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104 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 105 SILK AS HOTEL DECORATIONS Silk can be useful in designing a larger area meant to be used for living, such as hotels. Silk can give two kinds of atmospheres: the homey atmosphere that makes people feel like being home and the changing in their familiar atmosphere that makes people feel relaxed. Therefore, silk is often used in hotels, especially in public areas. It could be designed to fit in larger spaces, such as a hotel lobby, or walls as a large painting, or used as a tablecloth, wall coverings, column or room corner decoration in the reception hall, etc. www.sukhothai.com
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108 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 109 In the guest room, the beauty of silk is expressed much more with creativity to make the room become distinct and appealing. For example, the bed linen, furniture linings, or bedboard decoration that explicitly displays the beauty of silk will help create a relaxing vibe for the room.
110 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 111 For an open or communal space like a meeting room, conference room, dining room, and hotel restaurant, silk can be the key concept of decoration. Choosing the right color theme or pattern that brings out the identity of local silk and expands the interpretation of silk will make the room look scenic and distinct.
112 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 113 Although decorating a hotel with silk is not new, making it fitting to the interior design and eye-catching in order to generate liveliness or transform the vibe of the area to be more interesting is challenging. The key is to place suitable silk in the right place, as it can represent a sophisticated and stylish lifestyle.
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116 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 117 Dining & Kitchen The dining room and kitchen are the heart of the home. If silk is added, the appetite and time spent in the space will also increase. Silk can be used as tablecloths, table runners, or napkins, including kitchen decorations for various festivals, creating originality and an interesting look for the space. Moreover, silk can be used as part of numerous decorations, such as a substitution for paintings by spreading the silk out on a wooden frame or styling silk with fresh flowers or an afternoon tea set, and you will never want to leave the house.
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130 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 131 Multifunction room Multifunction rooms such as the reading room or music room can also be decorated with silk. Silk can be part of room design and function at the same time. For example, thick silk can be used as a cover of soundproof materials on walls to help absorb sound. For the reading room, beautiful patterned silk can be used to decorate or cover the furniture. Silk with unique features can be used as wall decorations instead of painting to represent the exquisite craftsmanship as dyeing and patterning, including coloring, and painting, require high skillsets and attention.
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134 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 135 These processes are no different from painting on a canvas, which can be painted with both natural dye and synthetic or chemical dyes. Natural dyes are more popular because they provide a soft color textile and are harder to discolor. These natural dyed silks have their unique identity in each piece, which can be chosen depending on individual preferences. Generally, the most popular natural dyes are blue from indigo, red from shellac, yellowish brown from Mangosteen leaf, old rose pink from fresh coconut shell, and black from ebony tree.
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146 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 147 Bedroom The bedroom is most related to textiles in the house. People usually spend 8-10 hours sleeping in the room per day. Thus, giving special attention in choosing bed linen or mattress textiles is important. Silk has various thicknesses and delicacies. One of the most prominent properties of silk is that it helps better sleep quality as it is comfortable and does not stick to the skin when sweat. On the other hand, if the weather is cold, silk will adjust the condition according to the temperature so it will not be too harsh on the skin.
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150 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 151 LOCAL MUSEUM AND SILK PRESERVATION One of the most interesting characters of silk culture in Thailand is its diversity based on local identity. Therefore, it is crucial that the people in each community preserve and inherit their cultural heritage, such as local woven textiles, in order to sustain historical knowledge and generate new inspiration to expand the imagination of designers.
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154 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 155 The Bueng Kan living community museum is the most distinct empirical example of the adaptation of silk to be used in the contemporary community. In the museum, they not only explain the use of silk in various dimensions but creatively demonstrate the relationship between silk designing and architecture with a local identity, which will drive the new generations in the community to aware of their locality.
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160 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 161 This is a 70-years-old Thai-Isan house belonging to the family of Mr.Karb Suthipong Suriya, a social constructer, which was modified to make a living museum. The museum awakens childhood memories and passes happiness and local wisdom to the general public. Inside the house, many corners are decorated with local silks in meridian green, which provide the shade and vibe of nature from the doors and window to every part of the house, along with Thai and Isan traditional silk skirts and sarongs.
162 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 163 From the museum concept, using silk in daily life is common, as seen from various corners of the house that harmoniously display silk and household commodities. This demonstrates the idea of adapting and using silk as eye-catching contemporary decor that is suitable for people of all ages and emphasizes the idea of sustainability and preservation of local culture. This is considered a soft power, a concern of the government nowadays.
