The 2nd Workshop Summary Report

Before too long, I would like to make a summary report of our 2nd part workshop with Cedric Ragot. :) It was great fun and very interesting as expected. Although we had some problems with the students from other universities who could not attend this part because of their school schedule, we tried to make it within the students in Chulalongkorn University.

The same as the 1st part workshop, with Cedric, we began with a lecture in Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University. The lecture has two parts: the first one is about his work, he showed us his newly finished website, very interesting. The second part is about the workshop idea by Cedric's wife, Anne-Lucie, also very intersting.

Then, we gave a brief to the students. This time, we had 2 newly graduates, Tanya and Ma, joining us in this workshop too. And of course, we began to work, and work...

The discussion with Tanya, Ma and Pom. They showed us some of their interesting ideas...


In the evening, 7-8 of the 4th year students came into our workshop space and asked if they could take part. Cedric and Anne-Lucie kindly gave their lecture to them again as an introduction to the workshop. :)


The 2nd day of the workshop, in the afternoon, we all were invited to the press conference of the whole event: the exhibition, the workshop, the art installation of 'the place & the plate' as part of La Fete 2007.


We also stopped by at the exhibition space to see the work-in-progress. Wit was very tired. I was very amazed by the number of those boxes he had to deal with!


During these days, we also gave some 'Thai food lessons' to Cedric and Anne-Lucie. Dim Sum, Thai desserts and so on.



On the 3rd day, pim began to work on some models for the students. As you can see, it is her favourite job and she is very good at doing it too.


Meanwhile we worked with students on different things. In this picture, I was helping Oam to make an investigation on this project, how to have a bowl of noodle soup in a bed...


Cedric is helping Lukkang to make a 3-d computer model for her project too.


This is Tanya's project model made by Pim, a tool to hold a bowl of soup in a fancy party, where fancy dressed people have to eat noodle soup or sharkfin soup standing and walking . Cedric is testing it.

Or's project is a bag+cup for drinking take-away soymilk. Very interesting solution after a few days of struggling....


Oam was working on two projects. This one is a bowl with a spoon resting place, a small 'cut' in a shape of traditional Thai Motive, with golden trim. Very simple and cute project.



The other project of Oam is a bowl to use in a bed. There are three legs to be stable. :)


Pom 's project is a bowl for breakfast in a car. Since thousands of Bangkok kids have their breakfast in their car going to school every morning. Pom's solution is this so called 'bean bag' bowl. You can see it in the plates he posted here too.


Dia is a super girl. She worked on three projects on this workshop. The first one is a common soup bowl where you can place a serving spoon in the middle. Because usually it is a bit annoying trying to find this serving spoon. It looks like a small boat floating on water. And if you put the bowl upside down. It will become a small flower pot too. :O


Another project of Dia is a Pillow Bowl - a bowl to use in bed, similar to Oam's idea with different solution.


Dia's third project is also a cute one. She plays with the bowls, plates and cups stacking on the top of each other while being carried to a table. Surprise arrives when you find that some of them are not separated, but a bowl is shaped in several bowls stacked on each other.


Job's computer gamer bowl project. You can also find his presentation panels here in the blog too.

Actually there are few more projects. But I don't have their images... Hey you guys should posted all your works here as soon as possible. Looking forward to.

The Place and the Plate: the workshop

THE PLACE AND THE PLATE
A blend inspired by the East and the West, modernity and tradition, heritage and innovation: the similarities between Jim Thompson’s life, house and this project are so striking that “La Fête” could not have found a better “place” to serve its “plates”.
As Jim Thompson did in boosting up the silk industry by modernising it while keeping up its strong traditional identity., numerous designers have also used their culture in order to create a future that is rooted and makes references to the past, as they are faced to a world that is more and more homogeneous and standardized, by suggesting a new approach to the French tableware.

Accompanied by a background sound effect which brings out a culinary atmosphere, the exhibition will show videos of bars and restaurants that have been created by designers and will compare typical French and Thai tableware pieces and their role in enhancing creativity and know-how, in encouraging innovation. Thus the permanent pursuit of a new energy will be highlighted by reinterpreting tradition, integrating the use new techniques, new methods and new productions forms. In Thailand where the culinary art and ultra modern designs are of the essence, the “Place and the Plate” will find its place naturally!

Being the spearhead of “Fooding” = Food + Feeling), term invented by Alexandre Cammas at the beginning of the year 2000 to evoke alternative gastronomy by combining a pleasing atmosphere with pleasurable food(the pleasure of the place and the plate), the imagination of designers compete with the biggest table-ware factories.
Thus, to conclude this fourth edition, “La Fête” will invite its guests to taste a healthy menu created in the breast-shaped moulds of the artist, Pinare Sampitak for the pleasure the pupils and the taste buds.

Workshops will be organized before the exhibition period and for the opening ceremony with French designer Cédric Rogot and Anne Xiradakis and Thai designers: Rachaporn Choochuey and Pim Sudhikam.