “Pinto represents intangible heritage, a symbol of the past. It has never lost its value, always remains contemporary, and will certainly continue to exist in the future.”