Material ConneXion Opens in Bangkok Thailand
Material ConneXion Opens in Bangkok Thailand
New York, NY (PRWEB) October 28, 2005
On November 14th 2005 Material ConneXion will officially open its fourth international licensee and its first Asian office, in Bangkok, Thailand.
The office, materials resource library and exhibition space was made possible by The Royal Thai Government, the office of the Prime Minister of Thailand His Excellency Thaksin Shinawatra Ph.D. and their commitment to design and creative professionals. In addition, Mr. Khun Pansak Vinyaratn, Chairman of the Thailand Creative and Design Center, was instrumental in bringing Material ConneXion to Thailand. In order to welcome Material ConneXion to Thailand His Excellency the Prime Minister and Mr. Khun Pansak Vinyaratn made an official trip to the New York headquarters on Saturday September 17th.
They were given a tour of the materials resource library and presented with lifetime memberships to Material ConneXion. Of the visit, His Excellency the Prime Minister said, “We are extremely excited and impressed with Material ConneXion and are honored that they have chosen Bangkok as the first office in the Far East. We will make then proud of Material ConneXion Bangkok and I will personally see to its success.”
Sharing the Prime Minister’s excitement, the President of Material ConneXion Bangkok Mr. Chaiyong Ratana-ung-goon remarked, “We are very proud to establish Material ConneXion® Bangkok, an extensive material library in Thailand. Considering the importance of understanding and utilizing the newest and most innovative materials in design, TCDC relies on Material ConneXion to provide Thai people with its materials resource center of international standard. It will enable all interested Thai designers and manufacturers to gain access to the widest and most up-to-date materials and encourage them in developing new ideas and products.”
When it opens, the materials resource library will house 600 of the newest and most innovative materials. Each month, new materials will be added to the library from the selection of materials juried in by the New York office and invited jurors from the design disciplines.
Among the state-of-the-art facilities provided by the Thailand Creative and Design Center is a multi-million dollar collection of books related to all aspects of design; the facility also houses a multimedia resource center, meeting spaces, conferences, workshops, and an extensive exhibition space.
Regarding the new licensee, Material ConneXion President and Founder
George M. Beylerian say’s, “Material ConneXion is very pleased to have successfully complete
the arrangements to establish a Material ConneXion Bangkok. Our relationship with the Bangkok team has been extremely efficient and pleasant all along.”
“We feel that Thailand has taken a very strong step with its commitment to design and to the material world. The commitment is most obvious from their substantial financial commitment, design aesthetics, efficient and exacting performance. Their earnest attitude towards creating a very energetic center for the design and material process is evident with physical proof of the premises and their web site.”
“Thailand is certainly going to make a mark in world wide design communities, and will make a big impact on material developments in the Asian community.”
Further elaborating on the new relationship, Michele Caniato, Executive Vice President of Material ConneXion states, “We strongly believe that our presence in the Far East will help our existing worldwide clients to source materials and processes from this region as well as provide services to all the manufactures located in the country”.
In the future Material ConneXion anticipates the opening of more international offices.
About Material ConneXionâ
Founded by George M. Beylerian in 1997, Material ConneXion is the world’s largest resource for new, innovative materials and processes. Headquartered in New York City at 127 West 25th Street, and with offices in Cologne, Germany and Milan, Italy, and in late 2005 Bangkok, Thailand, Material ConneXion provides architects, engineers, industrial and interior designers with information, inspiration and innovation regarding new materials from a broad range of industries that are often overlooked or inaccessible to specifiers. Its library houses over three thousand material samples in eight categories: ceramics, glass, metals, polymers, carbon based materials, cement based materials, natural materials and nature based derivatives. Complete access to the library is available through subscription by visiting our website at http://www.materialconnexion.com .
In addition to the library, Material ConneXion offers marketing and consulting services to retailers and manufacturers on all materials related matters, including material research for product development. Throughout, the emphasis is on innovation, environmental sensitivity and safety.
About the Thailand Creative and Design Center
Founded in September 2003 as a public organization of the Royal Thai Government, the Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC) aims to provide a much-needed opportunity for Thailand’s creative professionals, entrepreneurs and the public at large to access “knowledge” that will inspire them to think creatively and make best use of their creativity.
Drawing on valuable experience and successes of leading designers from around the world, TCDC also encourages the Thai creative and design professionals to rediscover, interpret and “create value” from their Thai cultural characteristics and lifestyles that lie behind all design products and innovations.
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