Pitupong Chaowakul
Founder, Supermachine Studio, Bangkok
Supermachine Studio
Pitupong was born in Ubonratchathani, Thailand – a small town 600 Kilometers east of Bangkok. He moved to Bangkok when he was 11 for further education, later earning his degree in Architecture from the School of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University. In 2003, he received his Masters degree in Architecture from the Berlage Institute of Architecture, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, while working with Nox architecture in Rotterdam for a year.
Pitupong returned to Bangkok, Thailand in 2003, founding a cross-disciplinary design studio with 5 friends called “Thisdesign,” where he designed for a wide range of projects from concerts and interiors to architecture. He then joined the artist group, “Soi Project,” traveling and doing installation projects in Japan, UAE and the UK. He has also lectured and taught in various schools of design in Bangkok.
Pitupong founded Supermachine Studio in 2009. In 2010, Supermachine was chosen to attend “iLight Marina Bay” in Singapore, where they built the “Animal Tree,” a lighting installation sponsored by Philips lighting.
Also in 2009, he was commissioned as design director for one of the biggest outdoor music events in Thailand, the Big Mountain Music Festival. The second annual event successfully drew more than 40,000 people in 2010, and he is currently designing the festival for its third year.
Supermachine Studio’s project, “Harbormall,” won the 2010 Solutia World of Color Awards®: Inspired by Vanceva and was featured with projects from architects around the world.
Most recently, Pitupong was one of the keynote speakers in the international forum, “Archifest 2010” in Singapore, organized by the Singapore Institute of Architecture.
Supermachine Studio
57/7 Soi Chokchairuammit 16/13 Jompol Jatujuk Bangkok 10900 Thailand
T: +66-(0)-22766279
F: +66-(0)-22766278
E: pitupong@gmail.com
W: supermachine.wordpress.com
