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Gateway To Innovative DNA In Design Bangkok, Samui, China, Australia January 2014

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12 The Unique Boutique Style “Boutique” might have been overly and wrongly used for some hotels resorts, but it can provide investors and visitors with the opportunity in business, quality, creativity, service upgrade and management towards differentiation and innovation.

18 The Best-Dressed Pool Villas Resort finished with “Pool Villa” concept has become highly anticipated in Thailand. The newly-opened Vana Belle on Koh Samui is redefining luxury in this unspoiled corner of the world.

26 Modern Contemporary House Pohio Adams Architects brought the modern contemporary concept to life to accommodate a family with an active social life.

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W Guangzhou boasts the seamlessly blending the traditions with the W brand’s dynamic and future-forward designs to redefine the emerging cosmopolitan and urban lifestyle in China.

34 Outlook Of Occidental Repose Meet an instant blueprint for living for a warmth and comfort when buying an upscale and exclusive residential project by the river.

38 The Hallmark Of Design Sofitel So Bangkok has boasted as Bangkok’s first truly urban design hotel. Experience the aesthetic blend of mosaic materials to sport a contemporary and modern interpretation to make the overall atmosphere more charming and inviting.

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Rediscover the tradition meets modern interpretation at Okura Prestige Bangkok, which embraces the cutting-edge technology, together with modern comforts, a distinct air of elegant Japanese style and the charm of Thai hospitality.

50 Exclusive Deal In Samui The award-winning InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort places the importance on the chapter of luxury and stylish design while the warmth by tropical ingredient in interior and the touch of Thai hospitality service make it the second-to-none destination.

54 Essence Of Contemporary Residence Each contemporary house has its own particularities.

This Thai-Europe residence at Phra Tamnak Hill respects a simple design line, times and space, and luxury simplicity to create a private piece of tranquil paradise. A gorgeous and relaxing courtyard exudes the unforgettable moment of relaxation. There’s no better place like home.

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Life In Style

62 Business Attitude The young executive Nuttapol Jurangkool reveals his new jigsaw in business.

66 Intuition To Success Apinara Srikarnchana is the oldest daughter of Ms Yuki Srikarnchana, Managing Director of Pendulum Co., Ltd discloses her type of man.

70 Pride Of Thai Brand Vorasit Issara, a key man behind the super luxury and modern topicality resort and mix-used residential project—Sri Panwa, explains the perfect translation of software in his head into hardware in hospitality service.

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Where Ideas Take Shape

Patraporn Techapaibul, Senior Marketing Manager, Ambrose Wine, unveils the wine inspiration and the spirits behind the success.

72 78 Lost In Translation 2013 Find the answer why traveling to Japan is a timeless journey. Let’s pack your back and book flight to discover modern-tradition in Tokyo. Your chance has arrived as short-term Japanese visa for all Thai tourists is exempted.

84 Dining Room Thai people have increasingly become healthconscious. Japanese restaurant stands to gain the benefit and enjoy this sentiment in the market when people growingly like to eat fresh for the maximum health benefit. Check them out the editor’s choices of Japanese eateries in town that you really must try.

86 Iconic Asian Comfort Amari Palm Reef Koh Samui is one of the flagship properties that has now become the first choice for discerning travelers looking for a home-away-home tropical retreat on Koh Samui.

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The DNA Of Innovative & Modern Perspectives Welcome to the door-to-door market-leading magazine and the first and the only Thailand-based English publication that highlights the DNA in architectural and interior design of properties, residences, mix-used developments, hotels resorts with refreshing design & innovative ambiance derived from our outsources all over Thailand and Asia-Pacific region.

And I am please to see the diversity of ideas for living and brilliant formats of endearing architectural design aesthetically captured in one issue from now on, aiming to connect with Asia’s wealthy and brand-conscious people in the rich market in Thailand through their chosen lifestyle activities.

In this fast-changing world, there are so many different aspects of life to learn, different point of angle might give you a new way of thought or just make a new shift in perspective when looking at things. I know very well that it’s impossible to change your lifestyle or shift the perspective. If you try visiting at an outstanding roof-top restaurant of a considerably high building and then move to another roof-top destination, you will see the different inspiring aerial images. Likewise, visiting to new design destination, new place to sleepover, new people to chat with, new sightseeing, new eatery to indulge the taste and dining ambience, etc. Doing so, you can more enjoy the life, have more horizon of thought, and definitely see the world in different lifestyle tonalities, especially in the world of design.

Editorial Editor: Rangsan Srirat Writers/Sub-Editor: Dave, Andre Torpey, Cherry Lane, Sheehan B. Editorial Co-Ordinators: Tony Size, Martin P., Christ R. Contributing Writers: Saroj Palakawong Na Ayuthaya, Laurence Civil, John Ham, Machinda, Masaki H., Vasin Srivarathanabul, John B. Scott Photo Journalists: Surasak Khongkhuan, Kavin Elson, Koo Elle, Paul H. Production Art Director: Thanakrit Prawat Designer: Thanathat Ch., Jeff Fintoni Digital Production Specialist: Pattarapol S. Advertising Media Consultants Manager: Narinrat Nantawattanasirikul Media Consultants: Pailin Somtuy

We are not only the gateway to design destinations, but also the conceptual door to the essence of contemporary format and the modern interpretation for living intelligently in the modern day lifestyle in the up market. It’s a blend of international and locally-produced contents in a fresh and innovative format. If you are bored of the marketing jargon “Contemporary” and “Modern Contemporary” that has been repetitively used, this issue might give you a new perspective. You will see all the forward-looking statements of traditional and modern interpretation with “Stynamic” (Style + Dynamic Concept) design, new people, places, and spaces from Bali, China, including the fresh pedigree of innovative designs for an unforgettable moment from exotic destinations in Thailand.

Publishing Managing Director: Ketmanee Siribangsawatdi Managing Editor: Rangsan Srirat General Manager: Maneerat Saetang

Don’t miss to update and track the latest investment and trends and check out where to indulge in the world of design around Thailand and Asia. I hope that those wishing to get ideas in architectural and interior design or to just pamper in the design destination, you will find we are useful and we are a source of your inspiration as our contents accurately reflect and redefine the core values and characteristics associated with lifestyle activities of people in the high-end & modern luxury market.

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360째 Design Focus:

Experience The New DNA In Design & Style

Property in Thailand and Asia-Pacific is still the largest asset class in property investment. The property industry is fluctuated while people in the up market don’t only look for coveted location and convenience for a day-to-day basic of living, but they are also growingly in search of residential project capable of sporting the conceptual design and style, the quality of value for money, enhancing idea in interior and construction, including the capability to deliver the preferable homey and unique comfort to all residents and visitors.

Here is the action in design featuring great rank of design destination, properties, residences, new residential projects and condos with refreshing design & style ambiance, design hotels resorts all over Thailand and Asia waiting for your visit to realize the essence of practical and design ideas for living. Hopefully that all our design and stylish ideas in architectural and interior design featured in this issue can no less inspire your inspiration and imagination to recreate your dream residence or redefine a new livable and refreshing ambience at your own residence, place, and space.

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The Uniqueness Of Boutique Experience

by Bruce Scott & Rangsan Srirat

Thailand has encountered with many challenges in recent years from political situations to natural disasters, which have significantly affected the nation’s tourism industry and weakened tourist confidence and sentiment in the market. And the last ditch is the travel warning issued worldwide from other developed countries following the bombing and the terrorist treats were found in Bangkok, resulting in Thailand even now becomes less attractive and discerning tourists show their reluctance to travel to Thailand, which is the big loss of tourism income.

So, hoteliers, especially smaller ones who manage the hotel business with their own limited ability and resources, have to inevitably shoulder high costs incurred by such string of unfavorable factors in pro rata. But, looking from the bright side, it’s not always unfortunate as small hotels and boutique resorts have their own niche market to communicate about the architecture & design, nature & environment, and the distinctive thematic idea & culture.

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to further their business development to gain the potential particularly in terms of quality, creativity, service upgrade and management towards differentiation and innovation and it considerably trends to be a sublime business in Thailand.

Just say the word “boutique” and immediately images of something small, stylish, sophisticated and somewhat upscale come to mind. Nowadays, with that imagery firmly in place, an ever-increasing number of hotels, resorts and guesthouses are hoping to tempt travelers by attaching the term “boutique hotel”

to their respective lodgings, often without much regard for honesty. Therefore a wise traveler might want to get a handle on what this overused moniker actually means.

In a tourist market filled with a myriad of imprecise terminologies, it can seem a little overwhelming to figure out what’s what when trying to book a vacation getaway. Hotels, motels, resorts, villas, executive suites, timeshares, Small Luxury Hotels (SLH), B&B’s, inns, hostels and guesthouses are just some of the options facing everyone from the backpacker, to the flash packer, to the expense account business traveler, but no other term competes with boutique when it comes to vague promises and sketchy details.

The term boutique hotel was first popularized in cities like New York and London back in the 1980s, and typically these hotels were furnished in a themed, stylish, comfortable and intimate manner. They pioneered the offering of such then novel ideas as Wi-Fi and honesty bars in the rooms, and there was usually a hip restaurant, bar or lounge on-site that was open to the public and hotel guests alike. At every turn these boutique hotels oozed

individuality and spurned the cookie-cutter blandness of large chain hotels.

It didn’t take long for this idea to take off with a new generation of affluent young travelers.

With an emphasis on style first and foremost, these small hotels attracted a loyal clientele and the architects and interior designers who collaborated on these projects became instant celebrities in the upper echelons of the hip travel scene. These hotels were now destinations unto themselves, and the small independent hoteliers that operated them completely revitalized the hotel experience.

However any success breeds a host of cheap imitators, so now’s the time to spell out what a true boutique hotel experience should entail. First there’s the style. Whether it’s combining the building’s historic details with modern chic elegance, or giving each room a unique design theme, there’s got to be something visual that makes the property memorable. Secondly there’s the size. What distinguishes boutique hotels from chain hotels is the connection that hotel guests experience with members of the hotel staff, and many

In the beachfront resort of Hua Hin the Baan Bayan Boutique Beach Hotel is a perfect example of this accommodation style at work. Owned by The Serene Group of Hotels, who also operate boutique properties in Bangkok, Ayudhya and Chiang Mai, so an intimate atmosphere is guaranteed, not to mention to the architecture & design, nature & environment, and the distinctive thematic idea & culture. purists feel that more than 150 rooms puts a hotel outside this defining realm (while others would argue more than 50 rooms already strains the definition). Finally there is the prospective clientele. Boutique hotel owners perceive their guests to be interested in upscale and one-of-a-kind experiences, and so the idea is for guests not to be counting the pennies, but counting the moments instead.

The Local Conception Of Being Boutique Thailand has been quick to jump on the boutique hotel bandwagon and some time the word “boutique” was mistakenly used, though in many ways the ideas pioneered by the style-mongers in New York and London were already working like a charm on tourists from Pattaya to Phuket. Gracious service, thematic style, and intimate settings were already part and parcel of the Thai travel experience, but the new ideas from the West helped the hotel industry in Thailand go a little further upscale in

a way that suits today’s savvy traveler just fine.

All throughout the Southern part of Thailand, from the Andaman Sea to the Gulf of Thailand to the Eastern Seaboard, the boutique trend is continuing to grow without any sign of slowing down. As an added twist, the sister concept of the boutique resort has been especially popular in this part of Thailand, as beautiful stretches of beachfront are bought up and developed at a phenomenal rate. Once completed, these mini-paradises are usually marketed as romantic oceanfront getaways with private beaches, traditional teak wood design, lush gardens, and are located at a slight remove from the cluster of chain hotels and guesthouses in whichever tourist trap town is closest at hand. And since honeymoons in Thailand are becoming increasingly popular with international newlyweds, sampling multiple boutique hotels and resorts – from Bangkok to Phuket to Krabi – seems to be a preferred itinerary for many traveling couples.

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also operate boutique properties in Bangkok, Ayudhya and Chiang Mai, the Baan Bayan is a meticulously restored colonial house with just 21 rooms, so an intimate atmosphere is guaranteed, not to mention to the architecture & design, nature & environment, and the distinctive thematic idea & culture. Â Phuket, Krabi, Koh Samui and the other well-known hot spots in the southern part of Thailand have an impressive list of boutique properties on offer as well. The Andalay Lanta Boutique Resort in Koh Lanta, for instance, offers honeymoon packages as well as 900 m. of private beachfront, an infinity pool, and a spa, while the equally impressive Avantika Boutique Hotel & Resort in Patong, Phuket, might entice travelers looking for a mix of beach fun and city sizzle. Phuket, in fact, seems to be a hotbed of new hotel development and while Western Europeans and North Americans may have propagated the boutique hotel craze, increasing numbers of Chinese, Indonesians,

Indians and Koreans that are investing in Phuket‘s condominiums and apartments, are spending their holidays in different hotels on and around the island and thereby driving the market in this region.

The target market for most boutique hotels is the 25-55-age range, most within the middle to upper income level. For some boutique hotels, the target is the corporate traveller who will provide repeat business for the hotel, refer others and is one whose business is not based on a particular season. Service might be the distinguishing feature of what classifies a hotel as a boutique hotel. The goal for a boutique hotel is a level of personalised service not necessarily doable in a larger hotel. At many boutique hotels, the staff may know each guest by his or her name. Most offer 24-hour guest services. Some offer the comforts of canopy beds, bathrobes and fireplaces in the lobby.

Others offer healthy food choices, mind and body themes and on-site bookstores.

Caring Luxury and Responsible Tourism is reflected in all aspects of its operation in general. In particular, it emphasizes on waste reduction and recycling, energy management, water conservation and pollution control initiatives. It also works with the local community, and make sure that these values are reflected in our purchasing and conservation initiatives as well as in the social and cultural field.

There is also lots of economic incentive to get into the boutique hotel business. For example, boutique owners do not have to pay a franchise fee to become part of a larger chain. And once established, boutique hotels also tend to have a higher percentage of repeat business compared to the industry in general.

According to a report by STR Global, hotels in the Asia-Pacific region experienced mostly positive results during 2011, and Thailand, one of the key market performers in this region, even reported as much as a double-digit occupancy increase in both Bangkok and Phuket. Boutique resorts and hotels count for a major portion of that influx, and that translates very quickly into more people wanting to get in on this burgeoning business. Â In the beachfront resort of Hua Hin the Baan Bayan Boutique Beach Hotel is a perfect example of this accommodation style at work.

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Nevertheless, smart boutique hotels must continue to adapt to the incessantly changing needs, tastes, preferences, and fashions in order to remain competitive in this flourishing market. They also have to set themselves apart from any meager establishment competing nearby that may also want to slap the boutique label on their property, if only to try and camouflage the mismatched furniture, tiny rooms and crumbling architecture as something unique, quaint and endearing.

