Thai Textile Society

Artist Talk "Breaking out of the Cocoon, Growing out of Rice" by Montri Toemsombat

2010-07-28T13:31:39Z

The Jim Thompson Art Center cordially invites you to attend the special preview and artist talk - walk

Breaking out of the Cocoon, Growing out of Ric”

The recent works of Montri Toemsombat
Thursday 29th, July 2010 at 16:00-17:00 WilliamWarren Library and The Jim Thompson Art Center

For more information and reservation,
Please contact Khun Somsuda Piamsamrit, Educational Program coordinator, at The Jim Thompson Art Center.

Tel:02.612.6741 Email: education@jimthompsonhouse.com

Exhibition will be held on 30 July – 19 September 2010

Montri Toemsombat will give a talk which will cover his works over the years and development of his work and historical background. Montri was also the recipient of a James H.W. Thompson Foundation scholarship (2008-2009) conduct research relating to the Silk Road which is the idea behind this exhibition. The lecture including with slide multi-vision.

About the exhibition:
The exhibition “Breaking out of the Cocoon, Growing out of Rice” presents the recent works of Montri Toemsombat, a contemporary young Thai artist who has gained prominent recognition for works including those incorporating rice as one of the medium. The sculptures, installation art, videos and photographs displayed in this exhibition were all made by the artist from leftover materials provided by the Jim Thompson Factory in Pakthongchai District, Nakornratchasima Province.

For this exhibition the artist invites viewers to enjoy a compilation of artworks created over the past decade from diverse natural materials. They reveal his perception of harmony as the essential factor bonding together life, society, culture and nature. According to the artist the lessons obtained from experiences can be transformed into elements that constitute a meaningful life. Inspired by nature and social political situation, he sees an analogy in the flight of the moth as a revolutionary phase evoked by its breaking out from the protective cocoon. And, he also interprets as a declaration of freedom the act of rice securing its young root in the earth while thrusting its first young leaf into the sky. The artist views these two natural phenomena as related to the nurturing of motherhood and the support of fatherhood which are the basic elements of humanity.

About the Artist:
Montri Toemsombat was born in 1975 in Chaiyaphum Province. He studied visual arts, specializing in Inter-media Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Chulalongkorn University. He graduated in 1998. His debut artworks often use natural materials, such as rice and silk as the key components. A young rising artist, his extensive portfolio covers sculptures, installation arts, photographs, improvised arts and videos. His nationally and internationally exhibited works are widely acclaimed for their creativity and distinctiveness. His solo exhibitions include: Cocoon; the Renaissance (Ayara Hall, the Jim Thompson House, 1991), Fake Me (The Japan Foundation Art Gallery, Bangkok, 2002), New Fashion Order; Dissolution (Installation/ Performance, RMIT Project Space, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 2005), Rice/Life, Ever-Presence (RoomX, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland, 2006). He has also been invited to join in several international exhibitions, namely: "The 1st Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale", Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in 1999; “L’Art Dans Le Monde”, Paris, France; “Biennale Internationale Design 2000”, France, 2000; "The 1st Tirana Biennale", Tirana National Musuem, Albania; the 5th Art Workshop with Khoj Workshop, Modinagar, New Delhi, India, 2001; "Under Construction; The New Dimension of Asian Art", the Japan Foundation Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2002; “Dreams and Conflicts", Thai Pavilion, 50th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale / Venice, Italy, 2003; ARS 06, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland, 2006; Soka Contemporary Arts, Taipei, Taiwan, Busan Biennale 2008, Busan, South Korea; Jakarta Biennale 2009, Jakarta, Indonesia; and Basel, Switzerland, 2009. Montri is a recipient of various artist residency and research scholarships, and international awards, such as Young Fashion Designer Award, Bangkok Inter national Fashion, 1999, Japan Foundation Fellowship Program, Japan Foundation (Affiliated with Fukuoka Asian Art Museum) Fukuoka, 2000, Artist in Residence at La Cite des Arts, Paris, 2007, the James H.W. Thompson Foundation Research Grant, Bangkok, 2008. Today Montri lives and works in Bangkok and Kanchanaburi.

