Taipei Corners shines in Style Bangkok Fair
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Liu Dejian (劉得堅) (standing in the middle), chief secretary of Taipei City Government’s Department of Cultural Affairs, invited 12 brands to participate in “Style Bangkok Fair”.
By Dory Chung
Style Bangkok Fair started on October 17th in Bangkok. On the first day “TAIPEI Corners” already caught the attention of Thai company “The Emporium Department Store”, “SIAM SELECTED Department Store, and American company “Amazwishgifts”. These distributors placed many orders.
The representative of the Department of Cultural Affairs said: “Taipei City Government’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Taipei Culture Foundation have been working hard for many years to help the cultural and creative industries. Most notably, after 2017, the Taipei Culture Foundation signed an agreement with the Thai Creative Economy Agency. The agreement helped the two countries communicate better and collaborate in the field of design.”
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12 Taiwanese local brands are trying to enter the ASEAN market.
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“Taipei corners” at the festival attracts many foreign distributors to place orders.
“We will bring the power of design to Thailand and then to the whole world by maximizing our creative talents,” said Ms. Wassida Watanakulchai, business development manager of the Creative Economy Bureau of Thailand. “Bangkok and Taipei designers can learn from each other on how to market and increase earnings from their products.”
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Taiwanese brand “Paper Shoot” collaborated with Thai design company “Thinkk Studio” to produce this eco-friendly camera.
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3D pottery embroidery products made by Taiwan 3D pottery maker “FabCraft Design Lab” and Thai embroidery company “Ease Studio”.