164 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 165 A new economy can be established with these cultural heritages by improving the traditional way of agriculture to form a new kind of agricultural society that can generate tourism focusing on the integration of heritage and innovations, including encouraging the new generation to wear silk sarongs and traditional silk skirts in their own style in daily life.
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168 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 169 The idea of conservation should not only solely be supported by the government. The artists and people who love local Thai silk should also open their houses to disseminate their knowledge and pass them on to younger generations so that Thai silk can be used in diverse ways and occasions. For home decoration, silk will make the house look chic and stylish, and with a passion for fashion, silk can be applied in various ways in daily life.
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174 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 175 SUSTAINABILITY OF THAI SILK Thai silk is one of the long-inherited national identities that cover all social aspects: history, art, culture, and lifestyle through time. Thai society is driven by the gracious culture and lifestyle, which demonstrate through the belongings and daily life of the new generation that still appreciates traditional wisdom, creating new identities and values for themselves and their culture. Silk is one of the representatives of the community’s way of life, as it is part of our daily lifestyle and clothing. In the past, stability in life referred to well-being, but nowadays, it relates more to maintaining and sustaining the inherited identity and wisdom from generation to generation.
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178 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 179 Wisdom in silk weaving can provide and develop a career to generate sustainability for the locals, including inspiring and setting up goals and achievements for people in the community to exchange and disseminate their wisdom and knowledge, as well as developing products to serve both the domestic and international markets.
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182 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 183 Thus, the new perception of silk should start at home by appreciating the value of silk in daily life and supporting each other in the community. Then, expand the idea to the national level to support people in the same industry in order to establish sustainability for the community, society, and nation in the SDGs context. Nowadays, silk not only represents our heritage that must be preserved but also tells the story of the present, as well as being the path to the future through creativity beyond the boundaries of imagination. Therefore, the development of silk with international standards will help take the new definition and perception of silk worldwide.
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190 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 191 SOURCE DIRECTORY Jim Thompson Page 33 Page 41 Page 29 Page 37 www.jimthompson.com Page 59 Page 79 Page 85 Page 63 Page 89 Page 8 Page 14 Page 22 Page 23 Page 47 Page 51 Page 55 Page 102
192 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 193 Page 130 Page 184 Page 128 SOURCE DIRECTORY Jim Thompson SOURCE DIRECTORY The Queen Sirikit Department of Sericulture Page 30 Page 38 Page 134 The Queen Sirikit Department of Sericulture www.chaksarn.com Page 187 Page 26 Page 124
194 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 195 Page 11 Page 21 Page 60 Page 52 SOURCE DIRECTORY Cultural Product of Thailand (CPOT) Page 56 Page 34 Page 44 Cultural Product of Thailand Page 45 Page 200 Page 46 Page 54 Page 76 Page 80
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198 THAI SILK FOR ALL THAI SILK FOR ALL 199 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT General Prayut Chan-o-cha Prime Minister Mr. Wissanu Krea-ngam Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Teerapong Wongsiwawilas Permanent Secretary, Office of the Permanent Secretary, the Prime Minister’s Office Ms. Oranuch Srinon Deputy Permanent Secretary, Office of the Permanent Secretary, the Prime Minister’s Office Mrs. Ratchanee Sreesook Director of The National Identity Office, Office of the Permanent Secretary, the Prime Minister’s Office - Cultural Product of Thailand (CPOT) by Ministry of Culture, Thailand - Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC), Ministry of Culture, Thailand - The Queen Sirikit Department of Sericulture, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives - Amarin Printing and Publishing Public Company Limited - Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University - www.sukhothai.com - www.thesiamhotel.com - www.jimthompson.com - www.bangkokpost.com - www.chaksarn.com - FB : QSDS.TH - FB : Boonkoon Handicraft - FB : supernancy.biz / Super Nancy Company Limited - FB : Life Community Museum BUENGKAN - FB : Karb Studio - FB : Ploenta Studio - FB : Notable Bangkok - Style & Design : Suthipong Suriya - Coordinators : Orachorn Wongpan-ngam / Somchai Janya - Translators : Nachanok Wongkhaluang / Amara Pangnamkam THAI SILK FOR ALL 199 OFFICE OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARY THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE