Paphop Wongpanich, an industrial craft furniture designer, has been creating products rich in detail while keeping simple and clean lines since 2004. 

From the outskirts of Bangkok, he comes from a humble background. But his humble background did not prevent him from having bold ideas. If he were to sit on a chair that was neither comfortable nor beautiful, he would not blame the chair. Instead, he would figure out what was wrong with the chair. This way of thinking has led him to find solutions to make furniture that was both comfortable and beautiful.

Without connections or fancy tools, Wongpanich learned how to design with a limitation of materials. But being limited did not limit his vision on how to find solutions. He began innovating by using material around him and by combining different materials like teak, terracotta, recycled plastic and glass. Fearless about abandoning conventional views of design by getting rid of what was unnecessary and by keeping the essential, he paid attention to form and function. 

For two decades, Wongpanich has been celebrated for his designs worldwide. Not only has he won the Design Excellence Award in 2021 and in 2018 in Thailand, and the GMark Award in 2018 in Japan, but he has also showcased his work at the Salone Satellite Zone at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano, Italy in 2014.