Regular Deadline: January 12th, 2025

 

ANNA

  • Prize
    Honorable Mention in Furniture Design
  • Company/Firm
    Chaiwat Suwan-on
  • Designer
    Chaiwat Suwan-on
  • Lead Designer(Other)
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  • Other Credit
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  • Photo Credit
    Chaiwat Suwan-on
  • Location
    Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Client
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“ANNA”, the ambigram chair which is the transformation of an ambigram into furniture. For those who enjoy new approaches to furniture design and value the environment, I would like to create something unique such as a chair made in one piece that can be used anywhere. Like my ANNA, a chair has one form, one function, and no mechanism, yet it has become one of a kind with two characteristics from a modern aesthetic to a natural appearance. It looks savvy and technologically advanced on the bottom of the seat, which is constructed of different materials and is visible when the chair was turned 180 degrees. But it seems that turning something upside down while having a wood surface, brings back memories of nature. This chair comes in lofty and simplicity style with the ideal function to match any timing, angle and form to add new look from your surroundings in between when just turn over it.

Frame: Galvanized Pipe Frame, Seat: Metal and wood

DIMENSION: 660 x 730 x 690 mm.

Bio
Chaiwat has been a graphic and furniture designer before becoming an instructor at a university in Thailand. In his furniture design, he focuses on the no-tools-required concept, and for graphic design, most of the work was the packaging. In addition to teaching design at the university, he also helps communities improve their lives through graphic and product design.

Other prizes
2024: Honorable Mention. in Furniture Design, SIT Furniture Design Award 2024. 2023: Honorable Mention. in Home: Furniture, The International Design Award (IDA) 2023. 2023: Excellence Award. Asia Network Beyond Design (ANBD) 2023. Tokyo, Japan. 2022: Excellence Award. Asia Network Beyond Design (ANBD) 2022 . Seoul, South Korea. 2022: Grand Prix. Asia Network Beyond Design (ANBD) 2022 Phuket Special Exhibition. Phuket,Thailand. 2022: Excellence Award. International Art, Design and Architecture Exhibition 2022. Nakhon Pathom,Thailand. 2022: Runner-up. A' Design Award & Competition 2021-2022.