{"id":233022,"date":"2024-12-09T16:21:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T14:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/?p=233022"},"modified":"2024-12-09T16:23:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T14:23:07","slug":"dior-s-gold-house-in-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/dior-s-gold-house-in-bangkok\/","title":{"rendered":"Dior\u2019s \u2018Gold House\u2019 in Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an age when the ubiquity of mass production trumps the handmade at almost every turn, it says something that there are those who still stubbornly champion the artisanal approach. Exhibit A is Dior Gold House, the Parisian house\u2019s new concept store in Bangkok\u2019s tony Phloem Chit quarter. Located across the road from Bangkok\u2019s glitzy Central Embassy Mall and the Park Hyatt, it is a dreamy interlude amid the city\u2019s chaotic bustle.<\/p>\n

On every metric, Dior Gold House is a remarkable conceit given that in February, the entire site was a carpark. Now transformed into a literal oasis of traveller\u2019s palms, dense tropical landscaping and water gardens from which rises a spectacular simulacrum of Dior\u2019s Paris HQ at 30 Avenue Montaigne, the entire facade, complete with mansard roof, indented with 300 faux windows and clad in a million handmade gold mosaic tiles.<\/p>\n

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And what works they have produced. Every piece is a thoughtfully conceived, contemporary take on a traditional Thai craft and technique, whether Korakot Aromdee\u2019s sensational three-dimensional flora and fauna, made entirely of bent bamboo, that adorn the walls of the Mauro Colagreco-helmed caf\u00e9; a collection of faux Lady Dior bags, each reimagined in finely wrought bamboo filigree by Savin Saima of Vassana; handsome, low-slung tables and chairs that architect Boonserm Premthada crafted out of treated elephant waste; or voluminous armchairs sheathed in coloured mirror mosaics by Eggarat Wongcharit.<\/p>\n

To say that Dior Gold House is a work of art is to simplify the scale of the project. Dior Gold House is part of the marque\u2019s storytelling, a vivid reflection of both its history and approach to fashion.<\/p>\n

1029 Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok.<\/p>\n

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Photos Courtesy of\u00a0www.dior.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
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In an age when the ubiquity of mass production trumps the handmade at almost every turn, it says something that there are those who still stubbornly champion the artisanal approach. Exhibit A is Dior Gold House, the Parisian house\u2019s new concept store in Bangkok\u2019s tony Phloem Chit quarter. Located across the road from Bangkok\u2019s glitzy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":233011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18532,18542,18563],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233022"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233022"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233567,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233022\/revisions\/233567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}