SUWAN KONGKHUNTHIEN
"Craft lives"
The designs of Suwan Kongkhunthian are elegant yet superbly comfortable pieces of woven furniture that put you in touch with sensuous materials and a not-yet-extinct era of loving craftsmanship.
Suwan Kongkhunthian: Craft Lives is the first book to explore this Thai designer’s greatly admired contemporary creations and thinking in depth. Some 143 photographs and sketches illustrate his signature designs and the influences behind them.
Suwan tells his own inspirational story to show how today’s designers can revitalize their work by channeling the powers of traditional culture and craft. During the past three decades, Suwan Kongkhunthian’s classic furniture designs for Yothaka have influenced the look and feel of spas, resorts, hotels and homes throughout Southeast Asia and the world, thanks to his fresh approaches to woven construction and innovative use of materials.
Author
Suwan Kongkhunthian
Interviewer
Ratthee Phaisanchotsiri
Editor
Brian Mertens
Translator
Kanittha Siriyong
Art Direction
Suwan Kongkhunthian
Teerapoj Teeropas
Editorial Design
Suwan Kongkhunthian
Teerapoj Teeropas
Project Coordinator
Issaraphap Design Co., Ltd.
Production Editing
Sirisak Chanthorn
Publisher
Suwan Kongkhunthian
Issaraphap Design Co. Team
Nichepak Torsutkanok
Ratthee Phaisanchotsiri
Teerapoj Teeropas
Wanus Choketaweesak
Printing and Binding
Parbpim Co., Ltd., Thailand
ISBN: 978-616-565-656-6
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any form or manner whatsoever without prior written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in a critical article or review.
©2020 by
Suwan Kongkhunthian and Issaraphap Design Co., Ltd.
