BANGKOK TYPI CAL DWE LLE R
O N T H E STREETS O F BA NGKOK
T
he
primary
research
for the project was started with
the observation of local dwellers on the streets of Bangkok. The first noticed thing is that people are always carrying something in their hands. It is tough to see a person free of bags. Usually, a person is taking at least three sacks, including
for the cup caught the attention the most as fas as this notion was never met in other places. During one week, there was an observation of local dwellers in the streets, shopping malls, public transportation, and this cup holder was met pretty often. The funny thing is that it is a bit difficult to make a user profile based on this observation as far as almost everyone carried this cup holder: men and women, every age, different wealth, occupation, etc.
a personal bag (purse, shoulder bag,
It may conclude that a cup holder is an everyday thing for local
or equivalent), and two (or more)
dwellers, and at the same time, this holder could be claimed as
bags with food. Among all this
a distinctive feature of this region; thus, it could be defined as
baggage, the specific container
a basis for this project.
5 On the streets of Bangkok