Caring Luxury & Responsible Practice The award-winning V Villas Hua Hin is a sophisticated tropical retreat offering exotic luxury and unique service. It’s designed for discerning guests in search of romance, revival, and recreation. The 13 exclusive pool villas that draw inspiration from the geometric patterns of terraced rice paddies and the sophistication of Italian villazzos are a private haven where guests can enjoy a life of luxury.

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are reflected in our purchasing and conservation initiatives as well as in the social and cultural field. Meanwhile, the award in Thailand Boutique Award that we got has helped generate awareness and helped promote the business as well. Such is an excellent way to build the brand image. They also make the guests more confident of their choice of hotel.

The added benefit is the sense of pride the staff feels working for an award-wining property.

It makes them more confident. There’s another vital advantage: awards do generate more revenue,” said the General Manager of V Villas Hua Hin. “Boutique hotel is unique and individual features an intimate, stylish appearance providing impeccable amenities. The definition as such can be rather vague. Boutique hotels are sometimes hip and at others historic. Some are unique in design, architecture or theme.

However, a boutique hotel usually distinguishes itself by its design, service and target market.

Some boutique hotels are themed; many attempt to be unique by either offering themed rooms or choosing an overall theme for the hotel.

A boutique hotel can be equally appropriate for business, honeymoon, or vacation.”

“As a boutique hotel varies in other features, so do its technological amenities.

While some offer the latest in technology, others focus on a calm and soothing environment. To some patrons, the bed and breakfast concept may be similar to that of the boutique hotel. Many boutique hotels have on-site reputable dining, as well as bar and lounge areas that are also open to the public.

As the trend continues to grow, many hotels market themselves as boutique; most being small, luxury type hotels worldwide.

Its next goals include aspiring more domestic and international awards to enhance the brand image and get the hotel international recognition,” said the general manager of V Villas Hua Hin.

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The Stellar DNA Of Pool Villa Designed For Living

by Rangsan Srirat / Photos Courtesy The Vana Belle

Thailand is a magical landmark of tropical resort, conceptual spa for the sense, and the heaven of staying in modern luxury & cutting-edged pool villa amidst the unforgettable scenery. After years of discovering Thailand’s sought-after pool villas to indulge the sense, I’ve found Pool Villa resort pleasantly speaks the language of modern luxury lifestyle and it’s where you can get the sense of exclusivity designed for all you discerning holidaymakers. This issue we bring you the sensual plan for the coming high traveling season 2013 with the best-dressed pool villas to achieve the total comfort, intimacy, and exclusivity.

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Resort finished with “Pool Villa” concept has become highly anticipated in Thailand, especially when it comes to pinpointing how we can wisely spend our money to indulge in an upscale resort with ocean view. It’s certainly because Pool Villa resort is able to represent and reflect the core characteristics of your lifestyle and personality rather than an ordinary suite while the provided modern convenience and the complete set of luxurious facilities 20

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and amenities as featured in each villa help to maximize individual comforts and homey feeling, suitable for both short and long-term accommodation. Thailand has many good pool villas to choose from, so the only real question for the modern people is what kind of place do you want to spend your holiday break in your style and taste. Let’s check them out to project your next travel plan and find where you can empty your honeymoon by the beach.

The Start Of New Style & Dynamism The newly-opened Vana Belle on Koh Samui is redefining luxury in this unspoiled corner of the world, known for its borderless ivory beaches and pristine waters. Located on Thailand’s southern coast near the Samui International Airport and tucked away in the white sand cove of Chaweng Noi Beach, Samui’s best beach, the unrivalled resort features 80 magnificently appointed Pool Suites and Pool Villas, with expansive outdoor spaces, breathtaking views and the utmost privacy.

Vana Belle offers a selection of stunning guest Suites and Villas, ranging from 86 square meters to 211 square meters, its top guest accommodation categories include 3 Ocean View Pool Suites and seven Tropical Pool Villas.

At a spacious 172 square meters, each lavishly appointed Ocean View Pool Suite features a private terrace and a large infinity pool along with an outdoor bath offering an ocean view and a walk-in rain shower. Each 211 square-meter Tropical Pool Villa offers doorstep-access to the soft, white sandy beach. These Villas feature a private terrace and large infinity pool along with a luxurious, marbled bathroom with beautiful garden views. www.luxurycollection.com/ vanabelle

The Redefined Moroccan Dream Villa Maroc Pranburi redefines a unique and distinctive luxury living inspired by the exquisite architecture of Morroco and Moroccan culture to enhance an unforgettable stay on the beach and the unspoiled surrounding. The resort combines Thai beach side living and warm hospitality with luxurious furnishings from North Africa. The resort is equipped with all the facilities to ensure that your stay is a pleasant one, including the fitness room to keep in shape, a well stocked library, fantastic dining options and our sensuous spa and very luxurious hammam in which to wind down.

This unique seaside resort consists of 15 luxury rooms/villas, all of which have been authentically crafted in a dramatic Moroccan style. Original decorative items imported from Morocco, dazzling mosaics and the exotic courtyard “zellige” make one of the dream destination resorts in Thailand. www.villamarocresort.com The True Lap Of Luxury Asara Villa & Suite is an ingredient to achieve a hedonistic indulgence by the beach.

They are the first-ever beachfront pool villa in Hua Hin, featuring 50 spacious “Asara Pool Villas”, 44 Suites, and one luxurious beachfront

“President Villa” with the picturesque sea view.

They are uniquely designed in village style surrounding the tropical lagoon, which perfectly set in the adapted tropical garden covering the vast landscape of 22 square kilometers.

Pool Villa features separated spacious living area, one standard slumber in the spacious bedroom, bathroom with a bathtub that is separated from bedroom by the sliding door, plus the impressive alfresco showering area, private plunge pool and garden, and outdoor relaxing area. www.asaravillaandsuite.com The Experience Of Luxury Simplicity The award-winning V Villas Hua Hin is a sophisticated tropical retreat offering exotic luxury and unique service. It’s designed for discerning guests in search of romance, revival, and recreation. The 13 exclusive pool villas that draw inspiration from the geometric patterns of terraced rice paddies and the sophistication of Italian villazzos are a private haven where guests can enjoy a life of luxury. Outstanding facilities and amenities include welcoming bedrooms, spacious en suite bathrooms fully equipped with Aigner amenities, a large private pool, iPads 2, complimentary Wi-Fi coverage

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in gardening. Each villa features an expansive bedroom, dressing room, indoor bathroom, spacious outdoor area, pavilion or living sala, and outdoor private swimming pool enhanced with a deep terrazzo tub, and hardwood decking. The unexpected surprise is not only about the ability to imitate traditional Thai living in the tropical garden, but also tranquil Mai Khao beach, which is a very stretching and slope beach in Phuket. www.anantara.com

of the whole resort and 24-hour butler service.

Now, it’s high noon time to witness what it claims a true sense of comfort, a true sense of luxury, a true sense of relaxation, a true sense of escape, a true sense of place and wonder. www.vvillashuahin.com Gateway To Stylish Serenity Staying at Anantara is as if venturing into a world of difference and the unique blend of natural comfort and luxury amidst the touch of traditional Thai. Located on the northwest coast of Phuket, Anantara Phuket is nestled within the garden of coconut palms, jasmine, and orchids while the meandering lagoon is adapted and endeavored to create a truly tropical living. Anantara Phuket boasts totally 83 villas, dividing into Pool Villa, Garden Pol Villas, Lagoon Pool Villas, Sala Pool Villas, and Similan Suite. They are finished with the inspiration of the traditional southern Thai village while the flowering garden featured in each villa is defined by Bill Bensley, an expert 22

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The Unexpected Ritzy Villa Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve ultraluxury resort, is a hideaway 54-villa and pavilion boutique resort positioned in a unique setting, embodying the attributes, philosophy, and unique style and design for the Reserve brand extension to enliven the sense. Located on the shore of Andaman Sea at Tub Kaak Beach, Phulay Bay is exclusively designed by the famous Thai architect Lek Bunnag, who helped design the Barai Spa in Hua Hin. The resort is low-rise structure with individual villa, featuring modern styling and architecture. The touch of Thai culture and design are mixed to enhance the synergy of luxury and tradition, aiming to compliment the secluded location. Its culinary delight is world class while spa section is promised to be a sanctuary for relaxation and rejuvenation. www.phulay-bay.com A Touch Of Modern Topicality Sri Panwa is a crème de la crème of the accommodation that incorporates the luxury living with the nature and tropical panorama.

Ideally located on the headland in the southern

tip of Phuket Island, Sri Panwa is a right cozy choice if you are seeking for a pool villa accommodation with a homely feeling by the sea overlooking one of the best scenic sunset.

Its residential phase is done to achieve sophisticated taste of lifestyle and also to redefine itself as a leading tropical contemporary style. The unique touch of the infinity edge pool as featured in all residential and villa units, the complete of spacious beach pool, and full set of tropical leisure facilities make Sri Panwa an ideal choice to start for a long vacation on the southern strip of Phuket island. www.sripanwa.com August 2013

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Paradise Of Warmth & Natural Harmony Pimalai Resort & Spa is a perfect hub for discerning travelers wishing to make their honeymoon or vacation goes far beyond the usual format of staying at the sea-front leisure comfort as its Pool Villa zone, which is finished in tropical Thai contemporary style, is where guest can rejoice in the expectation of lush greenery, local flavor, and culture of the destination. Guests staying with Pimalai will receive the unsurpassed level of service in the lap of luxury while its personalized service has 24

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been successfully retained for the benefit of all luxury global clientele. Pimalai occupies an estimated area of 100 acres of tropical vegetation with direct access to a 900 meters stretch of pristine sandy beach and offers 121 accommodation units featuring well-appointed Deluxe, Bay-front Deluxe, the lavishly finished Pavilion Suite, Beach Villa and the tropically elegant Pool Villa. The rich in nature is apparently a testimony of sensual composition that makes Pimalai’s Pool Villa different from other first rate coastal villa resorts nationwide. www.pimalai.com The Veranda Of Tropical Comfort If you are fully on the mood for staying close to the nature so as to truly get in touch with the authenticity of being Chiangmai while enjoying greenery landscape, Veranda Chiangmai is one of the top choice for discerning

traveler or those wishing to conceptually fulfill what it calls the luxurious modernity amidst the surrounding natural-inspired theme inventively created to borrow glimpse of local lifestyle in the resort.

Located just outside the city of Chiang Mai, Veranda Chiangmai is a total Zen experience from the moment of arrival. It’s divided into two zones, on one side representing the cultural heritage of the north and the other the contemporary Veranda style. The boutique northern retreat features 69 rooms with 4 categories, set on the valley slope all with stunning views over the landscape with natural mountain streams, rice and tea terraces, and the most inventive fun water features. Rooms have either king or twin beds, covered with comfort duvets, open style bathrooms and a large private balcony with day beds ideal for those special moments. www.verandaresortandspa.com

Dimension Of Staying In Paradise W Hotels, an innovative contemporary lifestyle brand, offers luxurious accommodation in peaceful setting. Set amidst the water falls and small rivers, this property is heavenly haven in the Gulf of Thailand. The luxury boutique features 75 private villas with the impressive range of options from panoramic views high atop the Samui hillside to direct beach access on the shoreline below. Each villa is equipped with modern elements, including private plunge pool, daybed, an outdoor shower, Yamaha sound system, 46-inch plasma screen TV, wine refrigerator, and signature W bed. With the best outlook of Koh Samui’s northern coastline and surrounding islands, the Living Room Lounge will be the preferred lounge destination for the island’s best, socialites and guests alike. www.whotels.com

The Moment Of Modern Luxury Banyan Tree Samui is where discerning travelers can accomplish a hedonistic theme of living at a remote beachfront resort, not to mention to its modern convenience that can bring guests a homey comfort, intimacy, and exclusivity. The focus on modern contemporary design and traditional Thai-style architecture are combined as a strong statement in aesthetic standard to create a unique sanctuary for the sense. The resort is nestled in a series of cascaded terraces within the embrace of a pristine and protected white sandy beach, which is actually a key element to help enhance your holiday and the passion of romantic living with its luxuriously-appointed and spacious 78 Pool Villas.

Guests can choose to stay in Garden Pool Villa, Ocean-View Pool Villa, Beachfront Pool Villa, Hillcrest Pool Villa, Royal Banyan Pool Villa, Spa Pool Villa, and Sanctuary Pool Villa.

All Pool Villas are dominated by tropical and modern contemporary style and are similarly designed with the warm neutral color scheme, suitable for guest to indulge in the lap of luxury from the entrance to living room, bedroom, and the personal space at bathroom that are connected together. Each villa is ideally built using concept of high-ceiling associated with the large glass fracases to simply enhance the sense of spaciousness and make the living area, main bedroom, and bathroom more airy and also to make the most of the view. www.banyantree.com August 2013

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A Testimony Of

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This contemporary home is located in Annandale, Australia, was designed by Pohio Adams Architects to accommodate a family with an active social life. The commission to design a new family home for clients posed a number of challenges and possibilities.

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The site was unusually large for the area having never been subdivided like its neighbors, but came with a run down worker’s cottage, that had to remain due to Council heritage Controls despite plastic weatherboard cladding and an assortment of aluminum windows. The brief was for an adaptable family home that had to create intrigue and a little drama for clients who entertain regularly. The final design utilized the falling topography of the site to make a substantial and overtly modern addition recede behind the rebuilt cottage that addressed the street.

The contrasts between the structures were aesthetic, and material, with the new addition being constructed from concrete, glazed black brickwork, and steel. Circulation through the

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house meanders with the site, courtyards separating the cottage from the new addition, and around an existing Jacaranda tree allow varied sight lines and play up the luxury of space afforded by the large site size, and frames wider views into the surrounding district.

The drama and hardness of the concrete, brick, steel, and glass found in the main living and entertaining spaces softens considerably upstairs where the private spaces play up the warmth of limed oak and more playful colors particularly in the children’s rooms. Privacy and energy efficiency are provided by the external adjustable louvres on the building exterior which also provide anesthetic link back to the horizontal weatherboards of the original cottage.

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With a bold design concept that embraces the past, present and future, combined with the W brand’s passions for what’s new/what’s next, W Guangzhou will become the hub of a new scene in this rapidly evolving city.

The Starwood’s W brand recently made the first foothold in mainland China with design-led experience and the style of modern luxury set amidst cutting-edge design and Whatever/Whenever service. It comes with an iconic architectural building set on the ancient Pearl River to bring a new interpretation of modern luxury to China. W Guangzhou boasts the seamlessly blending the city’s storied traditions with the W brand’s dynamic and future-forward designs to redefine the emerging cosmopolitan and urban lifestyle.

