posted in I feel bad about all the unrest happening in Thailand right now. Tourism is their main industry, and if the mess continues, it won’t be good for them at all. Fortunately, my friend Terrie was able to visit just before the chaos started, and she was raving about the Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC), an exhibit area/library/center for all things Thai design-related (read Terrie’s blog about the TCDC here). I love their room partition made out of paper plates (a cool, albeit temporary recycling idea):
And of course, I’d love to browse through their cool, designer-goody-laden souvenir shop!
Their exhibit ideas are so interesting—green packaging, Thai street food stalls, Japanese design—each exhibit shows a slice of Asian culture. I’m definitely checking out the TCDC the next time I visit Thailand (when all the social unrest is over). I also love their online exhibits, such as their online retrospective on Modern Thai Architecture.
I wish someone over here would follow suit with the online exhibit idea (paging Dean Dan Silvestre! This would be great with archival photos on Philippine architecture)—this would reach a bigger audience, especially with those who are not to keen on going to museums.
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April 15th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Haha! Ang saya naman–I feel honored, I’m in RL’s blog! ;D It was a great place though. You’ll drool over the design lib, with all the archi and design books you could possibly want.They also handed out some cool packaging while we were there, and you know me, a sucker for packaging. The souvenir items were kinda expensive though–the tote I wanted cost more than 3K baht!
On an unrelated note: I laughed when I saw the title of your entry. Ask Details Later why, haha!
April 15th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Cynical Witch–ayan tuloy, I changed the title! haha!
April 16th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Bakeet??? Cute nga ang One Night in Bangkok eh! Pero sige, pwede na rin ang Bangkok Dangerous, haha!