One Bangkok Urban Furniture Competition 2022 "Seatscape & Beyond"
One Bangkok Urban Furniture Competition 2022 "Seatscape & Beyond" is a program to explore the immense creative depths of undergraduate students in any field, to submit their ideas for furniture befitting of One Bangkok's design philosophy and people-centrism.
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In collaboration with THINKK Studio, One Bangkok Urban Furniture Competition 2022 "Seatscape & Beyond" is a design competition that aims to showcase local creativity, inviting Thai university students to submit their ideas for furniture befitting of One Bangkok's design philosophy and people-centrism.
The design competition and workshop is accepting entries from undergraduate students from any field. Participants have a chance to win prizes worth over 500,000 baht, in addition to enjoying a great opportunity to join workshops and design development sessions with several of Thailand’s leading design professionals.
Selected designs will receive production cost subsidies in order for them to be built and installed in One Bangkok’s public realm where the winners will enjoy all the benefits of taking part in the creation of a new world-class development in the heart of Bangkok.
The call for entries is from 1 March to 30 June 2022.
One Bangkok developed to be a part of the movement and to evolve along with Bangkok, supportive and shows the intention to drive the value of art to elevate the creative economy value for the city and community more sustainably. This year, Bangkok Design Week 2023 returns with the concept “urban'NICE'zation” which consists of more than 450 programs and more than 8+ locations for this festival. Within the festival, One Bangkok reiterates on the concept of public furniture design. It will become one of the key elements to deliver a great experience for public space in the city through the master collection "Urban Furniture" The "Open Studio" exhibition, will present the process behind the development of the 10 winning teams of the One Bangkok Urban Furniture Competition 2022 “Seatscape & Beyond”. One Bangkok is pleased to invite everyone to join in the final presentation of the 10 winning teams of One Bangkok Urban Furniture Competition 2022 “Seatscape & Beyond” to be followed by the announcement of the top 3 winners who will be receiving cash prizes worth over 300,000 THB. The program is also to feature a public talk by Charintip Choomuenwai, Chief Curator and Vice President of Art & Culture of One Bangkok, who will share the concept behind One Bangkok’s public realm while unveiling a glimpse of art and cultural programs of One Bangkok to the public for the first time. The talk will be joined by Decha Archjananun and Ploypan Theerachai, Co-founders of THINKK. The designer duo will share their experiences as Design Mentors for the 10 winning teams during their design development. Agenda 14.00 - 16.00 Final presentation by the 10 winning teams 16.00 - 16.30 Public talk by Charintip Choomuenwai, Chief Curator and Vice President, Art & Culture of One Bangkok together with Decha Archjananun and Ploypan Theerachai, Co-founders of THINKK Studio 16.40 - 17.00 Announcement of the top 3 winners and award ceremony * Seatscape & Beyond Presentation is open to the public and will be conducted in Thai. Participation at the event is free of charge. Bangkok Design Week 2023 will start from 4 - 12 February 2023. You can follow One Bangkok's activities at the forecourt of Bang Rak Post Office.
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Uninspired by Current Events gained a cult following starting in 2021 as he reflected on the tumultuous events and fake news during the height of the global pandemic and Thailand's political unrest. Much like the news, the artist posts daily; however, unlike the traditional media, the metaphorical and surreal scenes depicted encapsulate the complex sentiments shared by the general public, which often escape authoritarian scrutiny and censorship. Uninspired by Current Events' graphics epitomize the fleeting nature of online discussions. Each visual element may be a literal representation or metaphor that could only be immediately decoded by those already updated on the popular message of the day and familiarity with the slang and codewords. While the render images attempt to narrate Thai current events, it also suggests and reveals how we, inspired or not, are accustomed to encoding our messages under the pressure of censorship. 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