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The design of W Guangzhou uniquely juxtaposes the historic capital city’s modern urban tapestry through its cutting-edge architecture and modern interiors.

The exterior, defined by sleek black glass, has been envisioned by renowned architect Rocco Yim.

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Developed by KWG Property Holdings, a real estate development and management company focused on premier luxury residences and communities, high-end office buildings, international branded hotels and residences and luxury shopping malls, W Guangzhou is situated in the city’s bustling Pearl River New Town District, a rapidly evolving center of entertainment, commerce and design, that is home to dozens of Fortune 500 companies and luxury shopping malls, adjacent to some of China’s oldest cultural treasures. The hotel, complete with 317 guest rooms and suites,

offers a fully integrated contemporary lifestyle experience that stylishly reflects Guangzhou’s unique energy and personality as an ancient city in the midst of a modern economic explosion.

The design of W Guangzhou uniquely juxtaposes the historic capital city’s modern urban tapestry through its cutting-edge architecture and modern interiors. The exterior, defined by sleek black glass, has been envisioned by renowned architect Rocco Yim, who has developed some of China’s most recognizable and iconic projects, including Guangzhou’s Guangdong Museum.

At the hotel’s entrance, guests will encounter a stunning 19-meter-tall “Luminous Water Wall” developed by WETDesign. Inspired by impressionist paintings, the wall is a liquid mosaic of light, lines and color that evolve, entwine and collide to create a vibrant, dynamic entry. The suspended modern nest supported by an elevated walkway and tethered above and below by thin metal strips creates an intimate and provocative space with views of the Living Room – W brand’s revolutionary concept for the traditional hotel lobby. www.whotels.com/guangzhou August 2013

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White and dark tone, wood and wooden framework of material, the concept of open-plan to allow for the flexible use of the space, and the modern contemporary are increasingly becoming a strong statement in any interior. Such are an instant blueprint for living for a warmth and comfort when buying an upscale and exclusive residential project.

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Menam Residences is a case in point that offers discerning future residents with a new lap of luxury and comfort through the blissful complimentary luxurious amenities featured in each unit as the eclectic function, streamline of art décor, and geometric design help make it an invincibly-elegant residence by the river.

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art and design-led concept are eclectically blended to create a stylish living and become a sought-after oasis of the unique luxurious residence of the city.

The riverfront condominium will be finished with a mix of the concept of elegant modernism and idea about chic and trendy in design like vertical lines, wheat and cream tone, light technique, high ceiling concept ornamented with shadow lines to make it more elegant and spacious, and large glass fracas helps enhance the sense of airy to the overall ambience.

Menam Residences will be one of a few high-end residential projects by the river that can associate most of the sought-after and blissful philosophy of a first-rate condo such as good location, cutting-edge design where resident or guest can share a passion of stylish and fashion living, art, architecture.

Actually, this place makes us feel that there are more essential and meaningful elements to consider investing for a long-term living with great benefits in the city. Quality here is not the matter of using top-notch materials or well-designed architecture or even the beautyoriented concept, but the long-term wellbeing, saving, cares environment and setting that count. www.menamresidences.com

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Pleasurable Hallmark Of Design

This exceptional high-rise property is aesthetically blended with a mosaic of materials to sport a contemporary and modern interpretation and help make the overall atmosphere more charming and inviting.

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Floor-to-ceiling windows apparently maximize the building’s already commanding views as the theme of Five Elements-Water, Earth, Wood, Metal, and Fire-dominates all the interior design, aiming to create harmony of place and individual balance through the synergy of such five elements and each of which has its own unique energy and characteristics.

Sofitel So Bangkok has boasted as Bangkok’s first truly urban design hotel and they are the product of a masterful collaboration between some of Thailand’s best known architect and designers. Located on a prime location on the corner of North Sathorn and Rama IV roads, overlooking Lumpini Park, Sofitel So Bangkok was initiated by Khun Verawat Ongvasith, the passionate visionary, who wants to create a new landmark in Bangkok, which was done through a collaboration of an acclaimed Thai architect and five celebrated Thai designers.

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The hotel’s architecture was designed by Smith Obayawat, Managing Director of OBA and a leading figure in the Association of Siamese Architects.

This exceptional high-rise property is blended with a mosaic of materials to sport a contemporary and high-tech look and help make the overall atmosphere more charming and inviting.

The hotel’s architecture was designed

by Smith Obayawat, Managing Director of OBA and a leading figure in the Association of Siamese Architects. This exceptional high-rise property is blended with a mosaic of materials to sport a contemporary and high-tech look and help make the overall atmosphere more charming and inviting. Sitting on a glass, zinc and stone podium with strong clear definition, the tower is striking in its different metallic shades and shifting glazed and solid panels.

Floor-to-ceiling windows apparently maximize the building’s already commanding views as the theme of Five Elements—Water, Earth, Wood, Metal, and Fire—dominates all the interior design, aiming to create harmony of place and individual balance through the synergy of such five elements and each of which has its own unique energy and characteristics.

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The first four elements are employed to inspire the design of guestrooms spread respectively over different floors while “Fire” is the theme of the public areas and restaurants, most emphatically the signature “Red Oven” conceptualized by international restaurant consultant based in London, Gorgeous Group, a showcase kitchen representing passion for the culinary arts. The Water element rooms feature dark and mysterious tone with the large-glass winder to provide the striking view of Bangkok. The Earth element rooms, the work of IAW Design’s Vitoon Kunalungkarn, are grounded in simplicity, in tune with Mother

Nature, and decorated with Thai primeval wall paintings set against a ravishing blue, making the rooms livelier. Khun Nithi Sthapitanonda, the national artist and award-winning founder of 49 Group, designed the Wood element rooms, where wood and light harmoniously interact to create space and art and a sense of calmness in contrast to the hustle and bustle of the city outside the hotel.

The Metal element rooms, by Somchai Jongsaeng of Deca Atelier, are very immaculate, it’s simple, tranquil, bright, and welcoming using the different shades of white and sleek metallic details. Rujiraporn Wanglee of PIA Interior, the

leading international designer with extensive design experience, used the Fire element to create dynamism at restaurants, function rooms, Lobby, So SPA, and So FIT for social interaction with a sense of warmth, energy, and playfulness. Matching the distinctive design and such timeless creativity is the advanced technology, Sofitel So Bangkok is Asia’s first hotel that offers a fully connected lifestyle with the unprecedented range of media entertainment and guest services at the touch of a button.

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Prestigious Zone

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The opening of The Okura Prestige Bangkok marked a new phase in development for Okura Hotels and Resorts, which they are set to expand with more than 20 new properties in the next five years across the world.

Real estate development in tourism-potential provinces, including Bangkok, has been one of the fastest growing and most sustainable industries, and the number of property developments currently underway is a clear indicator that this trend is set to continue.

Developments in locales such as Sathorn, New Petchaburi, Lad Prao, and Ratchadapisek are providing good investment opportunities.

Meanwhile, lifestyle developments in the well-established Asoke and business-leisureinspired Sukhumvit from Ploenchit to On-Nuj BTS station are growingly regarded as the promising location for business scenario.

The Japanese-originated Okura Prestige Bangkok is still one of the newest luxury accommodations in Sukhumvit Road in the competitive hospitality industry, which is heating up at the time being. They are the

international hotel chains that differentiate themselves by providing distinctive environments, added-value service, and the impressive touch of exclusivity, undoubtedly making them the top option of hotel for discerning travelers wanting to enjoy sleeping beauty and luxury comfort in the city.

The opening of The Okura Prestige Bangkok marked a new phase in development for Okura Hotels and Resorts, which they are set to expand with more than 20 new properties in the next five years across the world, starting with The Okura Prestige Taipei. The first Okura hotel opened in Tokyo in 1962. Okura Hotels & Resorts was created in 1978 and now comprises some 23 properties in Asia, Europe and The Americas.

The Okura Prestige Bangkok is done in harmony with the Japanese principal of ‘Wa’ with Okura’s philosophy of ‘Best ACS’ (Best Accommodation,

Okura Hotels & Resorts was created in 1978 and now comprises some 23 properties in Asia, Europe and The Americas. The Okura Prestige Bangkok is done in harmony with the Japanese principal of ‘Wa’ with Okura’s philosophy of ‘Best ACS’ to create an hotel that provides unrivalled hospitality, comfort and luxury in a city well known and appreciated for its outstanding levels of customer service.

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Best Cuisine, Best Service) to create an hotel that provides unrivalled hospitality, comfort and luxury in a city well known and appreciated for its outstanding levels of customer service.

All well-appointed 240 rooms and suites offer impressive views across the dynamic Bangkok skyline through triple-glazed e-coated panoramic windows that insulate against both heat and noise. The rooms combine comfort and luxury with the very latest technological developments designed to impress business and leisure travellers.

From the finest Egyptian cotton sheets to environmentally-friendly bathroom amenities; digital bedside control panels and flat-screen internet TVs. Club Level rooms are located on the hotel’s highest floors and offer an exclusive level of privacy with bespoke services available at the Okura Club Lounge.

Guestrooms start from 26th floor, each deluxe room features a luxurious blend of stylish, modern, and contemporary interior design, including the blend of Japanese elegance and the convenience enhanced by modern and high-technology. They are completed with the environmentally friendly triple glazing, which insulate against sound and heat and help providing plenty of natural daylight and of course the uninterrupted views of the city. All elements featured in each guestroom emphasize on modern luxury comfort, offering a flawless blend of technology and comfort from touch screen control panels to Egyptian cotton sheets.

Each room has a walk-in closet, spacious bathroom with shower and separate bathtub and a host of other features designed to make your stay even more comfortable and convenient. www.okurabangkok.com

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An Aura Of Hip Ingredients

by John B. Scott

We not sure if the growing the number of hotels resorts, residential buildings, and the smorgasbord of the ritzy mix-used property projects in Thailand might culminate to the point of what it widely and mistakenly speculated “Over-Supplying� in the eyes of some critics out there, but the advantage point from having more options of stylish and designed destinations to choose from is that people will definitely have the opportunity to witness and learn the new lifestyle tonality and phenomenally wow effect in creation through smartly modernized interior and groovy design and architectural concept. We think such is an excellent bonus for the thought, providing you with new ideas for living intelligently in design.

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If you are bored of staying in the traditional interpretation or the usual humdrum modern luxury room and suite, it’s time to change.

And here it is, Hotel de la Paix embraces a modern, tropical design with a sophisticated edge. Hip style and luxurious touches are predominant throughout, with the resort priding itself as a sanctuary of peace and serenity, while remaining a living showcase for the arts.

The resort’s beachfront setting overlooks the Gulf of Thailand and is situated close to the historical town of Hua Hin. Featuring 79 rooms,

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including horizon rooms, garden terrace rooms and pool villas, each is designed as a personal retreat and is set amid lush tropical lawns and beautifully designed pools. Each room, created in minimalist style enhanced by Thai influences, comprises large open spaces with floor-toceiling windows The contemporary lifestyle resort was done by the preeminent Thai architect Duangrit Bunnag’s bold statement of harmonious combination of wood and concrete, which is

richly appointed with high-quality contemporary decor, unusual features, and clean lines, as simple luxury is the key point to exude a striking surroundings and hip artistic aura.

Actually, the design here may not be your cup of tea, but it is certainly captivating and gives you the sense of ultra-stylish without distancing from being tropical.

Hotel de la paix, 115 Moo 7, Tambol Bangkao, Amphur Cha-Am, Phetchaburi 76120, Thailand www.hoteldelapaixhh.com

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Exclusive Deal On Island

by Rangsan Srirat

When it come to seeking for the best bed and where to stay to achieve the ultimate getaway for indulgence and total relaxation with an impeccable service on Koh Samui, InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort is one of the best choices for you to reside in style.

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Hotel resort that can provide you with a stunning ocean view is undoubtedly the most sought-after accommodation to empty your honeymoon. Top-flight hotels and pool-villa resorts in Samui are forming themselves to be the ideal hideaway to attract vacationers and honeymooners to come to sleepover and indulge in the well-designed set of hardware in hospitality service to ensure maximum comfort as the ocean view is complimented to enhance an odyssey of romance. That’s just the basic element to unfold what a modern luxury is to fascinate discerning travelers, but whether or not they will stay longer or decide to come back again depends on the sensory element of distinctive Thainess or software in hospitality service behind the worry-free tropical ambience and homey comfort.

The award-winning InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort is one of the best beds in Samui that place the importance on the chapter of luxury and stylish design while the warmth by tropical ingredient in interior and the touch of Thai hospitality service make it the second-to-none destination when it comes to seeking for the option of ultimate indulgence and the essence of unique style in accommodation.

The highlight is its 3-bedroom Napa Reserve Villa located at 110-metres above sea level amidst lush tropical landscape with panoramic views of the Gulf of Thailand, the 320 square-metre accommodation offers expansive residential style space ideal for families or a small group of friends seeking the ultimate in exclusive getaway on the idyllic Thai Island of Koh Samui.

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The award-winning InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort is one of the best beds in Samui that place the importance on the chapter of luxury and stylish design while the warmth.

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Each of the three Thai-inspired bedrooms comes with luxurious en-suite bathroom with premium amenities, which includes his or hers Sothys beauty products alongside premium bathroom toiletries from Thai-brand Harnn.

The separate dining and living area offer all the comforts of a home; from fully integrated Bose entertainment system to a wine cellar of selected fine wines from around the world, a full cocktail kit as well as a selection of gourmet TWG teas and an espresso machine.

The villa’s spacious sundeck leads to a 15-metre private pool, from where guests have direct access to, and exclusive use of, the Spa Suite. Here guests can indulge in a wide array of bespoke treatments and services, provided by the resort’s Baan Thai Spa, which was recently named one of Top 5 Asian Spas by Condé Nast Traveler 2012.

Koh Samui is an increasingly popular destination both for tourists and real estate investors and the best destination for diving to see the multitude of colorful fishes if you don’t want to linger too long in town. Interesting things to do in Koh Samui include driving along the beach road, visit Namtok located around the island, see the natural wonder at Hin Ta-Hin Yai, pay homage to the big Buddha statue at Koh Fhan and Luang Pho Daeng at Chedi Laem Sor. Definitely, you can choose to end the day with the nightlife at Chaweng beach or at fisherman village on Bo Phud beach. And when it come to seeking for the best bed and where to stay to achieve the ultimate getaway for indulgence and total relaxation with an impeccable service on Koh Samui, InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort is one of the best choices for you to reside in style.