A lecture by Weaver Louise Castellan

2010-07-27T09:53:40Z

The Thai Textile Society is pleased to anounce a lecture by "Weaver Louise Castellan"

An Introduction to Navajo Weaving

DATE: 26 August 2010, Thursday

PLACE: Tilleke and Gibbions

        Supalai Grand Tower, 26th Floor
        1011 Rama 3 Road, Chongnonsi, Yannawa
        Bangkok 10120, Thailand

R.S.V.P. Ruth Gerson

Explore the American Southwest weaving culture of the Navajo through the eyes of weaver Louise Castellan. In her lecture, Ms Castellan will address the textile art of Navajo weaving from its historical roots to present day weaving practices. Unique artistic and technical methods related to vegetal dyes, continuous warp, spirit lines, section lines and regional weaving patterns will be described. Along with saddle blankets, rugs and tools on display, a demonstration loom will be available for anyone interested in trying the Navajo way of weaving.

Ms Castellan first began weaving tapestries in 1982. After visiting the Navajo Reservation she was drawn to the artistry and beauty of Navajo textiles. She now specializes in weaving saddle blankets. She currently resides in Bangkok and her travels throughout South East Asia focus on ethnographic photography of tribal weaving practices and equipment. She received a Master of Health Science degree from the University of Toronto and is currently working toward a Master Weaver designation.

Reading Film and Discussion Tropical Perspectives - Outside In / Inside Out

2010-07-07T10:14:32Z

Reading Film and Discussion:
“Tropical Perspectives - Outside In / Inside Out”

Date: Friday, 9th July, 2010
Time: 6:00-8:00
Moderator: Gridthiya Gaweewong
Guest artist : Nok Paksanavin

Venue: William Warren Library
Activity Fee: Free
The Jim Thompson Art Center will show selected short films which center around the encounter between eastern and western culture. Historical and anthropological films by filmmakers from 1930s to the present such as “I am from Siam”, Phi Ta Kon and more. This is a screening session and will include a discussion about re-reading and re-examing the subtext of history and ethnography. Tropical culture viewed by different perspectives of outsiders and insiders as represented in films will also be discusses.

Screening program (running time 40 mins)

I Am From Siam, Anonymous from National Film Archive, Thailand),14’, UK/Thailand/USA, 1930

The film is a compilation of various life styles and important events in Siam at the time. A large part of the footage has been made by the Tropical Film Service of the Royal State Railway.

2. The Phi Ta Khon Project, Alex Kher, 12’, DVD, Australia/Thailand, 2009

This filmwas made in Dansai, Loei, a small town of Northern Thailand, during their annual “Phi Ta Khon” festival which means translated “ ghosts follow people”. Phi Ta Khon combines animist, Brahmin and Buddhist traditions, which articulate the bonds between the dead and the living, between sexual and agriculture fertility, between the community and their spirit-infested natural world.

3. Old hearts, Anocha Suwichakornpong, video, 9’, 2009

A vide diary of a woman.

4. Burmese Man Dancing, Nok Paksanavin, video, 6’, 2009

An experimental documentary about Burmese labourers in Thailand. While many filmmakers aim for clarity, in this film the subtitles – drawn from Thai people’s shot, written responses to a questionnaire - appear in an encoded, unreadable language. Viewers must interpret and make up their own story.

Ms. Somsuda Piamsumrit
Education Program Co-ordinator
The Jim Thompson Art Center
6 Soi Kasemsan 2 Rama1Rd. Wangmai Patumwan BKK. Tel: (66) 2- 612 6741
Fax: (66) 2- 219 2911
email: somsuda@jimthompsonhouse.com, education@jimthompsonhouse.com

Hunting Authenticity - Pseudo-Tourism by Pravit Rojanaphruk and Pasakorn Intoo-Marn

2010-06-17T08:20:26Z

Dear Thai Textile Society Members,

The Jim Thompson Art Center cordially invites you to attend the discussion Hunting Authenticity - Pseudo-Tourism by Pravit Rojanaphruk and Pasakorn Intoo-Marn and moderated by Worathep Akkabootara on Saturday 19th June, 2010 at 14:00-16:00 at The Jim Thompson Art Center.

