(inside) interior design review

In the name of lightness

“I always wonder why if it’s sustainable, it has to be brown,” Rachaporn Choochuey says from the office of her Bangkok studio. “We live in a world where material scientists are doing incredible things with colour, and yet for some reason, sustainable projects always look like they’re made from cardboard with their dull tones and touch of bamboo.”

The design director and lead architect at all (zone) isn’t here to slag off the work of her eco-friendly colleagues. Instead, she’s trying to explain why her studio’s design for MPavilion 2022 will be different and, besides, she is still working through her own colour reservations.

“I wear

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