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The Essence Of Contemporary

Thai-Europe

Story & Photo by Saroj Palakawong Na Ayuthaya

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Most of the construction projects on Phra Tamnak Hill, one of the Peak Mountains in Pattaya, are high-rise buildings such as modern luxury condominium and residential developments, private residences, and of course the rising trend of doing hotels resorts initiatives on the headland in order to provide visitors with breathtaking view. Anyway, the format of single house on the mountain is still a kind of south-after residing in style privately, but it’s very rare and this private house of a German guy is one of a few residences on the headland in Pattaya.

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Looking from the outside, one of the most outstanding features of this private house is the vibrant red color of the door, which is framed with attractive white color. The propose of creating long walling idea interlarding with tropical plants is not just only to maximize the sense of privacy to work as the wall curtain to help block other people seeing from outside, but also to make it like a living wall style and to improve the air quality as well.

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well-designed fountain, making it the sanctuary for the sense in a house. It’s actually the perfect welcoming idea to explore the next section of this L-shaped residence.

According to the designer, the working room is exclusively placed at front on the ground floor when you enter the house; the room is properly designed to be not so small and spacious, and yet it can also provide a nice green view from the working desk so as to relax your eyes. The cosmetic concerns are going well harmoniously with the feel of space, the living room and working room share the same floor plan to enhance the quality of being beautiful and yet functional while the bathroom, kitchen, dining table are also situated on the ground floor.

According to the designer, the working room is exclusively placed at front on the ground floor when you enter the house; the room is properly designed to be not so small and spacious, and yet it can also provide a nice green view from the working desk so as to relax your eyes.

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This private house makes us understand about the definition of luxury simplicity and quality of livability in serenity. The bedroom is located at the innermost of the house; it’s finished with simplicity-based idea and the less-is-more concept with only cabinet, bed, and wardrobe.

The outdoor area, balcony with table and chairs, and swimming pool are suitable for a total relaxation or project a friendly party or any use of space. The garden adjacent to the swimming pool is also highlighted with stunning wooden pavilion and you will also notice the hidden building from afar which is created to accommodate the visitors.

It is really true that we need to consider a lot of factors in choosing the best design for our future home. This private house makes

us understand about the definition of luxury simplicity and quality of livability in serenity.

The bedroom is located at the innermost of the house; it’s finished with simplicity-based idea and the less-is-more concept with only cabinet, bed, and wardrobe. The owner said that he wants to allow for the free use of space, the most important rule when working with small spaces is to show floor space, because the more floor space shown, the bigger the room will appear. So, he doesn’t want to add more

furniture or decorative items in the bedroom as the idea helps to enhance livability as well.

The modern contemporary idea becomes obvious when you see the large glass gate at the bedroom that can be opened to the swimming pool, including the general concept to mix and match and create things using different materials to exude modern Europe style with the local essence of Thai.

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eople, Places, Passions: New Perspective Of Life In Style

People have different ideas when it comes to style and they have vastly differing perceptions of art and design for living. Just only one word or a sentence from a person can at least inspire you the new idea and can probably further develop the images of living or the designed framework in your heart. We sit down to talk with selected modern people at heart about living life in design and life in style towards the success and happiness.

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The Matter Of Attitude To Sustain Happiness

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The return on investment in the world of business sometime is not just about raking in the dough or even making new accolades and awards, but the non-profit benefit. In the modern market, the visible profit or revenue might be less important than the happiness in return from doing a business in which the country and the society can share the benefit in order to create the real quality of life in the long run.

We get back to sit down and discuss with a proven case of sustainable success in business that helps shape the future of Thailand, the young executive Khun Nuttapol “Nut” Jurangkool, the third of six children of Khun Sansern and Mrs Hathairat Jurangkool, the owner of the Summit Groups, leading of auto parts maker for the automobile industry, and Summit Windmill Golf Residence, including The Berkeley International School, which he has initiated for the interest in education of the country. He is the point in case of the modern people particularly in the way of thought of making the difference and sharing the benefit with the society rather than just chasing solely on the return on investment.

Khun Nut was fortunate to be born into a wealthy family and to have been given a helping hand, but this fortuitous start in life has not gone to his head and he is a well-measured, mature adult who recognizes what he wants to

achieve in the hospitality industry and is planning to go about it in his own style. Khun Nut finished his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts from Rangsit University here in Bangkok and opted to pursue a Master’s Degree in International Business Administration at San Francisco State University, where he gained the necessary skills and fully understood the scope of business development

to help bring new developments to his family business when he returned.

“I still don’t consider myself a completely successful businessman and I accept that there are lots of thing waiting for me to learn as we also have new projects in the future to handle. It’s just only a half way of a journey in business, actually. I came to be part of the Summit Group in 1997 and we have gone

Profit in return is a must in business, it’s actually correct but it’s not priority for me and I will put the importance on creating the reputation for the country and for our next generations. So, it’s a kind of non-money benefit for me.

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through economic difficult situations, making me become more experienced and more bewared about management, safety in new investment, expansion, and personal life and, including helping society. And I am getting stronger in the way of thought for a sustainable success in business and have visions in business that I learnt from the difficult time in the past,” said Nuttapol Jurangkool, Executive Director, Summit Corporation, Summit Windmill Golf Residence, and Berkeley International School.

“It was quite a challenge, and I must say exciting, for me the day my father entrusted me to oversee the development of Summit Windmill Golf Club. I’d only just finished my Master’s and had never experienced full-time management before. Fortunately, I had grown up listening to and working with my father so I knew what to do, it was now a case of implementing those plans. I also took part in the family business while studying in Thailand so it wasn’t really that hard for me to familiarize myself and to bring my proven knowledge and intuition in the hospitality business to enhance the development of Summit Windmill Golf Residence.”

Summit Windmill Golf Residence is Khun Nut’s most promising business development in the hospitality sector so far. He envisions that modern luxury leisure business in a desirable environment like Summit Windmill Golf Residence will not be able to retain its appeal if it lacks of the unpretentious hospitality service in mind and the captivating architectural design. That’s the beginning of his dream to develop the family business and the matching investment of leisure life in style and financial well-being for the sustainable development.

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“Actually, I am particularly a kind of person with strict attention to the small details and I consider myself a well-planned person in whatever I am going to do so that we can predict the growth and know the promising prospect. The Summit Windmill Golf & Residence is definitely the reflection of such dominant personality traits—the attention to the details and the well planning.

“Summit Windmill Golf & Residence and the up and coming Le Méridien Suvarnabhumi Golf Resort & Spa are as if the jigsaw in business established to fulfill my ardent dream in hospitality business. I’d say that my experience in the past taught me very well about how to think carefully prior to deciding to do something new. And whenever I have to come up with the new idea in business, I will consider that the new development that I am going to do, it has to be able to properly support and strengthen the existing line in business.”

Berkeley International School is also Khun Nut’s proven business case of sustainability that helps shape the future of Thailand, it was established with the vision of “We inspire excellence and responsibility”, helping develop the attitudes, skills, knowledge, and

understandings for students to become mature adult, including having in a good life with confidence, be independent, and also be ready to be an international citizen.

“I’d say that we can’t joke with the children and education as the well-organized education scheme will fundamentally reflect the sustainability and growth of the nation in the future. I employ professional team and principles from well-recognized school from United State to take care of it for the strategic growth of the school and the standard in education,” he said.

“And I would like to say that even if the target revenue or profit is important in the world of business, but, to me, money is not the answer to everything. Now, I am rather thinking of the benefit and interest of our nation than just caring merely the money in return from the investment. Profit or money in return is a must in business, it’s actually correct but it’s not priority for me and I will put the importance on creating the reputation for the country and for our next generations to be proud of our country to have standard international school. So, it’s a kind of non-money benefit for me.”

Residence: What’s challenging you right now?

Nut: “The challenge in doing Le Meridien Suvarnabhumi Hotel, which it has to be completed within this year for the full operation and service within early next year.”

Residence: Things to do aside from luxury leisure biz?

Nut: “I also like to make a foothold in shopping mall that welcomes all creatively designed and idea-based products. Such shopping mall will also be a place for university students wishing to present their creative package ideas and I hope that my dream of doing such shopping mall will be able to serve as the new center point for students and all people whose creative ideas to come to meet and share.”

Residence: Your inspiration and motivation?

Nut: “I regard my father as my inspiration and motivation in term of style of working and handling the business for the sustainable success and I’ve absorbed the sense of dedication from my mom. I’ve learnt that business is not just about making money, it’s a vital part for social progress to raise horizons, to drive the innovations, products and services that make our lives better, longer and happier.”

Residence: Most favorite traveling destination?

Nut: “I really love Six Senses Samui, it provides me inspiration to do resort business at some exotic destinations like Six Sensex to help people achieve individual modern lifestyle on island. I am also impressed with Anantara Maldives.”

Residence: How to make the difference?

Nut: “Giving the chance and freedom of conscience or thought to a person to present his or her own idea is very important while brainstorming with other people can culminate in a new creative solution to a problem. That is simply the start of making the difference through mixing the ideas with other people than just being self-centered.”

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Life In Style

The Girl’s Essence Of Intuition To The Success

By Rangsan Srirat / Photography Surasak Khongkhuan

Miss Apinara “Prang” Srikarnchana is the oldest daughter of Ms Yuki Srikarnchana, Managing Director of Pendulum Co., Ltd, the Bangkok-based agent and distributor of world’s finest and prestigious timepieces and Khun Chula-Payap Srikarnchana, CEO of Asia Insurance.

She has the unique and outstanding perspective of living of a young and charming lady who had to stay away from the well-prepared environment by her parents and start to make her own independent melody of responsible living in Japan alone in order to become more adult woman. Khun Apinara distanced herself from the well-prepared environment or shelter as prepared by her parents in Thailand and lived alone in Tokyo to complete her Bacholor’s degree in Asian Politic and Culture from Waseda University, the school of international liberal studies, the only university in Japan that offers course in English and Japanese language.

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Even if she was born in a prominent and influential Thai family with her parents are well-known businessmen among elite group in high society, but Khun Apinara has never let this charisma deter her determination and inspiration to learn and develop herself as her unique touch of self-learning, adaptation, and the quality of her intuitive and courage to challenge with new things during three years studying and living alone in Tokyo make her stand out from other girls in general her age.

She got through it and doing so she said it will make a person become more mature. She said she had to adapt herself a lot in order to get herself acquaint with new culture and environment in Tokyo.

“The good point that I can get from living in Japan is about the way of living in good and well-organized city plan, tidy, and the respect about the time as it’s a common practice to come a little bit late in Thailand.

Japan is a country that’s stringent to the rule and regulation as the transportation in Japan is well-planned and timely, it’s a Japanese lifestyle, environment, culture and new behavior of living in Japan that I had to live with and that made me a more mature person,” explains Apinara.

Back to Thailand, we recently had an appointment with this charming lady again to do a brief photo shooting at Nara Thai Cuisine, Erawan branch; she really wishes to grow her career path in luxury product by herself without the helping hands from her parents. She said she is currently working for Japanese Company, Shiseido Professional (Thailand) Co.Ltd as Personal Assistant to Vice President. She revealed that she is personally has great passion for jewelry but hasn’t explored into this area yet, saying that jewelry is definitely a girl’s best friend and owning a jewelry shop is also part of her dream.

“I am presently working with a Japanese company so as to gain more experience and knowledge. And I hope that one day I will be able to use such experiences that I’ve accumulated with the company to start my own business,” she said.

“Backing to live or work in Tokyo, Japan, again, well, I would love to! My company sent me to Shiseido, headquarter in Tokyo early this year. I am hoping that I can do something with Japan-Thailand in the future.”

I am presently working with a Japanese company so as to gain more experience and knowledge.

And I hope that one day I will be able to use such experiences that I’ve accumulated with the company to start my own business.

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Residence: What is your life in design and style?

Prang: I’m a very morning person so now I enjoy trying out new exercises with my best friend i.e. rocking climbing. I also like to go out with my friends for a nice meal as it’s nice to catch up with friends having a whale of the time after a long day. On weekend I love to spend quality time with my father; trying out new restaurants, cycling around the lake near home. I also enjoy my mother’s cooking on Sunday or otherwise we’ll go out to dinner with my grandparents.

Residence: Who is your inspiration?

Prang: My mother-Narawadee Srikarnchana (Yuki) Residence: What do you impress about your parents?

Prang: “A man of high morale” will definitely instill morale into his family and children. For him no success can be compare with the success and happiness of his family.

And for my mother, a mother who has the attitude of “never stop giving”, I can never imagine my life without her. She has always been a hard working woman, the best caring mother, and loving wife.

Residence: Who is your type of man?

Prang: My father –Chulpayap Srikarnchana (Poom) Residence: Most favorite travel destinations and hotels resorts in Thailand and Asia?

Prang: Koh Kood Island, Trat province and “Away” Resorts Koh Kood, Boutique Hotel Asia in Hua Hin.

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The Pride

Of Thai Brand

by Rangsan Srirat / Photography Surasak Khongkhuan

“We are purely Thai people and just manage by Thai people and put Thai market as top priority. Personally, I am not only aiming to bring “Sri Panwa” to become one of the world’s top 100 hotels, but I have the perspective to make “Sri Panwa” grow along with Thai people to become one of the world’s top 10 hotel properties that is managed by Thai people.”

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Innovation and brand management in the hospitality and leisure industry is not only the outstanding self-identity of an ideal property developer to gain potential in the high-end luxury property market, but also the ability to translate the sensory idea or software in the head into the fruition to create impeccable hardware in the hospitality, including team management by the enthusiastic touch of Thainess and Thai vision. Such perspective has been behind the success and reputation of Charn Issara Development as it was recently awarded as the best developer during Thailand Property Award last year.

It’s impossible to do a trilogy or series of one-on-one interview with all family members of Charn Issara family, but it’s possible to meet the icon of luxury leisure property guru Khun Vorasit “Wan” Issara, a key man behind the super luxury and modern topicality resort and mix-used residential project-Sri Panwa. It is the testimony of the perfect translation of software in his head into hardware in hospitality service.

Khun Vorasit said that Thailand has seen an increasing number of luxury resorts done in pool-villa style. It’s good that customers will have more choices to indulge and pamper in different dimensions of pool villa resort as inbound tourism industry can also join this benefit. He said he’s never thought that the growing pool-villa resorts in other countryside provinces will pose a bad treat to “Sri Panwa”.

Each pool-villa establishment highlights different dimension of comfort and show its own format of modern contemporary. Due to such difference, he respects the decision of all customers.

“Sri Panwa Phuket still has more rooms for development and it’s completely what I really like to see in hardware or architectural concept.

Actually, it’s not just only me alone who’s behind the success of the Sri Panwa and even if it’s already reached a considerable level of success by the enthusiastic group of Thai people, but I wish to exaggerate the marketing arena and maintain the leading position in the modern luxury pool villa market,” said Worasit, Director, Charn Isssara Residence Co., Ltd. “My art in business management is just about psychology. Actually, business management is somewhat difficult and challenging thing to do and overcome. It’s about the way to translate creative idea, which is the soft file in our head into the constructive residential project or hardware in hospitality. What I thought or have ever thought for any project in business might be as same as or similar to other people’s, but my key word towards the success is “Getting Things Done” or to get it done from merely the idea in our head into the fruition.”