This session will consider and re-evaluate notions which concern the existence and status of “authenticity in tourism”. To underline the idea of “authenticity”, concepts which came into question as early as the industrial revolution will be explored in terms of how they are interrelated to modernity. The arguments on authenticity can be drawn from considering mass tourism which has had a profound impact on the experiences of tourists. In particular, we will consider how tourists classify or evaluate their experience related to cultural authenticity. To classify and evaluate such experiences, an audience should take the approach of reinterpreting the experiences in terms of authenticity. For example, one can consider the types of artifacts which are produced to serve a tourist’s interests. Some of them are intentionally produced to be consumed as tourists’ art objects or souvenirs. This discussion and the arguments involved can be better understood by viewing the exhibition THE TROPICS: VIEWS FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE GLOBE. The exhibition showcases pieces from the collection of The National Ethnological Museum in Berlin. It also illustrates cultural and cult representations of the indigenous peoples who are living in the tropical regions. In particular, the collection of art from National Ethnological Museum reflects Eurocentric interpretation of the tropics.

About the Collaborators:

Pravit Rojanaphruk: received a Master’s Degree in Social Anthropology from Oxford University (Chevening Scholarship, The Ministry of Foreign Affair, Great Britain), and wrote the dissertation “Tourist and Cultural Authenticity : Anthropological Reflection on the Notion of Cultural Authenticity in Tourism”. He now works for the Political News Section, The Nation. Pravit has traveled to over 40 countries and has received other scholarships such as Reuters Fellowship, Oxford University and Katherine Fanning Fellowship for Journalism and Democracy by Kettering Foundation, Ohio, USA.

Pasakorn Inthumarn: received a Bachelor’s degree in Drama from Thammasat University and Master’s Degree in Theatre and Film Studies from University of New South Wales, Australia. He is interested in the role of art on society. He now regularly teaches courses in Film Appreciation at the Faculty of Arts, Silpakorn University.

Worathep Akkabootara : received a Bachelor degree in Graphic Art and Art Theory from The Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Art Silapakorn University He has cooperated with cultural activists in several socially engaging projects and art exhibitions and regularly works as an editor and writer on art and cultural topics for books and magazines, published both locally and internationally. He is now working as writer and editor for “Exemplar Editions”.

About The Tropics exhibition
“The Tropics – Views from the Middle of the Globe” attempts to detect currents of energy and subtle disturbances between the hemispheres in times of tension, and to search for cooperative as well as counteractive cultural forces. The exhibition has already been presented in Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town and Berlin.

Ranking among the most important in the world, exhibits from the collections of the Ethnological Museum in Berlin from Africa, Asia, Oceania and tropical America enter into dialogue with works by contemporary artists from South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Old and new art converge in one place. As the show is conceived as an art exhibition, the selection of the older works was primarily made according to aesthetic criteria. In general, the exhibition attempts a re-aesthetisation of the tropics, in order to place more emphasis on cultural aspects of tropical regions, as opposed to the otherwise prevailing negative political and economic discourses.

For more information please contact The Jim Thompson Art Center Tel: 02 612 6741

Email: education@jimthompsonhouse.com

TAI TEXTILES : AN INVESTIGATION OF THE COMMON CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TAIS

2010-06-15T20:59:19Z

TAI TEXTILES : AN INVESTIGATION OF THE COMMON CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TAIS

Date: Tuesday, 29 June 2010

Time: 08.00-16.30 hours

Venue: Sri Burapha Auditorium,

Thammasat University (Main Campus)

Language: Thai

Free admission

A seminar on textiles of Tai peoples, the indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia. The basic concept of the seminar is to explore the common cultural characteristics of several Tai speaking groups as woven in their textiles.

The highlight of the seminar is the exhibition From Birth to Death: Tai Life and Textiles, which will feature more than 50 textiles from Sumitr Pitiphat’s collection from his fieldworks in Laos, Vietnam and China. The exhibition will be from 29 June to 2 July 2010, 09.00-16.00 hours on the ground floor of Sri Burapha Auditorium. Admission is free.

