Pacharapong Suntanaphan or Yod (as no one could never
pronounce the name) was born and raised in Thailand. He moved to the UK
in 2003 in pursuit of his passion in art & design. He graduated
with a degree in Ceramic Design from Central St. Martins in 2007.
Yod
draws his inspiration from the mundane everyday object and challenges
the perception of the audience through form and function. His passion
in materials allow him to create light hearted, experimental designs
that question what an object should be. He likes to put those happy
thoughts in your head purely because everything's worth a good laugh from time to time, so have a browse and see what you think.
Exhibitions
2009 Now! @ Maison & Objet, Paris 2008 Farewell Industrial Dogma @ Evagoras Lanitis Centre, Cyprus 2008 One Night Stand @ Gallery 1.1, London 2008 Designboom Mart @ ICFF, ICFF, New York 2008 Metropolitan Works Show 08, Metropolitan Works, London 2008 Art Hand Design, Central St. Martins College of Art & Design, London 2007 Creative Links Expo, Truman Brewery, London 2007 Handled With Care, Designersblock, London 2007 Talent Zone @ Tent London, Truman Brewery, London 2007 New Designers, Business Design Centre, London 2007 Degree Show, Central St. Martins College of Art & Design, London 2007 Pulse, Earls Court, London 2007 Directions, Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, London 2006 100% East, Truman Brewery, London 2005 Cersaie, Bologna, Italy
Awards & Recognitions
2008 Winner of the Relase1.0 Competition, London 2007 New Faces for Halo Magazine by Central St. Martins College of Art & Design 2006 Finalist for the Thai Young Designer Competition, London 2006 Shortlisted for the Foundling Museum Box Competition, London 2005 Winner of the Exercise in Architecture Cumulus Design Award, Italy
Education
2004/07 BA(Hons) Ceramic Design, Central St. Martins College of Art & Design, London 2003/04 Foundation in Art & Design, Central St. Martins College of Art & Design, London
Work Experience & Projects
2008 Lusso Luxury Magazine, Art Direction & Styling April/June issue, UK 2008 Paul Cocksedge Studio, work experience for a talented design studio, UK 2007 Eva MenzStudio, work experience for a creative product design studio, UK 2007 Materialplus+, external collaboration with Karlsruhe University, Germany 2006 Studiomold, work experience with the multidisciplinary design studio, UK 2005 Frevd, a group work external project under the name Scratch UK, London
Publications
2008 Trends with Central Saint Martins by Kevin Tallen 2008 Fragiles: Porcelain, Glass & Ceramics by Gestalten 2007 Handled with Care By Designboom 2007 Ceramic Design Course By Anthony Quinn
Press Coverage
2009 Icon Magazine April issue, UK 2008 Designboom Mart, Designboom 2007 The Observer Magazine 16th Sept issue, UK 2007 The Observer Magazine 2nd Sept issue, UK 2007 Trendbible Autumn/Winter 2008/09 issue, UK 2007 Trendbible Spring/Summer 2008 issue, UK 2007 Attitude Interior Design Magazine Jan/Feb issue, Portugal 2006 Wallpaper Magazine (Thai Edition), Thailand 2005 Domus Magazine Sept issue,Italy 2005 Cersaie Magazine Sept issue, Italy
