Award Ceremony and Opening of the Creative Plastic Academy Exhibition at Bangkok Design Week 2022
Feb Wed 2022
Sunday, February 6, 2022, Dr. Kriangsak Wongprarath, Manager of the Petrochemical Business Development Unit at PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC), along with Mr. Pitchit Wirangbutr, Deputy Director of the Creative Economy Promotion Office (Public Organization), participated in the award ceremony for winners of the Future Living Plastic Product Design Contest (Futuristic House) under the Creative Plastic Academy 2021 project.
The event was held at the Material & Design Innovation Center, 2nd floor of the TCDC rear building. The exhibition showcased prototype plastic products for future homes to address three types of living situations: Universal Design (for multiple generations), Preventive House (to cope with disasters), and Hygienic House (in response to virus outbreaks). A total of nine products were selected to be developed into prototypes for display, with the winning products in each category including a health-promoting fish sauce bottle by Team Baby Boss for the Universal Design category, a floating beach chair by Team SYMmetrical for the Preventive House category, and a virus-proof door by Team Sandbox for the Hygienic House category.
The Creative Plastic Academy exhibition was open for viewing from February 5-27, 2022, at the Material & Design Innovation Center, 2nd floor of the TCDC rear building, as part of Bangkok Design Week 2022.
The Creative Plastic Academy 2021 project is a collaboration between PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC) and the Creative Economy Promotion Office (Public Organization) or CEA, aimed at supporting Thai designers in learning about plastic materials, including their properties, forming processes, and design techniques through workshops led by expert instructors from various institutions, such as FIF Design Studio, the Research and Innovation for Sustainability Center (RISC), the Industrial Design Innovation Center (IDIC), and professors from Chulalongkorn University. The goal is to enable designers to incorporate plastics into useful products that align with current situations, while raising awareness among designers and society about plastic products. By emphasizing the importance of understanding materials, design, and post-use management from the outset, plastics can be utilized effectively and efficiently.
