Thanawat "Pae" Maneenawa

FOUNDER, TAM:DA DESIGN

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Thanawat, or Pae, is simultaneously an artist, inventor, and designer whose whimsical creations are upcycled from used or discarded items. During his childhood, he would ingeniously craft his own toys from various household items. Later on, he extended this skill by fixing broken items, breathing new life into discarded materials. This passion for inventing evolved further in his career as an advertising and event creative designer. His enthusiasm for inventing led him to establish TAM:DA, where his home/workshop serves as the space to turn visions into reality. Embracing the circular economy concept, his previous creations include the deceptively simple "PET Bottle T-shirt" and "Canoe - Can DO" made from garbage bin, exhibited at the Earth Manual Project Exhibition by Design for Disasters in 2013, related to the 2011 Japan tsunami. Other notable creations include the "Christmas balls poodle lamp" and, more recently, his colourful demon "Siam Yak," crafted from household plastic utensils, that dominated the Ecotopia event at Pavilion Bukit Jalil in Malaysia. Additionally, his installations serve as advocates for environmental issues, such as the Nose exhibit—noses attached to vacuum cleaners—for the Thailand Clean Air Network.

Thanawat, or Pae, is simultaneously an artist, inventor, and designer whose whimsical creations are upcycled from used or discarded items. During his childhood, he would ingeniously craft his own toys from various household items. Later on, he extended this skill by fixing broken items, breathing new life into discarded materials. This passion for inventing evolved further in his career as an advertising and event creative designer. His enthusiasm for inventing led him to establish TAM:DA, where his home/workshop serves as the space to turn visions into reality. Embracing the circular economy concept, his previous creations include the deceptively simple "PET Bottle T-shirt" and "Canoe - Can DO" made from garbage bin, exhibited at the Earth Manual Project Exhibition by Design for Disasters in 2013, related to the 2011 Japan tsunami. Other notable creations include the "Christmas balls poodle lamp" and, more recently, his colourful demon "Siam Yak," crafted from household plastic utensils, that dominated the Ecotopia event at Pavilion Bukit Jalil in Malaysia. Additionally, his installations serve as advocates for environmental issues, such as the Nose exhibit—noses attached to vacuum cleaners—for the Thailand Clean Air Network.