Design circus are design collective who run a series of small talks, workshops and trips throughout South East Asia. DC aims to connect individuals from various backgrounds encourage discourse and experience sharing, as these exchanges can support a deeper understanding of the contributions of design to contemporary cultural development in their own societies.

For any enquirys email normanteh@gmail.com
designcircus
October 1, 2009
Designcircus Bangkok Conversations will be happening at King Mongkut University of Technology in Bangkok on the 10th October, 3PM. We’re all giddy with excitement here, with having Conversations in Thailand for the first time. The theme for this Conversations will be ‘designer sensibilities’, where we will take a closer look at how designers roles are shifting in society from mere planners and designers to curators, managers, consultants and so forth. What does it mean to be a designer here in SE Asia now in a time of economic recession? And how are creative individuals adding currency to the growing creative economies? What problems might they be trying to solve? To address these issues, we will be inviting some of the most exciting individuals who we feel are at the forefront creatively in Malaysia and Thailand. If you happen to be in Bangkok during the same time and wish to drop by, do drop us an email at normanteh@gmail.com. Here is a bio of the speakers we will be having: Anuthin Wongsankakon is a 70’s born, 80’s synth-pop raised and inspired designer. Witnessed “East meets West” through screen pixels in the 90’s. Taught by the New York School generation that went on to become educators in his own right. 

Anuthin is a partner of Behaviour Group Inc. and Cadson Demak Co, based in Bangkok, Thailand. He has been designing Thai custom fonts for major Thai clients such as AIS (Thailand’s largest mobile phone operator) and Wallpaper* Magazine Thai edition (with Christian Schwartz), Men’s Health Thai Edition and Arena Thai Edition. 

He also provided series of original Thai and Latin typefaces for MTV Thailand and its magazine. His Latin typefaces have been used in local and American magazines such as Blue, Wired and SnowBoarding. Creative Technology of Singapore enlisted him to design a bitmap font for use on their Zen MP3 Player product line.
Anuthin’s fonts also have been used on several book covers and consumer products including record covers of Matchbox20 and Five for Fighting to name a few. Additionally, his typefaces have been used in identities for worldwide companies such as Choice Hotel Group. WAWO is comprises of design duo Waroot Phanyarachun and Worawut Leewatana, graduates from Faculty of Education (art), Chulalongkorn University. Both designers spent several years working individually and extensively for avant-garde record company Bakery Music to MTV, VH1 to Hong Kong fashion brand MITH to name a few. After almost a decade, Worawut came back to Thailand to form WAWO with Waroot. Apart from WAWO’s work Waroot and Worawut also dabble in fine arts and has 2 group exhibitions together in the past 2 years; first exhibition at National art gallery, Bangkok in October 2008, the second exhibition was at Happy Monday boutique bar from May – August 2009. WAWO’s policy is : to be a design firm which represents a new model which conveys their visions and views on social and culture. They work in an eclectic diverse amount of design backgrounds from design consultancy, branding, motion graphics, interior design and product design. WAWO has worked with many interesting clients such as ‘Gemmely’ jewelry, S & P restaurant, Bangkok Airways, Sampran Park, 88 FM radio station, Kadas shoes etc. Their latest work is Moderndog 15th anniversary concert ‘5.3.15’ which they response on overall visual concept & design works. Wai Lam is an industrial designer ever since graduating from RMIT, Melbourne, 8 years ago. His entry into the design profession started with a very hands-on position in a plastics factory. Now he is designing products as part of an R & D team for an I.T. company. In 2006, he established a personal project called Woogle Works, a platform to practice unrestricted creative processes beyond my daily constraints. In search of a purpose-ful application of product design, a series of ‘What if ?’ experimental designs were conceptualized to improve the quality of life of the disabled community. He was also invited as part of an international team in the 2008 Inclusive Design Challenge Hong Kong presented by the British Council and the Helen Hamlyn Centre (Royal College of Art, London), a design competition addressing design for the abled & disabled. Since then, the project’s vision has expanded to include other issues that require similarly important attention, such as reviving iconic objects that were once unique symbols of my culture and country. These products are slowly being buried by more mainstream market demands. Wai lum’s objective and hope that my work will encourage the field of product design to grow locally, to instill awareness of the existence of this profession to the younger generation and to establish a design language unique to our country. Joseph foo began his journey in the creative industry as a graphic designer. Having worked in the United States and Singapore, he returned to Malaysia and did a year’s stint with one of Malaysia’s leading design firms. He went on to establish trinity (3nity) with two other partners in 1996 and has since spearheaded his team towards making 3nity the multi-disciplinary brand identity consultancy it is today.His work has been rewarded in both local and international competitions An active speaker and panelist, he has spoken at design seminars, workshops and dialogues held in and out of Malaysia and has recently judged the design category of Cannes Lions and Hong Kong Long Xi Awards. He guest lectures at The One Academy, a leading art & design college in Kuala Lumpur and various other design schools in Asia.

