Yongphan Sundara-vicharana

Specialized in Furniture Design.

Yongphan Sundara-vicharana

About Yongphan Sundara-vicharana

Yongphan sundara-vicharana. Graduated in Industrial design, Architecture, KMITL. An industrial designer who lives and works in Thailand that always designs something uncommon. Design for making something better in production, concept, functional and feeling for the customer. Also, create more value of material or recycle material and waste to become a product valuable. As a designer, our works are solving problems by using creative ideas to create something never seen before. Always trying to push the limitations of materials, facilities, and artisan.

  • Winner of 2 A' Design Awards.
  • Specialized in Furniture Design.
  • Original Design.
  • Creative, Diligent and Innovative.
  • All Designs
  • Furniture
Phan Collection

Phan Collection

Furniture Design

Embroidery Upholstery Seating

Embroidery Upholstery Seating

Furniture Design

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Interview with Yongphan Sundara-vicharana

Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?
2013-2017, Industrial design, Bachelor of Architecture, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand. I think the main reason to become a designer is I love creating something better such as some problem in product or just aesthetic in detail. I love to explore the potential that we have so we bring to develop and create something better.
Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
I work for many companies and I have own design studio too. So I am Co-founder of Fabuless Design Studio that we focus about how to create an extraordinary design, fabuless is from fabulous and less is better.
What is "design" for you?
Design is no language no nationality, It is just create something better.
What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
I love product from IKEA. I want to see our product on many house like IKEA brand.
What was the first thing you designed for a company?
I almost explore their potential and used it to design for company.
What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
I think many material have own identity, So I like many material.
From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
I usually focus in upcycle process too that made better society and environment.
How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
I think in the future we will never design just a product. But we can design lifestyle of customer.
Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
I think design inspiration is come from around us. When we go out to relaxing you will found something around you that not good. So we can design it to be better.
Where do you live? Do you feel the cultural heritage of your country affects your designs? What are the pros and cons during designing as a result of living in your country?
I live in Bangkok, Thailand. I think design doesn't have a language so it doesn't affect my design.
What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
Choose from creativity. Every designer has own creativity so what idea or style is suite for you.
Can you talk a little about your design process?
First is from creative thinking in what we want to do and how we made it better. sketch in freehand and computure is the next. Mock-up is to see some problem not the final.
What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
Iphone , Ipad , Harman kardon speaker , logitech gadget and good chair.
From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
Positive: We can create new things all the time but in negatives: If it didn't work or good we need to improve ourselves.
What skills are most important for a designer?
Now I think production skills because good design is not about beautiful or good functional but it can be made too.
Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
I use app concepts to sketch something I think. and 3d print mock-up to see it real.
Who are some of your clients?
SSTEEL decorative ssteel furniture, YKS wooden furniture, Lasunya uphostery furniture. Now we working together.
What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
Now I enjoy every work that I do. I enjoy designing in many companies. It challenges for me
Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
Now I almost develop design by myself. But I think work as team is better.
Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
Now I design something that serves people when COVID-19 is gone. I think this will change some behavior of customer so it should have some product to serve the way that people changes.

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