Bangkok--11 Aug--Verve
TCDC to Lead Thailand to the Sustainable Development of Creativity
With the 5th International Symposium: “Creativities Unfold, Bangkok 2011”
Under the theme “Designing Impact: Building Sustainable Creative Business”
The Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC) will move Thailand forward in terms of sustainable creative development via the “Creativities Unfold, Bangkok 2011” international symposium. Nine influential gurus from various professional fields around the world will interpret and discuss under the theme of “Designing Impact: Building Sustainable Creative Business”. The “Creative Space Workshop” will be held for the first time in Thailand. The workshop will reveal the core competencies of the 33 most successful design firms in the Bangkok Area.
As Thailand’s premiere organisation promoting creative economy concept, the TCDC is determined to encourage creativity and design among Thai people and to help them to apply the art of design to their businesses and to move the country forward. In order to support the sustainable development of creativity, “Creativities Unfold” was first established to be a platform for Thais to learn from local and international gurus, to gain experience and to sharpen their skills. The event assembles experts and influential thinkers from around the world to share their success and perspectives with the Thai audience. “As the concepts and guest speakers are changed every year, the event has been an overwhelming success attracting between 1,500 and 1,800 visitors every year,” said Mr. Apisit Laistrooglai, Managing Director of the Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC).
Under the “Designing Impact: Building Sustainable Creative Business” Program, the “Fifth Creativities Unfold, Bangkok 2011 Symposium” widens in scope to align with the TCDC Creative Future strategy. The activities therefore will not only form the foundation of these new steps forward, but they will also mark a new chapter for Thailand to progress towards the sustainable development of creativity through various seminars and workshops.
Nine local and international gurus from different, professional fields will take the stage to share their strategies and experiences about how their thinking moves the world in “Design Impacts the World” at the International Symposium @ TCDC on Saturday 1st October. To convey the importance of design in a production context, the five gurus who will open the symposium include; Eric Riewer, International Relations Manager of Gobelins, l’?cole de l’image - the French school of applied arts, print and digital media; Sanit Wangvichar, the brilliant marketer who brought the local Red Bull brand into the international arena; Uday Dandavate, founder and CEO of SonicRim who linked the producers and users in the production process; Dr. Dennis Hong who became the eyes for visually impaired people as he designed car systems that the blind can drive; and Chalakorn Panyashom who brought WorkPoint Entertainment to the forefront of the Thai entertainment scene.
The other four gurus will share the “Change the World through Design” stage on Sunday 2nd October. Luke Williams is a Consultant for Frog Design — the brains behind business success for such firms as AMEX, Disney and Microsoft. Hideshi Hamaguchi, Director of Strategy at ZIBA Design, was among the pioneer team members to invent the world’s first flash drive. Cameron Sinclair is the Co-founder of Architecture for Humanity that helps develop solutions to global social and humanitarian crises. The final speaker will be Tyler Br?l?, the Founder of Monocle — one of the world’s most influential magazines.
The “Workshop @ TCDC” will be held at the TCDC’s auditorium on the 6th floor of The Emporium. Participants will have a chance to gain insight into the expertise of Uday Dandavate, founder and CEO of SonicRim in “Design with Users” workshop where he will reveal his strategies to bridge the producers, designers and users throughout the design process, as well as create innovation that leverages local and global markets. Hideshi Hamaguchi will also lead a workshop on the "Creative Process for Innovation".
This year’s event is even more special with the “Creative Space Workshop” to be held for the first time in Thailand from September 18th - 29th. The workshop will trace the creative business trail of Bangkok and the participants will learn the strategies and keys to success from 33 of the most successful design and creative businesses in town. The list covers 15 groups including Propaganda, Cerebrum, Greyhound, Sretsis, B.O.R.E.D, Supermachine Studio, b | u | g studio, Phenomena, IMAGIMAX, NUDEJeh, Smallroom, LOVEiS, a day magazine, Jim Thompson House, Raffles International College, and LoCAL CoLOR FiLMs by Pen-ek Ratanaruang. The workshops will be held at various venues including the studios of the participating organizations, educational institutions or the TCDC’s auditorium. For the schedule, please visit www.creativitiesunfold.com or www.tcdc.or.th. To secure a seat at the workshop, students with valid student ID cards pay Bt500 deposit; the general public pays Bt1,000 deposit. The deposit can be refunded on the day of participation.
Interested in sharpening your skills and in inspiring yourself at “Creativities Unfold, Bangkok 2011”? You can buy tickets at the TCDC on the 6th floor of The Emporium. Tickets to the “International Symposium @ TCDC” are priced at Bt900 per day, and to the “Workshop @ TCDC” are priced at Bt1,500 per session. For more information and special packages, call 02-664-8448, ext 213 and 214; or visit www.creativitiesunfold.com and www.tcdc.or.th.
For further information please contact
Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC)
Khun Kanokporn Kiattisak or Khun Patcharin Pattanabunpaiboon, Tel: 0-2664-7667
Verve
Khun Porntip Wiriyakitpattana (Bee), Tel: 0-2204-8210
Khun Piyaporn Chullapushpa (Toom), Tel: 0-2204-8217
For further information please contact
Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC), Khun Kanokporn Kiattisak or Khun Patcharin
Pattanabunpaiboon, Tel: 0-2664-7667
Verve Khun Porntip Wiriyakitpattana (Bee), Tel: 0-2204-8210 or Khun Piyaporn
Chullapushpa (Toom), Tel: 0-2204-8217