“Human resource management is one of the most important elements to drive the business.

To me, I see that people have many interesting perspectives on business, but most of they

are unable to rearrange the business pattern or relatively create the management paradigm according to what’s in their mind so as to build up a strong teamwork powered by the right human resource. That’s what I think about the artist in mind and the definition of art of management,” he added.

Comparing to other major players in the real estate and property industry, Khun Vorasit said Charn Issara Development Plc has trended to be the first innovator of all kinds in term of design, concept in construction, way of doing market, and the concept of living. Charn Issara will try to feature the best residential project in a particular coveted area like Issara Ladprao Condo in Ladprao or Baan Charn Talay in Cha-Am. About the overall idea, Charn Issara wishes to be innovative and his father Khun Songkran is one of the early developers who initiated high-rise office building with choice of up-scale dining and airline offices were gathered in the building, including the idea to innovatively do housing project completed with three well-recognized design companies.

“Large numbers of Thais dare not to create their own project or even to manage their own property investment and eventually beg for brand potential from the west to come to manage their hotels resorts business. But, to me,I am bored of farang or westerner and feel why we have to depend on farang as we can handle it, this is our country and Thai hospitality service is the best. It’s not so easy to create a recognizable brand, but we can do it.”

“Sri Panwa is one of the first pool villa resorts and residences completely manage and get it done by Thai people. I dare to say that Charn Issara is the first Thai company to venture luxury mix-used resort and residence property project-Sri Panwa-under the strength of Thai brand without having to employ western hotel brands to come to help manage. It’s quite inventive as only a few people realized about the word “Mix-Used Development” harking back to nearly 10 years ago, which was the American-based residential concept. We can collectively edge out other world’s recognized hotel resort chains in the area of price, value for money, construction, beauty, and service,” he says.

“What I consider a good point for “Sri Panwa” is that we independently do the market plan ourselves regardless of protocol, rules, and regulations as specified by other third parties. We are purely Thai people and just manage by Thai people and put Thai market as top priority. Personally, I am not only aiming to bring “Sri Panwa” to become one of the world’s top 100 hotels, but I have the perspective to make “Sri Panwa” grow along with Thai people to become one of the world’s top 10 hotel properties that is managed by Thai people,” he said.

Mix-Used Development harking back to nearly 10 years ago, which was the American-based residential concept. We can collectively edge out other world’s recognized hotel resort chains in the area of price, value for money, construction, beauty, and service.

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Life In Style

More Than

Just

Wine

by Rangsan Srirat

“Our challenge in doing the wine market is about the capability to deliver the reliable quality of wine with the affordable or valuable price as well as the term of the service. And I think both quality and service are the key spirits towards the success that we have today.�

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The growing trend of wine appreciation and the adoption of western lifestyle components, including the health benefits of wine consumption, have increasingly been on the focus for more than a decade, prompting Thai consumers to shift their drink choices to wine from other alcohol beverages. Such has made the market for wine continue to grow, despite setbacks due to rigid industry regulation. Rangsan Srirat sat down with the visionary woman Khun Patraporn “Joana” Techapaibul, Senior Marketing Manager, Ambrose Wine Limited, to discuss about what’s behind the success of the company amidst the mounting competitors. It’s the matter of quality of wine and service that drive the growth; it’s not that the company is taking the advantage of the growing trend.

Wine is popular among young adults and woman, especially in socializing activities. It’s also linked to fashionable lifestyles, particularly in urban areas, due to its high-quality image.

Khun Patraporn said that the wine market is bigger than previous and there are up and coming new wine haunts, wine and bar nocturnal venues in the heart of the city center.

Meanwhile, the increasing presence of generation and modern people whose urban lifestyle linked to wine consumption and appreciation without worrying about the true sense of wine specialist or have great knowledge about matching wine with the food will be the company’s next focus to maintain its pace as the country’s forth largest importer and distributor of wines and spirits.

“We are one of the country’s leading importers and distributors of wine and spirit.

We are one of the country’s leading importers and distributors of wine and spirit. To me, we have reached a level of success as we are listed on the top-five wine importers of the country, but I still feel that we have greed for growth, we have to strive towards the next level of success and achieve the next goal.

To me, we have reached a level of success as we are listed on the top-five wine importers of the country, but I still feel that we have greed for growth, we have to strive towards the next level of success and achieve the next goal,” she said.

“It’s certainly because the wine and spirit market in Thailand is quite big as it’s going to have new players or competitors coming to share the margin. So, we can’t stop to explore the new chance to grow further,” she adds.

Ambrose is a family business owned by the Techapaibul family, which has been prominent in business and banking in Thailand for many years. Established in 1996 as a spin off from Seagram (Thailand), Ambrose Wine Limited is currently behind labeled Diageo, Pernod Ricard and Bacardi. From the early beginnings as a specialist wine company, Ambrose’s portfolio has grown to include world renowned beverage brands such as Hardy’s, Pascal Jolivet, Baron Philippe de Rothschild, Robert Mondavi, Fernet Branca and Voss Artesian Water.

The company has worked closely with its partners to increase brand value and capture additional market share. Ambrose’s sales force

covers all the regions and provinces of Thailand.

Additionally they have exclusive agents and branch offices to provide a stronger focus and better services in major tourist destinations.

The company distributes its products in all channels including on trade, off trade, traditional wholesaler, duty free and direct sales.

“Other dealers, importers, or distributors of wine and spirits might highlight the price as the key element to gain the potential in the market, but for Ambrose Wine, we will emphasize on service with customer-focus consulting approach so as to fulfill the customer satisfaction. Consulting with the customer, it’s actually good that we are able to appropriately know the trend and lifestyle of wine and dining of the people in the up market, including helping customers organize the exclusive wine dinner, allowing us to understand more about the changing taste and style of wine dining and improve the market share as well,” says Patraporn, a fourth generation of the family business “Our wine portfolio will be exclusively concentrated on new world from Australia.

We deals with Hardys wine, which is the award-winning and number one Australian wine and we also do the market for a number of stellar wine brands from New Zealand, including premium wines from United State, and Chili to reinforce the company in the up market. We are strong in supplying wine from the new world; they are quite good quality wines and value for money. Anyway, our core product is visibly not the wine, but the service, which I think it’s the core product.”

“Our challenge in doing the wine market is about the capability to deliver the reliable quality of wine with the affordable or valuable price as well as the term of the service.

And I think both quality and service are the key spirits towards the success that we have today,” says Patraporn.

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Life In Style

The Best Of Both Worlds

by Rangsan Srirat

“Oakwood has gone through residential business for 50 years and well we’re extreme confident that we have better understanding about the serviced apartment business and we believe in what the customers want. We have a strong service, which is one of our key factors towards the success in the market.”

In the rich market and if you have a big budget, it’s easy to create some dream projects finished with luxury amenities and facilities to enhance the extravagant comfort for sophisticated and modern people living in the metropolis. It’s the basic hardware and common idea to establish design-led upscale condominium and exclusive serviced apartment with innovative technologies that all major developers can deal with it. The point of difference is about software or impeccable hospitality service, which is the pure ingredient to achieve enduring customer satisfaction and the frequent use of product and service while homey comfort is also the sensual key factor for a well balancing metro lifestyle.

We sat down with the industry veteran Mr. Peter Lucas, the Vice President of Operations, Oakwood Asia Pacific, to have a brief discuss about the key element towards the success of Oakwood, the most trusted name in serviced apartments worldwide, and how we can bring the customers with the best of both world of hospitality and comfort available in the hotel and the world of staying exclusively in serviced apartment, condo, or residential projects.

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hardware and unsurpassable software for its customers wanting to stay long term, particularly the term of sought-after home-away-home format to immensely create ultimate comfort for all residents.

Hotels are actually fine for short-term stays, but a large number of business leisure and travelers wishing to spend longer periods of time in one location, they definitely need something more. Serviced apartment providers have stepped in to fill this niche and you won’t find a better example of the old saying “home away from home” than Oakwood, the world’s largest corporate housing provider with over 400,000 furnished apartments in more than 2,000 U.S. cities, and selected locations in Asia

and Europe. With a portfolio of 22 serviced apartments in Thailand and the region, the company is geared to open 23 more by 2013, after making its first foray into the region in 1999 by managing a serviced apartment property in Bangkok, Oakwood Asia Pacific, a division of Oakwood Worldwide, today has a portfolio of 22 such properties scattered in several countries in the region, and is gearing up to open 23 more by 2013.

“We have seen a considerable improvement in the serviced apartment and residential business from country to country. I see it’s a good time and opportunities for the consumers to enjoy more choice of living. And some countries that we are working like Thailand, China, India, and Indonesia, I’ve definitely seen the overall growth in that particular market. Anyway, we still always have the concern about the continued competition as there are new projects coming up continually and the market keeps on growing,” said Peter Lucas, Vice President of Operations, Oakwood Asia Pacific.

Apartments are much larger than hotel rooms; they all have fully furnished living and dining rooms, fully equipped kitchens, two phone lines plus high speed Internet access, flat screen TV, cable, DVD, CD stereo, washer/ dryer and other facilities. There is 24-hour security and all staff are bilingual and the biggest appeal of serviced apartments is that they offer a home-style environment and are more hospitable. A wide range of inventory and supplier management options allows Oakwood to provide the optimal housing solution whenever and wherever needed. And with more than 3,500 Oakwood associates worldwide, nearly 23,000 apartments, and more than 300 network partners, Oakwood can meet any need and delivers with reliability clients can trust. Their staff of trained professionals throughout the world, with innovative technologies and unparalleled customer service has made

Oakwood the premier choice in temporary housing solutions for 50 years.

“Oakwood has gone through residential business for 50 years and well we’re extreme confident that we have better understanding about the serviced apartment business and we believe in what the customers want. We have a strong service, which is one of our key factors towards the success in the market. I worked for Sheraton Hotel brand and decided to move from hospitality sector because I saw the massive growth in residential and serviced apartment while people in the modern day are typically seeking for new living space and design for both short and long-term stay.”

“Here at Oakwood, we are able to provide customers with the best of both worlds with designed place and spacious living space with good service as same as the hotel for both short and long term stay. You can enjoy all the sensual and benefits at Oakwood serviced apartment brand as same as you can get in the hotel. But the different point is that, we are able to give you more space and bigger room to complete your life to do your own things like living at your own home.”

Recently, Oakwood serviced apartments in Thailand, China, India, Philippines and Indonesia were awarded the Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site. The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that achieve outstanding traveler reviews and consistently high ratings on TripAdvisor.

The proud recipients are from Thailand, Oakwood Apartments Trilliant Sukhumvit 18, Oakwood Residence Sukhumvit Thonglor and Oakwood Residence Garden Towers Bangna; from India, Oakwood Residence Naylor Road, Oakwood Premier Prestige Bangalore and Oakwood Premier Pune; from China, Oakwood Residence Hangzhou and Oakwood Residence Beijing, from Philippines, Oakwood Premier Joy-Nostalg Center Manila; and finally from Indonesia, Oakwood Premier Cozmo Jakarta.

“Doing the market in Thailand is quite similar to what we did in other nations in the

Asia-Pacific region and we’ve done similar in-puts to gain success in the market here in Thailand. We’ve done regional and local marketing approach and we also target both end-user customers and corporate and we also have a lot of relationship building business.”

“Fortunately, we’ve lots of words of mouth; people have talked lots about us, making us do the market at the end of the day about how to communicate with the target customers via choices of social media and TripAdvisor.

We also regularly do the marketing survey and evaluation to achieve customer satisfaction as our guiding principle is to deliver customers with the sense of home-away-home living idea to fulfill the homey moment, which is very essential for long-term stay guests at all Oakwood properties. That’s what we are looking forward to.”

“Oakwood also has a number of green initiatives, especially; we are looking at the energy saving policy, which is actually a common practice in the present day. We did engineer and mechanical program, including finding out how we can construct the building so as to make it more energy efficient. And we’ve done lots of activities related to recycling projects. That’s the green policy we’ve applied to all Oakwood properties across the region to make us more environmentally friendly.”

Latest development, Oakwood just finished its 40 million-baht renovation to establish the anticipated the first full-fledged Bangna Convention Centre in Bangkok, Thailand,

managed by International hospitality group, Oakwood. The project was done in partnership with The Teo Hong Silom Group which prides itself on joint ventures offering the highest quality products and services. Bangna Convention Centre offers the most modern and prestigious banquet facilities outside of any hotel in the Bangna area. Its main event venue is the large Ratchaphruek Ballroom, which can accommodate up to 1,000 people and boast a pillar-less layout that allows unobstructed views at all times, offering the flexibility to be transformed into the most stunning settings for team building, incentive groups, weddings, company parties and social events.

Bangna Convention Centre also boasts one of the largest banquet kitchens in Thailand, featuring a team of award-winning chefs to create the most sumptuous meals to impress even the most discerning guests. Combined with the state-of-the-art audio-visual systems, telephone lines and internet broadband connectivity with both Banquet and IT Specialists on-site to assist, events will run seamlessly from start to finish.

Oakwood in Asia Pacific operates under five brand names—Premier, Residence, Apartment, Resort, and Corporate Housing; each representing a distinct level of service, design and concept to capture the different needs of its customers. Oakwood Premier appeals to travelers who demand luxury and style, combining impressive apartments with amenities and services of luxury hotels; Oakwood Residence offers elegance with space, comforts and conveniences of a private home; Oakwood Apartments provide chic, urban serviced living with modern essentials; Its resort brand is ideal for vacations or corporate retreats, Oakwood Resorts signifies delightful locations, a range of facilities customized to each destination and exceptional value. And Oakwood Corporate Housing offers an ideal stay for both business and leisure travelers.

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People love to indulge or spend their lifestyle traveling, living, eating and drinking, and staying in well-designed ambience and destination. We will let you know the latest update derived from design destinations where the idea takes shape in Thailand and Asia-Pacific, which may make you fancy and enhance new idea in living. You are moving towards living intelligently, traveling intelligently, dining, eating, drinking intelligently, and luxuriating intelligently on the modern design and exotic destinations both in Thailand and Asia-Pacific.

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Traveler – Tokyo Trip

Lost In Translation 2013:

Next Date In Japanese Style

In Tokyo Story & Photos by Rangsan Srirat & Vasin Srivarathanabul

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Japan is a dream destination for many people in Thailand and all people around the world and if you have the second chance to revisit your favorite shortlist of place of interest once you visited, I do believe that one of them could be any part of Japan, where you will definitely meet with the quality of live, intelligent and cutting-edge technology, standard of living, good food and spontaneous and friendly people, life amidst the well-preserved distinguish culture and tradition and technologically advance and all of the sought-after Made-InJapan products that I and other Thai people wish to process due to its quality, value for money, and reliable standard.

