Ta Tien
Design Practices: Interior Design, Architecture, Urban Design, Experience Design



Ta Tien is an international attraction, promoted by means of ethical tourism. Instead of selling conventional products, it sells skills related to the practice of traditional Thai medicine that evolved largely in the Ta Tien pier district.

Ta Tien's concept developed from the forgotten narrative of the area: over hundreds of years the local Ta Tien community formed as a result of dynamic trading among Thailand, India, China and the West, thus forming the foundations of Thai medicine strongly influenced by Chinese and Indian traditions.

The present community is impoverished and the area has fallen into disrepair.  Although the government is currently relocating the residents, our project seeks to retain historical and cultural continuity by focusing on traditional skills and by providing employment and funding for the displaced community.

“Ta Tien” is aimed at the growing number of European tourists interested in healthy living, alternative medicine, developing their own skills and knowledge but also wishing to contribute to establishing a socially and environmentally responsible tourism.


Key Collaborators:
Kim Patrick (script writing), Selina Kwok (graphic concept), David Lau (branding concept).









Contact:
Preeyaporn Pumhiran
07765686075
pup_ar4@hotmail.com

Nissana (May) Voravud
07841348215
nissana@mac.com