Designcircus Bangkok Conversations will be happening at King Mongkut University of Technology in Bangkok on the 10th October, 3PM. We’re all giddy with excitement here, with having Conversations in Thailand for the first time.

The theme for this Conversations will be ‘designer sensibilities’, where we will take a closer look at how designers roles are shifting in society from mere planners and designers to curators, managers, consultants and so forth. What does it mean to be a designer here in SE Asia now in a time of economic recession? And how are creative individuals adding currency to the growing creative economies? What problems might they be trying to solve?

To address these issues, we will be inviting some of the most exciting individuals who we feel are at the forefront creatively in Malaysia and Thailand. If you happen to be in Bangkok during the same time and wish to drop by, do drop us an email at normanteh@gmail.com.

Here is a bio of the speakers we will be having:

Anuthin Wongsankakon is a 70’s born, 80’s synth-pop raised and inspired designer. Witnessed “East meets West” through screen pixels in the 90’s. Taught by the New York School generation that went on to become educators in his own right. 

Anuthin is a partner of Behaviour Group Inc. and Cadson Demak Co, based in Bangkok, Thailand. He has been designing Thai custom fonts for major Thai clients such as AIS (Thailand’s largest mobile phone operator) and Wallpaper* Magazine Thai edition (with Christian Schwartz), Men’s Health Thai Edition and Arena Thai Edition. 

He also provided series of original Thai and Latin typefaces for MTV Thailand and its magazine. His Latin typefaces have been used in local and American magazines such as Blue, Wired and SnowBoarding. Creative Technology of Singapore enlisted him to design a bitmap font for use on their Zen MP3 Player product line.
Anuthin’s fonts also have been used on several book covers and consumer products including record covers of Matchbox20 and Five for Fighting to name a few. Additionally, his typefaces have been used in identities for worldwide companies such as Choice Hotel Group.

WAWO is comprises of design duo Waroot Phanyarachun and Worawut Leewatana, graduates from Faculty of Education (art), Chulalongkorn University. Both designers spent several years working individually and extensively for avant-garde record company Bakery Music to MTV, VH1 to Hong Kong fashion brand MITH to name a few. After almost a decade, Worawut came back to Thailand to form WAWO with Waroot.

Apart from WAWO’s work Waroot and Worawut also dabble in fine arts and has 2 group exhibitions together in the past 2 years; first exhibition at National art gallery, Bangkok in October 2008, the second exhibition was at Happy Monday boutique bar from May – August 2009. WAWO’s policy is : to be a design firm which represents a new model which conveys their visions and views on social and culture. They work in an eclectic diverse amount of design backgrounds from design consultancy, branding, motion graphics, interior design and product design. WAWO has worked with many interesting clients such as ‘Gemmely’ jewelry, S & P restaurant, Bangkok Airways, Sampran Park, 88 FM radio station, Kadas shoes etc. Their latest work is Moderndog 15th anniversary concert ‘5.3.15’ which they response on overall visual concept & design works.

Wai Lam is an industrial designer ever since graduating from RMIT, Melbourne, 8 years ago. His entry into the design profession started with a very hands-on position in a plastics factory. Now he is designing products as part of an R & D team for an I.T. company. In 2006, he established a personal project called Woogle Works, a platform to practice unrestricted creative processes beyond my daily constraints. In search of a purpose-ful application of product design, a series of ‘What if ?’ experimental designs were conceptualized to improve the quality of life of the disabled community.

He was also invited as part of an international team in the 2008 Inclusive Design Challenge Hong Kong presented by the British Council and the Helen Hamlyn Centre (Royal College of Art, London), a design competition addressing design for the abled & disabled. Since then, the project’s vision has expanded to include other issues that require similarly important attention, such as reviving iconic objects that were once unique symbols of my culture and country. These products are slowly being buried by more mainstream market demands. Wai lum’s objective and hope that my work will encourage the field of product design to grow locally, to instill awareness of the existence of this profession to the younger generation and to establish a design language unique to our country.

Joseph foo began his journey in the creative industry as a graphic designer. Having worked in the United States and Singapore, he returned to Malaysia and did a year’s stint with one of Malaysia’s leading design firms. He went on to establish trinity (3nity) with two other partners in 1996 and has since spearheaded his team towards making 3nity the multi-disciplinary brand identity consultancy it is today.His work has been rewarded in both local and international competitions

An active speaker and panelist, he has spoken at design seminars, workshops and dialogues held in and out of Malaysia and has recently judged the design category of Cannes Lions and Hong Kong Long Xi Awards. He guest lectures at The One Academy, a leading art & design college in Kuala Lumpur and various other design schools in Asia.

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