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Anon Pairot

Anon Pairot, at 26 years young, is brimming with enthusiasm and ambition.  Very attached to his culture and his free spirit, his design portfolio fully reflects the breadth of his personal and professional interests, his restless personality, his dreams, his skill.  He works across many materials (wood, ceramics, MDF) but with the same results:  simple lines, often dual functions.  His most noted designs on this side of the world reflect his university thesis study in Ecological Furniture Design.  Even before graduating, part of his university portfolio, the Loft Lough chair (see exhibit link below) made of woven water plants, made it to the shores of the U.S. in the Canary in a Coalmine Exhibition of 28 select Coroflot members at Gallery 91 in New York (out of 10,000 members at the time).  In 2003, the Loft Lough Chair prototype was featured on the pages of Abitare magazine.  The chair combines traditional handicraft and materials in a modern concept, much like its designer.  In 2004, he was chosen by Maison & Objet to represent Thai design in the “Design à la Carte” division, and his work was featured in the fair magazine, and in the same year his work also appeared at Italy’s Salone del Mobile and MACEF.  This year, he presented the Pare lounge chair (left) at imm Cologne, a piece similar in concept to the Loft Lough which combines local material (bamboo) and traditional bending techniques to make one whole piece, which still highlights its individual elements. 

Many of Anon’s designs are quite European, as are many of the designers which have influenced his vision.  However, he still strives to keep some aspect of his cultural identity in whatever he designs.  Moving forward he would like to branch out into many more areas in which he can express his creativity—film, photography and music, to name a few.  Oh yeah, and he’s looking for a girlfriend, so if you are interested, please contact him through his website, www.anonpairot.com .

Your design philosophy:
: My Design is the good attitude and positive thinking that I see and feel with nature in life and in the world.  I’d like to transmit this goodness to another person with love through design. 

What you want each person who sees/purchases one of your creations to know about you, the story they will tell to their friends who see the object?
: Anon is very handsome guy from Thailand! 

You’re most proud of which of your designs?
: Pare lounge chair (above). And Zlop book shelf (right).

Any designers or mentors who have shaped you/your ideas?
: Rem Koohaas, Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, Phillip Starck, Steven Spielberg, and more..

Describe your approach to design from inspiration for an idea through production.
: Almost all of my design approach is “no rules”. Do it like its never been done in the world before. Understand myself and what I want to do. What is cool?  Who will love and buy it? Where is it suitable for use and display?  How can I make it?  Many questions come to my head when I want to design something and I have to understand how each particular design is important to my life or for other people.  

What are you working on now?
: A new furniture collection and interior items, two residential design projects, a new exhibition with the Thai Government, special Professorship 

What would you like to work on?  What’s next?
: Public architecture, Film, Photography, Music 

Where would you say your work fits into today’s design spectrum?
: I talk about the meaning of goodness in our life, I’m brave enough to explore new points of view about Human culture and how they fit in to products, interiors, architecture, and the social and world environment. I try to reflect the human instinct of the moment.

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