PROGRAMME

08.00-08.45 Registration

08.45-09.00 Welcome Remarks

09.00-10.30 Keynote Address by Sumitr Pitiphat

Tai Textiles: Origin and Diversity

10.30-11.00 Opening the Exhibition: From Birth to Death: Tai Life and Textiles

11.00-12.00 Lecture by Paothong Thaong-jeu

Tai Textiles in Lanna and Shan State

13.30-16.30 Panel -- Tai Textiles Inside and Outside Thailand

Moderator: Anucha Thirakanont

Patricia Naenna

Tai Textiles in Laos

Pichet Saiphan

Tai Textiles at Lao-Vietnamese Border: Similarity and Diversity

Bunchai Thongjaroenbourgam

Textiles of Tai Yuan in Central Thailand

16.30 Closing.

กำหนดการ
สัมมนาทางวิชาการ เรื่อง “ผ้าไท : สืบลักษณะร่วมทางวัฒนธรรมของกลุ่มคนไท” และ พิธีเปิดนิทรรศการแสดงผ้าไท เรื่อง “เกิด แก่ เจ็บ ตาย : วิถีไทในผืนผ้า” วันอังคารที่ ๒๙ มิถุนายน พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๓
ณ หอประชุมศรีบูรพา (หอประชุมเล็ก) มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ ท่าพระจันทร์

จัดโดย สถาบันไทยคดีศึกษา มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์

ภาคเช้า
๐๘.๐๐ - ๐๘.๔๕ น. - ลงทะเบียน

๐๘.๔๕ - ๐๙.๐๐ น.       -        กล่าวรายงาน  โดย  อาจารย์ ดร.อนุชา  ทีรคานนท์ 
                                                                  ผู้อำนวยการสถาบันไทยคดีศึกษา  
                                -       กล่าวเปิดงาน  โดย  ศาสตราจารย์ ดร.สุรพล  นิติไกรพจน์
                                                                  อธิการบดีมหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์
๐๙.๐๐ -  ๑๐.๓๐ น.       -       บรรยายเรื่อง  “ผ้าทอของคนไท : กำเนิดและความหลากหลาย”    
                                        โดย  รองศาสตราจารย์สุมิตร  ปิติพัฒน์
๑๐.๓๐ -  ๑๑.๐๐ น.       -       พิธีเปิดนิทรรศการ  “เกิด  แก่  เจ็บ  ตาย :  วิถีไทในผืนผ้า”   
                                -       ชมนิทรรศการผ้าในชุดสะสมผ้าจากการไปทำงานภาคสนาม ของ 
                รองศาสตราจารย์สุมิตร   ปิติพัฒน์  ในมุมมองวิถีชีวิต เกิด แก่  เจ็บ ตาย 
                ซึ่งเป็นการเปลี่ยนผ่านของช่วงชีวิต  และภายใต้ลักษณะร่วมทางวัฒนธรรม              ในความเชื่อเรื่องผีบรรพบุรุษและอำนาจเหนือธรรมชาติ ของคนไท       
๑๑.๐๐ – ๑๒.๐๐ น.        -       บรรยายเรื่อง “ผ้าทอไทในล้านนาและรัฐฉาน”
                                        โดย  อาจารย์เผ่าทอง  ทองเจือ
๑๒.๐๐ – ๑๓.๓๐ น.                รับประทานอาหารกลางวันตามอัธยาศัย

ภาคบ่าย

๑๓.๓๐ - ๑๖.๑๕ น.        -       เสวนาเรื่อง “ผ้าทอไทในและนอกประเทศไทย”
                                        วิทยากร         
                                        -  แพทริเซีย  แน่นหนา :   “ ผ้าไทในลาว”
                                        -  อาจารย์พิเชฐ  สายพันธ์ : “ผ้าไทในรอยต่อชายแดนลาว - เวียดนาม :                                                                              ความเหมือนและความต่าง”    
                                        -  อาจารย์บุญชัย  ทองเจริญบัวงาม : “ผ้าทอของกลุ่มไทยวนในภาคกลาง                                                                                  ของไทย”
                                        ดำเนินรายการโดย  อาจารย์ ดร. อนุชา  ทีรคานนท์
๑๖.๑๕ - ๑๖.๓๐           -       ซักถาม
                                -       ปิดการสัมมนา

แบบตอบรับเข้าร่วมโครงการทำนุบำรุงศิลปะและวัฒนธรรม เรื่อง “ผ้าไท : สืบลักษณะร่วมทางวัฒนธรรมของกลุ่มคนไท” วันที่ ๒๙ มิถุนายน ๒๕๕๓
ณ หอประชุมศรีบูรพา (หอประชุมเล็ก) มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ ท่าพระจันทร์

ชื่อ..........................................................................นามสกุล..............................................................
ตำแหน่งทางวิชาการ...........................................................................................................................
ที่อยู่..................................................................................................................................................
โทรศัพท์................................................................ โทรสาร................................................................

