Nokhookdesign : Thai Graphic Designer

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About us
Nokhookdesign

Nokhookdesign is a small T-shirt and art shop located in a peaceful area of Chiang Mai city near Chiang Mai Gate. Products are originally designed, creative and very unique. Everything is created by the designer and guaranteed to be very limited, rare to find with no copied pieces of works sold. The concept of Nokhookdesign is to find a balance between traditional Lanna culture, clichéd Lanna reproduced arts and culture, and a modern way of how to interpret traditional culture to fit with an alternative modern lifestyle. Although the products may not seem to be obviously Lanna in style as most people would be acquainted with, they carry with them a strong love of their roots reflected through a new style of art. One important principle they cling onto is, ‘culture should be able to change, develop and improve rather than being frozen, kept untouched and forgotten’.

You can also visit our second branch at JJ Market Chiang Mai.
At JJ Good Taste Market (same side as Doi Tung Coffee), go to the entrance hall and turn left at the lawn.

Nokhookteam
Graphic Designer
Anukun Hamala (Gang)

A Chiang Mai native, Anukun has more than six years experience in the field of graphic design. He graduated from Ratchamongkol Institute, Faculty of Architecture, and King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Department of Architectural Education, Faculty of Industrial Education. Anukun worked at several magazines in Bangkok and Chiang Mai as a graphic designer before deciding to quit and do what he really wanted: open a small art shop. Anukun has proved his outstanding style by winning many awards in graphic design. His area of interest also covers writing fiction and non-fiction, drawing and photography in which you can see the variety of techniques shown in his works.

In his free time, Anukun loves to go around town with his lomo camera. Other artists may love to hang out in chic pubs and bars but Anukun is fond of spending his free time in bakeries or ice-cream shops. What Anukun and a kindergarten school child share in common is a short term concentration span. He can be obsessed by one thing, but will then dash to another in a very short period of time. But the good thing is that his interests are so varied! Apart from being a graphic designer, he is also our shopkeeper, janitor and has to take our PR for a bath once a week.

1980 :   Born in Chiang Mai with lots of experiences in drawing contests.
1996 :   Graduated from Ratchamongkol Institute in faculty of Architecture.
2001 :   Graduated from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang in department of Architectural Education, Faculty of Industrial Education.
2002 :   Worked as a trainee teacher and wrote 1st book as an educational media which was later won the prize of MBK INDY BOOK AWARDS 2002 for the most creative story.
2003 :   Worked as a Graphic Designer with Shopping Computer Magazine in Bangkok.
2004 :   - Worked as a Graphic Designer with COMPASS Magazine in Chiang Mai.
            - Won another prize from MBK INDY BOOK AWARDS 2004
2005 :   Published his first book.
2006 :   - Awarded an honorable mention from www.openfest.net for graphic design
            - www.nokhookdesign.com was founded.
2007:    - One of three founders of www.hodesigner.com, a group of digital artists and graphic designers in Lanna
            - February – one of four writers of Lonesome-cities project
            - April – Organized a project entitled NOKHOOKPUPPET SERIES T-SHIRT COLLECTION
            - November – worked as an Art director with www.openchiangmai.com
            - December – Organized the Twin Mix Postcard Project, a collaborative project between 24 Thai designers
2008:    - February – Joined exhibition, + iNDi Exhibition, digital art exhibition at Silom Gallaria, Bangkok
            - April – Joined exhibition, Hug at Minimal Gallery, Chiang Mai
            - May – Participated with ELLE & ELLE Decoration Road Show Chiang Mai 2008
            - August – Won a first prize of notebook design for SVOA Trendy Design Award 2008
            - September – Organized the Nokhook Paper Toy Project
            - October – Cover Artist for CG+ Magazine, issue 16 and Paper Magazine, free copy in Chiang Mai
            - Published the second book (M.A.D – Mutative Adult Documentary)
            - December – Joined exhibition, Ordinary People by five fields of artists at the 9th NAP, Nimmanahaeminda Rd., Chiang Mai
            - Joined exhibition, Graphicline 01 by five fields of artists at Minimal Gallery, Chiang Mai
2009:   - February – Organized Art Workshop at nokhookdesign-shop, Chiang Mai
            - April – Joined exhibition, Thailand Tomorrow Thai Graphic Art Exhibition at Café Sovannapoum, Chiang Mai
            - July – Joined exhibition, Panda Mania! Street Art Exhibition, gallery see scape, Chiang Mai

Translator
Kittiya Moonsarn (Kwang)
A graduate of B.A and M.A in English from CMU, she has been working purely as a translator and copywriter for many magazines in Chiang Mai for more than 6 years. Apart from writing for pleasure and money, she is now teaching at Chiang Mai Ratchabhat University and Maejo University.The position is called ‘manager’, but in fact she does all the things that Anukun refuses to do (labour work and anything with figures!).

Public Relation
Yoda
He is a pug and he is our public relations representative. Come to visit our shop and he will welcome you (over-react) with joy and happiness. His special talent is that he can eat everything except dog food!!!!! (Really everything, including rubber and cotton balls)

P.S. If you come and see us and our door is closed, it doesn’t always mean we are away – we are just afraid that our PR will run away from home!

contact: nokhookteam
www.nokhookdsign.com
E-mail: info@nokhookdesign.com