As a tourist in Tokyo of if you are the new comer, it’s not wrong if you wish to visit key or famous destinations and sightseeing of the city as recommended by many travel brochures such as Asakusa, shopping in Shinjuku and Shibuya, and leisure at Ginza. I think it’s as if a good start or appetizers of Tokyo course before having main course or doing Japanese style through going to other places where local Japanese people like to spend their leisure time after work or during weekend.

But, it doesn’t mean that such most-mentioned places as normally seen in handy guide books as Ginza, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku, Nihombashi, Marunouchi, Ueno, Tsukiji, Roppongi, Ebisu, and Ikebukuro are not the favorable places that local Japanese people like to go, they also do. The large number of Japanese salary men and women are dining at the Japanese bistros at Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku, Nihombashi, Marunouchi, and other regularly mentioned eateries are traditionally a testament that such are still the place that local Japanese people normally go to dine, to relax, and to enjoy drinking after work.

The following is the list of pleasurable places where local Japanese people like to spend their down time that I am also sure they are the mirror to reflect the quality of being Japanese lifestyle, culture of living, and Tokyo’s essentials in Japanese style. So, when in Tokyo, let’s do as Japanese do.

Hankyu Men at Yurakucho is one of Tokyo’s latest modern lifestyle mall that has been added to cement the pace of leading luxury shopping center in the Yurakucho and heat up the commercial competition in Ginza area, which Ginza has been known as the nucleus of high-end or up-market style. Just opened in October last year, The Hankyu Men branch at Yurakucho is not very close to JR Yurakucho station and not far from the Peninsula Tokyo, you can also reach to the Hankyu Men by using Metro Ginza. Hankyu Men at Yurakucho has a target demographic of businessmen in their 30s and 40s, and carries a large collection of brand-name suits. The first floor features leather goods and bags, and also boasts a cafe, geared toward female customers who may come to buy presents for men.

I have been totally impressed and positively talked about Japan every time when I get back to Bangkok and enthusiastically eulogized about way of thought of Japanese people to help each other in the difficult situation like earthquake to survive and become one of the world’s top nation of development where living tradition and spirit of Japan lively go in exist with the modern twist.

Generally, it might be considered tough traveling to non-English country like Japan, but I’ve always said language is not the barrier for the maximum enjoyment as Japanese people are helpful and spontaneous and you will never feel you are the stranger, making it the timeless tourism destination for tomorrow. I wrote this story while I was managing to move from Tokyo to Nagoya and Gifu prefecture in the next morning so as to explore some interesting and hidden charm, sense and spirit of Japan in the central Japan’s Honshu island that are still not widely known among Thai market.

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I think it’s as if a good start or appetizers of Tokyo course before having main course or doing Japanese style through going to other places where local Japanese people like to spend their leisure time after work or during weekend.

Loft is also among new shopping and lifestyle destination in Yurakucho area created to spice up and add color to the shopping for designed products and innovative home wares at the center of Tokyo metropolis. Anyway, strolling along Chuo-dori Avenue is no less interesting when traffic will not be allowed during the weekend, making it becomes a large pedestrian zone as many shopping buildings in Yurakucho and Ginza are undergoing a series of renovation and the Kabuki-za theater, located in Chuo Ward’s Ginza district, will be ready to amaze local people and tourists again next year. Eating out in Yurakucho is not so expensive with various kinds of Izakaya to choose from and the middle-end bistros with affordable rate can still be found at street-side restaurants located around Yurakucho Station, Marui (OIOI) and INz department store. You can also find bistro Japanese restaurants and western-infused dining venues all the way around Ginza and Yurakucho station through Shimbashi Station.

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The highlight of Harajuku area is Takeshita-dori Street, the walking and shopping street where new youth cultures and fashions transpire on an almost daily basic.

The street is a center of Japanese fashion for young people; it’s fraught with street-wear clothing and accessories suitable for generations to make a new look, including some restaurants until Meiji-dori Avenue, where you can walk to Shibuya, a popular and hectic variety shopping and entertainments in eastern Tokyo.

Nobody don’t know Daiso when it comes to shopping for wide range of miscellaneous products and well-designed products for daily use available at around ¥100 each. Daiso is sporadically and ubiquitously seen through Japan, making the shops a great source for travelers and residents on a budget. But one of the largest Daiso in central Tokyo is Daiso Harajuku in Takeshita Dori, just a few steps from Harajuku Station. The store sells merchandise across four levels. You will see tourists mingling with tons of Japanese flocking

to the store for the broad selection of 100-yen merchandise. Anyway, Japan’s largest 100 yen shop is Daiso Giga at Machida, spanning for five floors in front of Machida Station (30 minutes, ¥360 from Shinjuku by Odakyu Railways).

Terminal Harajuku 24H is a new site of interest for those associated with the art-design scene in Tokyo. The establishment is done in young, hip interior design and stylish atmosphere, aiming to be a creative recreation venue for those wishing to come to work, study, eat, drink, and play for 24 hours. The Terminal was inspired by the idea to provide a “terminal” and community for people with various needs, with their main audience being those who worked or were interested in the creative sector, including nomad workers. So, Harajuku makes more compatible sense than other sites as it is one of the most unique fashion capitals of the world.

Omotesando is the adjacent shopping and lifestyle neighborhood to Harajuku. Omotesando is filled with commercial blocks featuring shops, café, Japanese eateries and local and international brand clothing boutiques. It’s contrast to Takeshita-dori, it’s quite an up-market area like Ginza, but with different sense. But shopping here at Omotesando, you will be amazed with large number of fashion boutiques selling Japanese and less well-known brands with cutting-edge idea in style and design. One of the highlight of Omotesando is Omotesando Hills, which is a large shopping and residential development that occupies much of one side of Omotesando Avenue.

To my opinion, actually, Ikebukuro is reminiscent of Yokohama’s city center in some sense, especially in term of shopping lifestyle, choice of dining to choose from, and the cultural and art zone mixing with modernity as Ikebukuro is one of Tokyo’s busy commuter hubs. Ikebukuro offers plenty of entertainment, shopping and dining opportunities with huge urban lifestyle gathering here with the clashing of two of Japan’s largest electronic retailers, Bic Camera and Yamada Denki.

At Ikebukuro, you’ll also find the world’s largest department stores, one of the world’s largest car showrooms, one of the fastest lifts in the world, and Tokyo’s second tallest building. If you are not enough to view the city at Tokyo Metropolitan Building in Shinjuku and Roppongi Hill, you can also come to enjoy another 360-degree view of Tokyo for an unforgettable journey from the observatory at a height of 251 meters from the ground at Sunshrine City. Sunshine City also has shops, a planetarium, an aquarium, a small oriental museum, a theatre and the Namja Town theme park for children.

Tokyu Hands is the place you should come to take a look and enjoy witness what’s daily necessary for Japanese residents is at your hands from products for the foundations of the customer’s life to products that provide pleasure and enrichment. Tokyu Hands is available at Japan’s large urban areas and major regional cities and in Tokyo it’s available at Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Ginza.

Tokyu Hands is a hobby and crafts chain similar to Loft, but Tokyu Hands has wider selection and greater emphasis on function and DIY, it has built up an excellent reputation as a place where “when you visit, you find what you want,” and it invariably obtains high rankings in retail and service reputation surveys as a brand with an advanced and original image. Over the top of that, Tokyu Hands is extremely popular due to the excellence of its staff, who have a thorough knowledge of the merits of each product and are able to give precise advice to customers.

Daikanyama is one of the districts of Tokyo in Shibuya. Known as a hot spot of shopping for locals, Daikanyama is home to a wide variety of fashionable boutique shops and sidewalk restaurants and cafes. Multiple courtyards are located between restaurants and homes and the low rise buildings give the neighborhood a more subdued classic style than the hyper-modern high rises of Tokyo’s other shopping districts.

Daikanyama can be accessed by a short train ride from Shibuya Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line. The Daikanyama district area’s noise and less brash consumerism than Shibuya, but it is one of Tokyo’s hippest neighborhoods with its high-priced boutiques and some of the best cafe culture in Japan.

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Roppongi has been widely known among Thai market as the best key destination if you are on the mood to see expats as it’s been dubbed as a popular spot for foreigners or expat community.

forget to make a stop at Tsutaya Daikanyama T-site, it’s the newly-finished best place that matches the definition of modern meets living tradition in Tokyo, the modernity refers to the interior and exterior design and the enhancing ambience inside the building and the tradition is mean to the behavior of reading of Japanese people and the books.

Daikanyama T-site is latest marketing and innovation in Tokyo, it’s a low-rise specialty shopping complex finished in exceptional and well-designed construction, it features boutique-style shops specializing in cameras, bicycles, toys and pet supplies. The Ivy Place restaurant offers all-day cafe service, a lively bar-lounge and a main dining room serving “global comfort food.” Both Ivy Place and Tsutaya bookstore are open from 7am until 2am. The design is by Klein Dytham Associates, and construction was fully completed in December last year.

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Roppongi has been widely known among Thai market as the best key destination if you are on the mood to see expats as it’s been dubbed as a popular spot for foreigners or expat community, but among the them, there are still tons of Japanese residents making their presence both during day time and night time to spend leisure time dining and hanging around at Japanese classy clubs and bars at the Roppongi’s central nightlife area, including shops and restaurants at Tokyo Midtown.

Roppongi is a recommended course for strolling, it is slated to be Tokyo’s new business zone and it features a handful of museums, well-designed office buildings, exhibition space, hotels, gardens, café and restaurants, and galleries, and Roppongi Hills is a 333-metre height building for viewing Tokyo in different angle. The mega-complex incorporates office space, apartments, shops, restaurants, cafés, movie theaters, a museum, a hotel, a major

Essential & Flight Itinerary It’s much faster and cheaper to take JR or Keisei line from Narita to Tokyo

TV studio, an outdoor amphitheater, and a few parks. More than 200 shops, cafes, and restaurants are available for both tourist and local Japanese to experience the true modern and authentic taste of Japan.

Actually, what we present in this issue is just the choice; there are a lot of things to do and new places to discover an unmatched Japanese lifestyle in Tokyo, which we cannot complete it within one issue. And if you are very much on the mood to do as Japanese people do when it comes to Tokyo, it’s not that the often-described districts like Shinjuku, Ginza, Shibuya, Harajuku that you read on Tokyo’s essentials hand book are not the reflection of Tokyo culture, they are actually and the large crowd of local residents at such places is the evidence. And the best thing is to follow your heart and what you really wish to do and see, depending on individual propose and people have different ideas and styles. To me, Ochanomizu arcade might not be your essence, but it is the top destination for

musician as all range of age of local Japanese from teenagers to salary workers both men and women who possess the skill in playing music will come to update, trade, and shop for new and second-hand American and Japanese musical instrument.

Japan is famous for perfection in all front, it’s more than just good seafood, friendly people, fast and convenience, good public infrastructure, cleanliness, modern technology, stylish design, Sakura and beautifully pristine nature. You have to do it again and visiting four times to experience its four different seasons in Japan might not be enough as each month in several part of Japan has its own interest and personality. I am sure you will have a wonderful time in Japan and if you explore the country alone and learn by yourself, you will understand more and more about the melody of living and definitely love Japan as there are many things and way of thought that we should adapt and apply to help develop our own country.

• Keisei Express (Narita to Keisei-Ueno Station) ¥1,000 • Keisei Express on Keisei Oshiage Line to connect to Subway Shinjuku Line (¥1,000) • JR Rapid Train (Narita to Tokyo Station) ¥1,280 Thai Airways International (THAI) (Outbound: Bangkok-Tokyo) * TG 676 dep: Bangkok-07.35 arr: Tokyo-15.45 (Airbus A380) TG 640 dep: Bangkok-22.10 arr: Tokyo-06.20 TG 642 dep: Bangkok-23.50 arr: Tokyo-08.10 (Return: Tokyo-Bangkok) TG 643 dep: Tokyo-09.45 arr: Bangkok-14.45 TG 641 dep: Tokyo-10.45 arr: Bangkok-15.45 *TG 677 dep: Tokyo-17.15 arr: Bangkok-22.15 (Airbus A380) www.thaiairways.com

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Dining Out

Great Japanese Passion Of Gastronomy

by Rangsan Srirat

We are fortunate to be spoilt for choices when it comes to dining well in Bangkok. The city is host to a truly staggering number of restaurants offering a mélange of flavours from all corners of the world. And a Japanese food critic, Rangsan Srirat has come to expect high standards in terms of healthy ingredients and meticulous preparation and presentation. Your Japanese dining experience would never be complete without trying these distinguished and well-designed eateries that have been done with the modern and inspiring ambience to enhance a memorable dinner.

The Return Of The Best Fresh Bite

If you are looking for modern Japanese cuisine serving fusion dishes prepared with innovative ideas, the newly renovated Kisso is the place for you. The dining area is very spacious and airy and table settings are nicely simple. The sushi bar is stocked with a bright array of raw ingredients and appears as the very essence of a Japanese eatery. Japanese food very healthy and Kisso maintains this pedigree with the freshness of its imported ingredients. The delicacies here are available both a la carte and on the set menu. There are lists of hot and cold appetizers, a wide selection of sushi and sashimi items, teppanyaki, soups and salads. Grilled, steamed, broiled or fried, there are even hot pot items on offer. Signature dishes cover Western-Japanese fusion food that concentrates on western presentation but with Japanese flavours. Kisso 8th Fl, The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Sukhumvit Rd, Bangkok, Tel +66 (0) 2207 8000 www.westingrandesukhumvit.com/kisso

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The Great Experience Of Brunch

This is where you can come to indulge in the “All You Can Eat” experience, especially when it comes to enjoying a buffet style brunch on Sundays – the first Japanese outlet to offer such a service in Bangkok. Tsu Nami Japanese restaurant at JW Marriott is hotel dining venue that will spice up your Japanese dining experience. Here too the décor is contemporary, almost industrial in style. But then the focus here is on what you eat rather than the surroundings per say. And patrons will enjoy all time favorite teppanyaki, sukuyaki, shabu shabu, and mouthwatering sushi, sashimi, tempura, makimono, soba and udon. Yaki mono grilled meats are cooked to taste by veteran chefs in the open-view kitchen, while miso soup, shumai, salads and hot pot Nabe are created using high quality imported products. Do try the imported oysters from three different regions of the world and teppanyaki, which is made to order with select prime grade meats. Tsu Nami JW Marriott Bangkok, 4 Sukhumvit Road Soi 2, Bangkok, Tel +66 (0) 2656 7700 www.marriotthotels.com

The Matter Of Authenticity

Shintaro offers modern Japanese cuisine encompassing a wide selection of sushi and sashimi. Casual in ambience and relaxed in style this is the epitome of fine Japanese dining in the hotel vicinity. Shintaro, which means “new vision,” is an innovative Japanese neighborhood sushi bar. The restaurant’s main attraction is the long sushi bar itself, which is designed to be interactive and informal.