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ชื่อ..........................................................................นามสกุล..............................................................
ตำแหน่งทางวิชาการ...........................................................................................................................
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โทรศัพท์..................................................................โทรสาร................................................................

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สนใจเข้าร่วมโครงการฯ จำนวน..................คน

กรุณาส่งแบบตอบรับเข้าร่วมการสัมมนา  ได้ที่              ๑)  โทรสาร ๐๒-๒๒๖-๒๑๑๒
                                             หรือ               ๒)  ส่งทางไปรษณีย์   ได้ที่

                        งานบริการวิชาการ สถาบันไทยคดีศึกษา
                  อาคารอเนกประสงค์ ๑ ชั้น ๒ 
                    มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์
                ท่าพระจันทร์ กรุงเทพฯ ๑๐๒๐๐

[Thai Textile Society Ubon Candle Festival & Baan Khampun Silk Gallery Tour] Message

2010-05-05T02:48:59Z

Ubon Candle Festival & Baan Khampun Silk Gallery Tour

The Thai Textile Society invites you to join a visit to Ubon Ratchatani to view the exquisite textiles at Baan Kamphun Silk Gallery July 25th -27th, 2010.

Please see attached document.

Rescheduled Saturday, May 22, 2010 - Ethnic Textile Collection at Kasetsart University

2010-04-28T20:06:31Z

Rescheduled Saturday, May 22, 2010 - Ethnic Textile Collection at Kasetsart University

The Thai Textile Society invites you to a special visit to view the extensive collection of ethnic Tai clothing and textiles at the Office of Agricultural Museum and Culture, at Kasetsart University, one of the largest private collections in Thailand. After being welcomed by a performance of a Tai Lue dance, Ajarn Orathai Pholdi, museum director, will guide us on a tour of the 30 Tai groups, which include Tai Lue, Tai Daeng, Tai Dam, Lao Krang and Phu Tai. These textiles are displayed along with musical instruments and agricultural implements, highlighting the importance of the co-relations of these items in Tai culture.Among the items on display are rare wedding dresses that once belonged to nobility of the Tai Yai of the Shan State in Myanmar. Other textiles represent various Tai groups from Yunnan in China, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand. A light lunch will be served.
We will meet at the Dusit Thani Hotels lower lobby and travel by van to the university Departure Time: 9:15am (return at about 1:30- 2:00pm) Donation: 650 Baht for members750 Baht for non-members Reservations: Ruth Gerson rgerson@inet.co.th Mobile phone: 089-164-6405

Please advise of your mobile phone number when booking. Pre-payment is required.

CANCELLED - Ethnic Textile Collection at Kasetsart University

2010-03-11T02:00:57Z

The Thai Textile Society invites you to a special visit to view the extensive collection of ethnic Tai clothing and textiles at the Office of Agricultural Museum and Culture, at Kasetsart University, one of the largest private collections in Thailand. After being welcomed by a performance of a Tai Lue dance, Ajarn Orathai Pholdi, museum director, will guide us on a tour of the 30 Tai groups, which include Tai Lue, Tai Daeng, Tai Dam, Lao Krang and Phu Tai. These textiles are displayed along with musical instruments and agricultural implements, highlighting the importance of the co-relations of these items in Tai culture. Among the items on display are rare wedding dresses that once belonged to nobility of the Tai Yai of the Shan State in Myanmar. Other textiles represent various Tai groups from Yunnan in China, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand. A light lunch will be served.
We will meet at the Dusit Thani Hotels lower lobby and travel by van to the University.

 Departure Time:        9:15am (return at about 2:00pm)
Donation:       650 Baht for members
        750 Baht for non-members
        Pre-payment is required

Reservations: Ruth Gerson

Visit to the Textile Gallery & Exhibition Hall at Vimanmek Palace

2010-02-18T23:51:33Z

Visit to the Textile Gallery & Exhibition Hall at Vimanmek Palace

Come and join Khun Chomporn Dhanesnittaya, Chair of the Steering Committee of the Thai Textile Society and Khun Wipawee Tiyawes, Textile Curator at Tilleke & Gibbins and member of the Steering Committee of the Thai Textile Society on a tour of the textile gallery at the HRH Princess Orathai Thepkanya Residential Hall and the Local Textile Exhibition Hall at the Vimanmek Palace.

