Interview with Yongphan Sundara-vicharana
Yongphan sundara-vicharana. Graduated in Industrial design, Architecture, KMITL. An industrial designer who lives and works in Thailand that always designs something uncommon.
Designer Interview
27 April 2020
2013-2017, Industrial design, Bachelor of Architecture, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand. I think the main reason to become a designer is I love creating something better such as some problem in product or just aesthetic in detail. I love to explore the potential that we have so we bring to develop and create something better.
I work for many companies and I have own design studio too. So I am Co-founder of Fabuless Design Studio that we focus about how to create an extraordinary design, fabuless is from fabulous and less is better.
Design is no language no nationality, It is just create something better.
Almost furniture design and decorative items.
I love product from IKEA. I want to see our product on many house like IKEA brand.
I almost explore their potential and used it to design for company.
I think many material have own identity, So I like many material.
Relax time
Production design
feel surprise and exciting when I started to design.
I think when many people buy it.
I always ask WHY? and if I know the answer I think it not bad.
I usually focus in upcycle process too that made better society and environment.
I think in the future we will never design just a product. But we can design lifestyle of customer.
Bangkok design week 2020, Thailand
I think design inspiration is come from around us. When we go out to relaxing you will found something around you that not good. So we can design it to be better.
Simplicity in form but complex in detail is almost my work.
I live in Bangkok, Thailand. I think design doesn't have a language so it doesn't affect my design.
Work from home now. Update works 1-2 days per week.
Choose from creativity. Every designer has own creativity so what idea or style is suite for you.
First is from creative thinking in what we want to do and how we made it better. sketch in freehand and computure is the next. Mock-up is to see some problem not the final.
Iphone , Ipad , Harman kardon speaker , logitech gadget and good chair.
Never be the same in every day but always creative.
Design for better world!!!
Positive: We can create new things all the time but in negatives: If it didn't work or good we need to improve ourselves.
Understand what is our customer want, so we serve.
Now I think production skills because good design is not about beautiful or good functional but it can be made too.
I use app concepts to sketch something I think. and 3d print mock-up to see it real.
I working every day because I didn't think it is a job.
1 - 3 months up to the objective.
Can you design ........?
Knowledge is anything that we used in the design.
SSTEEL decorative ssteel furniture, YKS wooden furniture, Lasunya uphostery furniture. Now we working together.
Now I enjoy every work that I do. I enjoy designing in many companies. It challenges for me
I still an Industrial designer.
Now I almost develop design by myself. But I think work as team is better.
Now I design something that serves people when COVID-19 is gone. I think this will change some behavior of customer so it should have some product to serve the way that people changes.
ongyongphan@gmail.com or facebook : Ong yongphan