A tatami-style dining room lends itself to more formal gatherings. A wide selection of sake and Japanese beers are also served. Shintaro features the freshest available fish from Japan, America and Australia all used in extensive traditional styles of sushi, sashimi, noodle and tempura dishes and served with contemporary artistic presentation. Set menus for a busy luncheon schedule offer excellent value.

Shintaro Japanese restaurant is one of many Japanese restaurants in Bangkok that seems to be the right answer if you are looking to enjoy sushi and sashimi and the mix of a traditional feel in a contemporary setting.

Shintaro 155 Rajadamri Road Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok Bangkok Thailand. www.fourseasons.com/ bangkok/dining/shintaro/

The True Essence Of Japan

For all discerning and savvy food critics out there who have visited many Japanese eateries, your Japanese dining experience simply isn’t complete without a meal at Taihei restaurant. Here you can dive in to fresh sushi and sashimi and an array of traditional selections served amid modern elegance and in a contemporary atmosphere. The jaw-dropping views of Bangkok come courtesy of a 53rd 54th floor location at the Banyan Tree Bangkok.

These authentic Japanese dishes are prepared to the highest of standards and here freshness is the key. Taihei means “Peace” in Japanese, a fitting name for an outlet where the cuisine accentuates health and happiness, two of the cornerstones of a peaceful life. The overall ambience at the main dining room on 53rd floor is up-market and elegant, the area being divided between sushi bar and tatami rooms.

Original oriental textures and décor motifs compliment the display of Sake bottles.

The upper floor is set aside as a private room for parties to enjoy teppanyaki. The chefs at Taihei present a wide array of raw fish for your sashimi and sushi selection. The menu also includes Kobe beef, Australia Gyu, and other seafood, and teppanyaki selections. It’s best to start with the Sashimi Mori Awase Set with Salada Salad. This includes fresh tuna, squid, crab, prawn, seaweed, and a bean paste sauce. One of the most popular dishes here is Gindara Saikyou Yaki or grilled Butter Fish with Bean Paste, which has been making its name for years among enthusiasts of Japanese fare.

Taihei Banyan Tree Bangkok, 53rd-54th Floor, South Sathorn Road, Bangkok, Tel +66 (0) 2679 1200 www.banyantree.com

The Real Deal For Authentic Japan

For any Japanese cuisine operated outside Japan, people have been saying that the core of Japanese dining scene is about eating fresh like sushi and sashimi for the benefit of the health and to keep the nuance quality of the newly finished Japanese palette from the chef.

It’s partly true as all you discerning and savvy Japanese food critics might reject and say that the essence Japanese dining is about the ability to maintain or create the authenticity in term of taste and style aside from the freshness, as we all realize, which is also the heart of Japanese food concept. In Bangkok, there are many new Japanese eateries that claim to have delightfully unique tastes that you really must try, but your dimension of Japanese dining experience would never be complete without trying this new place in the heart of Sukhumvit, where you will realize what makes Japanese dishes Japanese.

Shun No Mai is one of a few and distinguished Japanese dining culture that has arrived in Bangkok to highlight not only the freshness, but also the delightfully authentic sense of taste like having Japanese food in Japan, which is the main concern of Shun No Mai. Conveniently located on the M Floor (the same level as the BTS (Ekkamai) skylink, Ekkamai Gateway Shopping Mall, Shun No Mai has the capacity of nearly 100 guests with one private dining room upstairs and the large dining area. The interior is finished with an oriental and modern texture. SHUN-NO-MAI, M-Floor, Gateaway Eakamai (Ekkamai BTS Station), Bangkok, Tel +66 (0) 2108-2825. www.shunnomai.com

The Fresh Yellow Tail Story

One of the best Japanese eateries offering the ultimate fresh bite is the trendy YTSB (the official abbreviation for Yellow Tail Sushi Bar) at VIE Hotel Bangkok with a Yellow Tail fish logo plays as the central goal idea to spur public attention as it serves “Freshness In Style” to satisfy customers. This cutting-edge Japanese venue proudly serves the freshest sushi and sashimi, in larger portions, including an array of authentic Japanese specialties. YTSB honours the traditions of Japanese culinary art by upholding the principles of high quality and the freshest fish for exacting sushi standards, complemented by a wide range of top sakes, including some rarely found brands. The interior is tastefully chic, peppered with Japanese elements given a contemporary twist with an inviting atmosphere. For reservations and more information, please call Tel. +66 (0) 2309 3939 or visit www.facebook.com/viebangkok

The Traditional Meets Modern Interpretation

The Okura’s award-winning Japanese restaurant Yamazato is famous for the consistent quality of fresh bite and sushi bar in grander scale. Some of the key highlights include two teppanyaki tables and a sushi bar stocked with the freshest seafood flown in from Tsukiji, Japan. In the mornings, the restaurant features a specially crafted Japanese breakfast, while Yamazato’s à la carte menu is based on the centuries-old kaiseki ryõri – Japanese haute cuisine. Taking into consideration every sense, colour and texture, kaiseki consists of a dramatic sequence of dishes artistically arranged and beautifully presented. The impressive sake list encompassing all major regions and specialties is the best expression of being Japanese style, including a selection of Japanese beers. www.okurabangkok.com/ en/c/dining/yamazato

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Reside In Style

A Key Component

Of A Success

by Rangsan Srirat

Amari hotels resorts brand is a Thailand-based player in hospitality industry, capable of reinventing itself from the underperformance to become the hallmark of professional hotelier in Asia where guests come to enjoy the refreshing ambience, homey comfort, unpretentious and spontaneous service. Amari Palm Reef Koh Samui is one of the flagship properties that has now become the first choice for discerning travelers looking for a homeaway-home tropical retreat on Koh Samui.

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“Amari Palm Reef Samui highlights the great and good location with only 10 minutes drive from the airport. Some of my guests have said that the atmosphere is special and unique with the perfect mix between casual and relax, and yet it’s friendly, modern, functional, clean, and comfortable. They are the intangibly blissful elements that you can’t touch until you actually come to stay and experience both software and hardware in hospitality service at the Amari Palm Reef Samui yourself,” said Martin Kunzmann, General Manager, Amari Palm Reef Samui.

“I am very proud of the Amari brand in the way that it can reinvent itself to become a hospitality group with strong foundation and modern Asian hospitality company, beautiful, vibrant, and eye-catching property. It’s excited serving as the new GM for Amari Palm Reef Samui, I don’t want to change things too much because Amari Palm Reef Samui is already a successful resort, particularly in the term of software in human resource, which is the main reason to draw travelers come back and enjoy color and rhythm of Amari hotels resorts again.

But we will try to improve the hardware in hospitality service to upgrade and renovate some certain areas of the resort so as to keep up with the competitors amidst the up and coming new properties in Samui.”

Amari hotel brand has never stopped to improve their hardware and software, products and services, and the way they offer the service from F&B, spa, room service, etc in order to deliver what the customers expect to get from the Amari brand. Software in hospitality business is very important, it’s really a basic requirement to have hardware, which can render the look and feel in general, but the people or human resource is the key element

I am very proud of the Amari brand in the way that it can reinvent itself to become a hospitality group with strong foundation and modern Asian hospitality company, beautiful, vibrant, and eye-catching property.

in the hotel that make the difference. And one of the sensual things that Amari’s guests really wish to have is the warm feeling and warm connection with the homely environment with personalized service.

“In my opinion, the point of difference that I found that it stands out from other hotel brands seems to be much warmer and personalized service and sometime it’s cool and professional. That’s what I can fine at the Amari hotels that I’ve worked with since 2007,” said Kunzmann “Amari hotels are actually casual and relax, but still operated professionally, it’s where guests and discerning travelers can meet a good balance between professional in hospitality service and function as well as the relaxation and refreshing ambience.”

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Update

More Rooms For

Development

DWP’s Next Standard In Design

dwp | next, the Bangkok-based consultancy for food and beverage lifestyle concepts, design and solutions, has created the innovative concept for the new rooftop bar and restaurant for a brand new hotel in Bali, Indonesia. The RIMBA Jimbaran Bali is due to open later this year, part of the next phase in the evolution of the award-winning AYANA Resort and Spa, Bali, as its sister hotel. RIMBA Jimbaran Bali will offer another unique guest experience within the world-class clifftop property sector, under the management of Capella Hotel Group. RIMBA Jimbaran Bali has 297 rooms and suites, to expand on AYANA’s 368 rooms and villas. “dwp|next is extremely proud to be involved with such a stunning and magical project, as well as working along side such hospitality industry professionals. The concepts we have created will not just set the standard within Bali, but across Asia-Pacific and beyond,” commented dwp|next CEO Russell Paine.

ONYX Hospitality Group, one of Asia-Pacific’s leading hospitality management companies, plans to add another 1,500 rooms within the AEC in the next two years. New ONYX properties are soon to launch in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Upscale brand, Amari offers a strong product for both business and leisure travellers. New projects include a 435 room resort in Bali and a football themed hotel in Buriram, Thailand. Both will further cement Amari’s market position as a hospitality leader within the AEC. The expansions within the OZO brand, will serve cost-conscious travellers seeking quality accommodation; key AEC developments for OZO include OZO Samui and OZO Pattaya in Thailand and a further project in Penang, Malaysia. Currently, ONYX offers over 6,000 rooms, and by 2015, with the additional inventory expected within the AEC and further expansion in China, India, Sri Lanka and the Middle East, the expected inventory is expected to reach in excess of 8,000 rooms.

The sophistication of its brand portfolio ensures that ONYX is well positioned to serve the new and rapidly evolving tastes and demands of a new tide of travellers, by the time AEC lifts-off in 2015.

Magnolias Achieves Sales Completion

Of 60 Percent

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Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard has enjoyed strong buyer interest from domestic and overseas markets, with 60% or a total of 2,900 million baht sales completion achieved prior to EIA approval (Environmental Impact Assessment). Successful completion of the EIA process signifies that construction can commence immediately, with estimated completion likely to be in 2015. Luxury features of the residences include The Magnolia Ratchadamri Boulevard Residences Lounge, an exclusive and private club for the use of residents only, plus a residential lobby, drop-off area and concierge. Magnolia Ratchadamri Boulevard employs the highest quality fittings and finishing throughout, featuring top brands Bulthaup, Franke, Donbracht, Siemens, Hansgrohe and Kasch. The building is designed to meet the next generation of Green certification, and is the first condominium development in Thailand to meet the strict criteria of American LEED certification.

Romance To Remember

Regent Phuket Cape Panwa is offering the indulgent “Romance to Remember” package from now until 31 October 2013, allowing honeymooners to rediscover the passion within while indulging in a luxurious and memorable getaway. Included are 3-nights’ accommodation for two in a luxurious Suite or Pool Villa with a guaranteed ocean view and private balcony. This package features a 3-hour ‘Regent Indulgence’ spa treatment for two, an intimate set dinner at The Grill Lounge (for Suite guests), a seductive in-room set up comprising romantic flower bath and a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine paired with sweet chocolates upon arrival. The rate for the Pool Villa Package is Bt54,000, with the Suite Package priced at Bt41,000, subject to a minimum stay of three nights. Reservations can be placed directly with Resort Reservations, Tel +66 (0) 7620 0800 or visit www.regenthotels.com/Phuket

Silavadee

Awarded

The World’s largest travel website, Trip Advisor, recently awarded Silavadee Pool Spa Resort, Koh Samui, a certificate of excellence to acknowledge their ongoing high levels of magnificent performance and service. The award was presented to the resort after receiving 246 ‘Excellent’ or ‘5 Star’ ratings from paying guests who holidayed at the Resort.

Escape To Chongqing

The Matter

Of Staying In Style GLOW Trinity Silom introduces a value promotion for every early bird with “Book Early and Save”. Book a room for 14 days in advance and receive 15 per cent discount starting at Bt1,615 net per night. Or book a room for 7 days in advance and receive 10 per cent discount starting at Bt1,710 net per night. “Book Early and Save” promotion is available for Superior, Deluxe and Premier Room inclusive of WiFi. GLOW Trinity Silom is centrally located in the heart of Bangkok on Silom Road with easy access to the BTS Skytrain, suitable for everyday life style. For reservations please contact GLOW Trinity Silom’s reservation office Tel. 02 231 5050 Email rsvn.silom@glowbyzinc.com or website www.glowbyzinc.com/silom.

‘Book Early and Save” promotion is available from now until December 31, 2013.

Beibei

In celebration of Banyan Tree Group’s first luxury hot spring resort in Chongqing, southwest China, Banyan Tree Chongqing Beibei has launched an opening package with value added inclusions. TheEscape to Chongqing Beibei promotion starts from 1 August 2013, when the resort will receive its first guests. Featuring an exclusive sanctuary of 107 suites and villas with their own private hot spring pools, Banyan Tree Chongqing Beibei, also has an additional nine hot spring pools with different themes, located both indoors and outdoors. With the resort’s open bamboo-lined courtyard, traditional Minguo era design, and contemporary interiors, guests can experience a combination of nature, culture, and history.

For more info and reservation, visit www.banyantree.com/en/chongqing_beibei/

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So Amazing Chefs

2013

Due to the overwhelmingly wonderful feedback received from last year’s inaugural culinary showcase, Sofitel So Bangkok is now preparing to make the second strike of culinary delight and bring the art of cooking and the passion of gastronomy to life with the revelation of nine maestro chefs from around the world at the anticipated “So Amazing Chefs”, which will be taken place during September 25-28, 2013.

The four-day epicurean showcase promises something for everyone, including two-hour cooking classes given by world renowned chefs, themed seven-course degustation dinners, and a wine night featuring a four-course set menu created by master sommeliers and paired with exquisite wines. All proceeds from the Culinary Showdown will be donated towards the CCF Foundation under the Royal Patronage of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn which helps underprivileged children. For more information and reservations, please call +66 (0) 2624 0000 or e-mail H6835-FB3@SOFITEL.COM

Meaningful

Handmade Mooncakes The Peninsula Bangkok is celebrating the mid-Autumn festival with its ever-popular handmade Peninsula mooncakes, available from now to 19 September 2013.