The gallery at the HRH Princess Orathai Thepkanya Residential Hall houses an exquisite collection of royal and court fabrics used in the court of King Rama V such as Shanghai silk brocade, gold brocade, Pha Poom which is woven silk cloth with warp ikat designs. You will have the opportunity to learn the history of imported court textiles and to distinguish patterns specially ordered from India and Cambodia for the nobility and royalty. In addition, there is a collection of silk cloths woven under the auspices of Her Majesty the Queen�s SUPPPORT Foundation for your viewing pleasure. The Local Textile Exhibition Hall houses a wonderful collection of old and new textiles from all across Thailand. His Majesty the King granted permission to the Bank of Thailand to renovate this building to exhibit Thai textiles on the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen Sirikit's 6th cycle birthday, on 12th August 2004 to honour and commemorate Her Majesty's endeavors in reviving Thai arts and cultures, especially in the area of hand-woven textiles. After the textile tour, you may wish to tour the Vimanmek Mansion, the world�s largest golden teakwood mansion, and the other palace buildings at your own leisure.

Date: Friday, March 5, 2010

Time: 10.00 a.m.

Meeting Place:

Vimanmek Palace Ticket�s Booth at U-Thong Nai Road opposite Dusit Zoo

Cost :     Members - 400 baht      Non-member - 500 baht 
          (inclusive of entrance fee; light refreshment will be provided)

For reservations contact :

Khun Chomporn 081-640-6196 or ayoraya@ayoraya.com

Please send your name & telephone number for contact information

Textile Innovation in the future under Thai context by Dr.Chanchai Sirikasemlert

2009-08-15T19:20:35Z

Thai Textile Society wishes to forward following Press Release from The Jim Thompson Art Center to its members.

Press Release

The Jim Thompson Art Center cordially invites you to the lecture, Textile Innovation in the future, under Thai context by Dr.Chanchai Sirikasemlert (Director of Technology Promotion Devision, Thailand Textiles Institute), on Sunday, August 30th 2009, 15.00-16.30pm., at William Warren Library, 4th floor Henry B. Thompson Building. This educational program is part of FUTUROTEXTILES exhibition.

The lecture, Textile Innovation in the future, under Thai context, will explain about some types of textile in the industry which have special qualification, developed from the use of variety of fibers, emphasizing on its weaving process. For example, products from banana plant, aloes wood, and jute fibers are made of combination of fibers for better quality and enough quantity, enabling them to be produced for industrial purpose; knee support bandage coated with essence of herbal hot compress is made from applying nano zinc oxidant on the textile for the purpose of reducing infection and swell; multifunction fabric has the quality of water and dust resistance from the outside and moisture absorption from the inside of each garment; special quality out-field suit is able to ventilate the heat, reduce odor and bacteria, comfortable, easily dried; products from recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) fiber is product developing from recycled PET water bottle to reuse and apply as textile product, adding the value to recycle materials; infrared radiant textile product from macadamia coal is product developing from combining polypropylene fiber with macadamia coal, increasing ability to the far infrared method, considering biogenetic rays in medical field which helps spread out heating ray, blood circulation, and could be applied as health products; textile from banana plant fiber is developed from mixture of banana plant fiber, rayon, and polyester, enabling to produce many textile products such as table sheet, curtain, and man's suit; polyester and coal from coconut shell is developed from mixture of polyester fiber and tiny powder of coal from coconut shell, derived from cremating the shell in proper condition, adding it's property to absorb humidity, odor, and anti bacteria.

For more information and reservation, please contact khun Somsuda Piamsamrit, Educational Program coordinator, at The jim Thompson Art Center.

Tel:02.612.6741 Email: education@jimthompsonhouse.com

FUTUROTEXTILES exhibition is on view from August 2nd-October 16th, 2009, at The Jim Thompson Art Center. Address: 6 Soi Kasemsan 2, Rama1 Rd., Phayathai (BTS National Stadium) Gallery hour: 9am-5pm daily / free admission

Ms. Somsuda Piamsumrit
Education Program Co-ordinator
The Jim Thompson Art Center
6 Soi Kasemsan 2 Rama1Rd. Wangmai Patumwan BKK.

email: somsuda@jimthompsomhouse.com, education@jimthompsonhouse.com

Futuro Textiles Educational and Public Program

2009-08-14T19:20:35Z

Thai Textile Society is pleased to send to its members following newsletter on "Futuro Textiles Educational and Public Program" to be presented by Jim Thompson Art Center in collaboration with the French Embassy and Alliance Francaise, Bangkok, Thailand

FUTUROTEXTILES: Educational & Public Program
The Jim Thompson Art Center in collaboration with the French Embassy, and
Alliance Francaise, Bangkok, Thailand, is proud to present FUTUROTEXTILES;
Surprising textiles, Design & Art, an exhibition about science, technology,
art and textiles curated by Caroline David. This exhibition is organized as
part of La Fete 2009.

