TIS Projects - a.y. 2019/20
Cultural identity // Innovative materials // Senses
Demurity project
Pidsinee Suwantawat
People from different cultures experience a certain space in a different way. The surface of the space is one of the design elements which convey both physical and visual touch to the user of the space, affecting deeply human perception regarding their cultural background. This thesis investigates the culture of Thailand which comprised the people’s value towards certain sensibility of cultural aspects, finding out how Thainess can be expressed through surface, then to space design. By designing laminate surfaces and implementing the design into retail interiors, the thesis challenges how the concept of ‘Demurity’ as Thai’s cultural value can be expressed through space in a contemporary way through the use of human senses and perception.