Kamonchanok Wongwiboonsat

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" There were times I felt lost, unsure of where I truly belonged in this world — except within the realm of art. "


Rice Mill Location
Yasothon, Thailand
" I am the third generation in this industry, following the path of my parents and grandparents."
KAMONCHANOK
WONGWIBOONSAT
" As an entrepreneur, an artist, and a designer, I aim to elevate this material to a more meaningful, valued, and unique dimension while also caring for the fields it comes from. "

EDUCATION
2023 - PRESENT
Master of Arts in Material Futures, Central Saint Martins,
University of the Arts London
London, United Kingdom
2014 - 2018
Bachelor’s Degree in International Program in Design and Architecture (INDA)
Faculty of Architecture
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
WORK EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS
2022 - PRESENT
KOR AIR LOR BOR studio
Bangkok, Thailand
2020 - PRESENT
SHP Rice Marketing Co.Ltd.,
Ayutthaya, Thailand
2018 - PRESENT
Sahaphuetphol Yasothon Rice Mill (1994) Co. Ltd.,
Yasothon, Thailand
2020 - 2022
PenTaHuk Earthworm Farm
Yasothon, Thailand
2013
C2 Crown Creative Company
Bangkok, Thailand
EXTRACURRICULAR
2023
DIPROM Cross Material Design, Bangkok, Thailand
(Organized by Thailand Industrial Design Center)
Bangkok Design Week, TCDC Bangkok, Thailand
2019
Micro MBA by BIZ CUBE Chula
Bangkok, Thailand
2017
INDA DEX - Monolith Installation (Design Experimental Workshop),
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
Design Built For Community, Surin, Thailand
(Baan Sam Kho’s Canteen Project)
Sponsored by Mitsubishi Thailand
2016
INDA Design Build Course
Tolox, Spain
After earning my Bachelor's degree in Design and Architecture from Chulalongkorn University, I returned to my roots in Yasothon, Thailand, to work at my family’s rice mill. Immersed in its rhythms, I began to notice beauty in what was often overlooked—byproducts and waste, remnants of a cycle that never truly ends. My hands became instruments of exploration, sifting through biomass ash, searching for its hidden potential. This journey led me to establish KOR - AIR - LOR - BOR in 2022, a studio named after the Thai term for "rice husk." More than a name, it is a metaphor for learning—before we speak a word, we must first listen to its sound. Likewise, before discarding a material, we must first understand its story. Through my work, I seek to reawaken curiosity, inviting others to see, perceive, and imagine new possibilities in what is often cast aside.
Alongside this path, clay has been a quiet yet persistent presence in my life, calling to me through forms and textures that have always felt familiar. Since my undergraduate years, I have been captivated by its dual nature—both yielding and defiant. Clay is not merely shaped; it converses. It listens but also resists, demanding patience, trust, and surrender. Working with it feels like a dialogue—half my will, half its own. It is stubborn yet fragile, unpredictable yet deeply grounding. I never expected to return to this material, but now, in my master’s studies, I find myself rediscovering its depths. Perhaps, like rice husk ash, clay was always waiting, ready to reveal itself when the time was right.