The exhibition will invite visitors to discover the world of textiles: to
appropriate for themselves their incredible diversity, from fiber to weaving
and mesh, to composites and non- woven textiles. This exhibition will also
show that today textiles are becoming technical, innovative and intelligent.
The touring module will therefore be scientific and technological; it will
also provide visitors with an artistic, playful and poetic voyage with the
creations of the greatest designers of recent years.

The main theme of this exhibition is divided into 6 categories to present
the textiles: Discovery of textiles, Home textiles, Clothing textiles,
Mobile textiles, Protection textiles, Geological textiles, Medical textiles

Educational & Public Program

August
Lecture: Textile Innovation in the future, under Thai context
Lecturer: Dr.Chanchai Sirikasemlert (Director of Technology Promotion
Devision, Thailand Textiles Institute)

Date: Sunday, August 30th 2009

Time: 15.00-16.30pm.

At William Warren Library, 4th floor Henry B. Thompson Building

(The lecture will be in Thai, with English translation)

September

Workshop: Inspiration of design for the future

Leader: Dr. Rachaporn Choochuay (Designer and Professor, Faculty of
Artchitecture, Chulalongkorn University)

Date: Sunday, September 20 and 27, 2009 (the applicants are required to
attend both days of the workshop)

Time: 13.00-17.00pm.

At William Warren Library, 4th floor Henry B. Thompson Building

1st day (September 20th)

The participants will be introduced materials for the future, as well as
imagination of the future image. There will be participant grouping to
brainstorm on the use of materials for the future design and on design
process development.

2nd day (September 27th)

Continue on design process development. Then, participants present their
outcomes, along with hearing from critics. (The presentation and critic are
opened for the public)

Note: This workshop is limited to 25 participants. Registration fee is
1,000 baht (for 2 days) and applicants are required to attend both days of
the workshop and the lecture Textile Innovation in the future, under Thai
context on August 30, 2009, for the best efficiency.

Presentation on the sketch from Inspiration of design for the future
workshop

Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009

Time: 15.30-17.00pm.

At William Warren Library, 4th floor Henry B. Thompson Building

This is when workshop participants present each of their sketch, along with
hearing the critics from the public.

October

Lecture: Vision of the Future

Leader: Panu Boonpiputtanapong

Date: Sunday, October 11, 2009

Time: 15.00-16.30pm.

At William Warren Library, 4th floor Henry B. Thompson Building

-When science-fiction films impact on fashion

Many films and designers have shifted the fashion scene enormously. For
example, Eiko Ishioka, a fashion designer has created her extraordinary
works on the films The Cell and The Fall. The other films, 2001 Space
odyssey, Blade Runner, A Clockwork Orange, Star Trek, The Fifth Element,
Gattaga, and The Island also has huge influence on fashion.

-Way of Futuristic destines the runway

The films Star War, Tron, and The Terminator have set trend on runways.

-Closing with: Future of the past = present

There are many fashion designers who have changed fashion scene, from the
past till present.

(This lecture is in Thai only)

For more information and reservation, please contact khun Somsuda
Piamsamrit, Educational Program coordinator, at The jim Thompson Art Center.

Tel:02.612.6741 Email: education@jimthompsonhouse.com

FUTUROTEXTILES exhibition is on view from August 2nd-October 16th, 2009, at
The Jim Thompson Art Center.

Address: 6 Soi Kasemsan 2, Rama1 Rd., Phayathai

(BTS National Stadium)

Gallery hour: 9am-5pm daily / free admission

Ms. Somsuda Piamsumrit
Education Program Co-ordinator
The Jim Thompson Art Center
6 Soi Kasemsan 2 Rama1Rd. Wangmai Patumwan BKK.
Tel: (66) 2- 612 6741
Fax: (66) 2- 219 2911
email: somsuda@jimthompsomhouse.com, education@jimthompsonhouse.com