This year The Peninsula Bangkok’s Executive Chinese Chef Jackie Ho and his team will make 250,000 mooncakes by hand in 43 days; using approximately 10 tonnes of ingredients including duck eggs, which give the very best quality and flavour along with the Peninsula’s own secret recipe for soft pastry crust. Contained in newly-designed packaging and will be freshly made every day by its veteran chefs. The Peninsula mooncakes will also be available for purchase at Siam Paragon Shopping Complex (Ground floor, in front of the Gourmet Market). For more info or to make reservations, please contact The Peninsula Boutique +66 (0) 2861 2373 or e-mail: diningpbk@peninsula.com

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14 World Gourmet Fest Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok is now welcoming back the 14th annual World Gourmet Festival. This year festival will be held from September 2-8, and a number of high-profile chefs and food experts from around the world are already confirmed, including exceptional winemaker Pascal Jolivet and legendary chef Hirohisa Koyama from Japan.

Once again proceeds raised from this charity event will be used for supporting the Save A Child’s Life from AIDS project under the auspices of HRH Princess Soamsawali and the Thai Red Cross, and a portion of the price of each dinner ticket will be donated to the charity. Wish you bon appetit! www.fourseasons.com/ bangkok

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Super Luxury Tee Off

Onboard

Golf fanatics can round-out a holiday aboard the SeaDream II when she visits Asia from October this year to April 2014, with an opportunity to play at seven of Malaysia and Thailand’s finest courses that have been opened-up to guests on this first-ever SeaDream visit to the region.

SeaDream will arrange tee times, round-trip transfers and a shared golf cart, with fees payable for each course by guests whilst aboard. And between ports and courses guests can brush-up on their game at the complimentary 30-championship-course golf simulator aboard SeaDream II. It will sail some sixteen itineraries in Asia, to Cairns, Papua New Guinea and the Trobriand Islands during her season in Asia, as well as from Piraeus (Athens) to Mumbai in October and back to Greece in April 2014. For more details about SeaDream’s cruises contact your travel professional, call Richard Jones on +6681 970 8487 or visit www.SeaDream.com.

Lamborghini Academy

Nature VS Society @ Sofitel So The multi-disciplinary fashion and art exhibition will see local and international artists showcase their work throughout Sofitel So Bangkok from 1st August to 31st August 2013. International and local fashion designers, both globally established and emerging regional talents, will have the chance to use Sofitel So Bangkok as their canvas for the month-long show, which will highlight conceptual fashion, art, and design ingenuity. Execution of the “Nature vs. Society” exhibition theme is completely open to re-interpretation by the respective artists based on their personal, hypothetical, imagined, or circumstantial experiences.

For more information, please call +66 (0) 2624-0000 or visit www.sofitel.com

Italian super sports car manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini drove up the driving passion with the unique driving experience of Lamborghini Academy, which took place for the first time ever in New Zealand. This one of a kind driving academy, which is open to Lamborghini customers and enthusiasts alike, brought Lamborghini to prestigious and demanding tracks worldwide to allow participants to experience the full potential and extraordinary performance of the Lamborghini model line.

Across 5 exciting days, this exclusive event brought just 8 customers per day from across the Asia-Pacific to the Southern hemisphere of New Zealand to explore and overcome boundaries of exclusive on-track driving like none other. Exemplifying the performance and unyielding safety of Lamborghini for this driving Academy were the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2, LP 560-4 and LP 570-4 Superleggera Edizione Tecnica. The Lamborghini Academy was adopted as an exclusive platform for eager customers and supercar fans to fulfill every capacity of motoring excellence offered by Lamborghini products.

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Contemporaine Pocket Watch

Preserving the finest elements of horology down through changing eras: such is the infinitely delicate responsibility of the Vacheron Constantin designers, master-watchmakers, engineers and artisans. Vacheron Constantin has consistently distinguished itself-as is powerfully confirmed by its historical collections-in the extraordinary production of pocket watches that are exceptional in terms of their complications, their decoration and their shapes. Vacheron Constantin’s contemporary creations, proving worthy heirs to its heritage and its traditions, continue to offer devotees of beautiful watches an expression of contemporary elegance conveyed through a resolutely classical style.

Summit In The Premier League Cutting-edge design and technology concepts refine both automotive engineering and the world of time measurement. Two prestigious representatives of both disciplines met for a photo shoot in Munich a few days prior to this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este.

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and latest-generation proto-types in an impressive manifestation of the intimate links between tradition and progress. For the winner in the “Best of Show” category, A. Lange & Söhne has created a timepiece that is as unique as the automobile that takes the prize: an exclusive special model of the LANGE 1 TIME ZONE. The hand-engraved caseback of the watch displays the coat of arms of the Concorso d’Eleganza. And on its rotating city ring, Como stands for Central European Time.

Timewalker Twinfly Chronograph GreyTech

Saxonia In Platinum

Since it had its debut three years ago, the articulately designed SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR has become a benchmark in the calendar watch category. Apart from the models in pink and white gold, it now comes in platinum as well. The rhodiumed silver dial of the SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR delivers its information in a clear and well-organized manner. And its new platinum case gives this horological opus a physique that is both understated and exclusive.

Montblanc Timewalker Twinfly Chronograph Greytech Limited Edition of 888 Watches. 43mm satinfinished and shot-blasted titanium case, shot-blasted titanium back with sapphire crystal, domed sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating, open worked grey dial with black numerals and black luminescent hands, automatic Montblanc MB LL100 movement with hours and minutes in the center, small seconds at 6 o’clock, date at 9 o’clock, 24 hour display for second time zone at 12 o’clock, flyback chronograph with central minute and second hands, approximately 72 hours of power reserve, grey alligator strap with shot-blasted titanium pin buckle. Water resistant to 3 bar (30 m). Available at Siam Paragon, Tel +66 (0) 2129 4378-82, The Emporium Tel +66 (0) 2664 8777, and Gaysorn Tel +66 (0) 2656 1324.

Beyond Fashions, Beyond Oceans The contemporary classic Transocean collection welcomes a new travel watch boasting unprecedented user friendliness. To mark the launch of this chronograph with a nomadic soul, Breitling is offering red gold or steel limited editions featuring an elegant guilloché dial and a transparent case back revealing Manufacture Breitling Caliber B04. This highly functional device, combined with a high-performance chronograph, joins the Breitling Transocean collection-a line with a pure design reflecting the spirit of long-distance journeys and luxury long-haul airliners.

Issued in limited series of 200 in red gold and 2,000 in steel, the new Transocean Chronograph GMT features an elegantly understated case with a beveled bezel and slender lugs. It is distinguished by a silver or black guilloché dial adorned with applied hour-markers, finely recessed counters and the 18K gold interpretation of the B initial that served for many years as the brand symbol.

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Take Off

Etihad Orders First Airbus A380 Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has purchased seven state-of-the-art full flight simulators (FFS) which will be based at the airline’s world-class training academy in Abu Dhabi. The deal with Canadian manufacturer CAE, worth more than US$ 200m at list prices, will see Etihad Airways take delivery of its first Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 FFS, and will support the airline’s growing training requirements. In total Etihad Airways has ordered three Boeing 787 FFS, one Airbus A380 FFS, one Airbus A350 FFS, and two Airbus A320 FFS. All are CAE 7000 Series models. The airline currently has four CAE FFS: one Boeing 777, one Airbus A320 and two Airbus A330/340s.

A multimillion dollar extension project is currently being undertaken at the training academy and is due for completion in early November 2013, with the first of the new FFS, an A320, scheduled for delivery later that month. The remaining FFS will arrive during the following 12 months. Etihad Airways currently has a fleet of 77 Airbus and Boeing narrow and wide body aircraft, and more than 90 aircraft on firm order, including 41 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and 10 Airbus 380s, the world’s largest passenger aircraft.

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British Airways Takes Delivery Of Its First A380 British Airways (BA) has become the tenth operator to receive an Airbus A380 after taking delivery of the first of 12 aircraft on order. BA is the first UK operator of the A380 and will start to deploy its new flagship aircraft on routes from London Heathrow to Los Angeles and Hong Kong. BA’s A380s will be powered

by Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines. Airbus currently has 262 firm orders for the A380, from 20 customers. The A380 is capable of flying 8,500 nautical miles or 15,700 kilometres non-stop, carrying more people at lower cost and with less impact on the environment.

The spacious, quiet cabin and smooth ride have made the A380 a firm favourite with both airlines and passengers, resulting in higher load factors wherever it flies. The A380 also provides vital extra passenger capacity without increasing the number of flights, and is therefore part of the solution for sustainable growth at congested airports. To date, 40 million passengers have already enjoyed the unique experience of flying on board an A380. Every five minutes, an A380 either takes off or lands at one of the 30 airports where it operates today and the network is constantly growing.

Bangkok Airways Awarded World’s Best Regional Airline SkyTrax, the most prestigious accolade for the world airline industry, has revealed the winners of their prestigious awards program called “World Airline Awards 2013” that had more than 18 million airline passengers from around the world voting for their favorite travel experiences. Bangkok Airways was voted the 3rd place in the category of World’s Best Regional Airline, a global benchmark of airline excellence, and the 2nd place in the category of the Best Regional Airline in Asia. As Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, President of Bangkok Airways said, “I and all staff of Bangkok Airways would like to express our sincere thanks to all passengers who cast their votes for us. It is such an honor to be recognized and voted the third place in the category of World’s Best Regional Airline and second place in the category of Best Regional Airline in Asia. This shows that the hard work and dedication from both front-line and back of the house staff have paid off.

Moreover, these achievements signify that Bangkok Airways is more than ready to soar higher when ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is fully integrated.”

Airbus Delivers Its 1,000th A330 To Cathay Pacific Airbus has celebrated the delivery of the 1,000th A330 to Cathay Pacific Airways, the world’s largest operator of the A330, with a total of 56 now in service. The 1,000 thdelivery comes as the A330 continues to enjoy increasing popularity with airlines across the globe. Continuously enhanced to maintain its economic advantage, the aircraft remains the most cost-efficient twin engine wide-body in service today for both regional and long haul routes, with the latest versions capable of flying non-stop on sectors of up to 7,250 nautical miles / 13,420 km. The spacious cabin is a firm favorite with passengers, offering the best comfort in its category and the latest state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment systems and connectivity options. Since its first delivery of the A330 in 1995, Cathay Pacific’s Airbus fleet now comprises 38 A330-300s and 11 A340s, while Dragonair flies 21 single aisle A320 Family aircraft and 18 A330-300s. The Cathay Pacific Group has outstanding orders for 10 more A330-300s. The airline will also take delivery of 48 all-new A350 XWBs in the future, including 46 ordered from Airbus and two leased aircraft. The wide market appeal of the A330 Family is demonstrated daily by over 100 operators, including network carriers, low cost, charter and flag carriers, who fly A330s on all missions from 30 minutes to over 14 hours. About 1.2 billion passengers have enjoyed travelling on board the light, bright and spacious A330 cabin to and from the 300 airports it serves today. More than 1,250 A330s have been ordered to date.

Happy Visa Free To Japan Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) is offering the “Happy Visa Free to Japan” promotional fare on the roundtrip routes between Bangkok and Japan to all THAI destinations in Japan, in response to the visa exemption permitting Thai passport holders to visit Japan without a visa.

Passengers who make reservations and issue tickets online www.thaiairways.com will receive an additional 10 kilograms baggage allowance, on top of normal baggage allowance. In addition, THAI will increase flights to Japan in order to meet passenger demand. Passengers have a greater number of Japanese destinations to select from when traveling with THAI, which operates the most flights and serves the most destinations from Thailand to Japan. THAI will increase flights to Sapporo to 5 flights per week beginning 16 August 2013. THAI also plans to further increase flights in the Winter Programme at the end of October, increasing flights to Sapporo to 7 flights per week, increasing flights to Nagoya from12 to 14 flights per week.

THAI is also in the process of planning the launch of two new destinations in Japan: Sendai and Okinawa. For more information, reservations, and for ticket issuance at THAI Ticketing Offices, please call the THAI Contact Center at +66 (0) 2356-1111 (24 hours a day) or www.thaiairways.com

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Miss Southeast Asian 2013 Charity Party

Dream Hotel Bangkok recently organized a sexy charity party of Miss Southeast Asian 2013 to help support “FORDEC Foundation”.

The party was highlighted by 3 sets of fashion show including Heritage Costume, Cocktail and Evening Gown Presentations by the beautiful contestants from Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Cambodia.

The party was also joined by the special guests, Khun Aeh Issariya Saisanan-famous Actress (8th from right) donating her scarf for the auction, Khun Alan Sim-Co-President of Miss Southeast Asian Beauty Pageant 2013 and Khun Pradit Praditnunt-President & CEO of Pradinunt Production Company Limited.

Chivas 18 Pininfarina Limited Edition

Chivas Regal, the world’s most iconic whisky, and Pernod Ricard (Thailand) hosted the exclusive launching party to introduce Chivas 18 Pininfarina Limited Edition for indulgence in modern luxurious lifestyle of modern people and supercar lovers who love living life in the fast lane with the elegant bottles and packaging designed by Pininfarina, Italy’s supercar design firm at sherbet, Ekamai recently. In this special occasion, Selita Ebanks, the former Victoria Secret’s angel, flew in specially to join the fashion show. The party was attended by celebrities and supercar lovers.

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Longines’ First Thailand Flagship Store

The Life I Want In 3G Era

Longines, the Swiss watchmaker with more than 180 years of its craftsmanship to tradition, innovation and elegance, officially opened the first Thailand Longines Flagship Store at the M floor in Siam Paragon. With the modern interpretation of the brand’s traditional values, its sophisticated design offers customers a comfortable shopping experience in a store and features an exciting showcase of Longines ranges, including an extensive collection of latest innovations and collectors pieces. Longines offers timepieces adapted to the constraints of modern times but still respecting the values which it has always upheld and on which are based the four pillars of its collections: Elegance, Watchmaking Tradition, Sport and Heritage.

Advanced Info Service Public Company Ltd (AIS) in conjunction with Central Marketing Group recently organized the event to launch ‘The Life I Want with AIS & CMG’ campaign to offer AIS customers special privilege of up to 30 per cent savings for shopping 60 world renowned fashion and beauty brands by CMG. Joining the launching event included Thitikhun Yoovidhya, Pawadee Isarankura Na Ayudhaya, Jarospan Svasti Na Ayudhya, Rusrin Jumsai Na Ayudhya, Nandhini Amranand, Suvara Snitwongse, Paul Naruenartwanich, Camilla Kittivat, Chindapa Boonyagorn and many more. Highlight of the event was the special ‘Mix & Match’ fashion show that fulfilled the fashion lovers with various styles from 60 brands-contemporary, lifestyle and luxury.

The special fashion show led by the leading role from channel 3’s hit drama series Suparbburuth Chutathep ‘Khun Chai Pavornruj’-Thanavat Vatthanaputi and Nittha Jirayungyurn.

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