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Episode 144 Part 2: Thailand’s Art Jewelry Scene Is the Hidden Gem of Asia
Episode 144 Part 2: Thailand’s Art Jewelry Scene Is the Hidden Gem of Asia
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29 minutes
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Feb 3, 2022
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What you’ll learn in this episode: Why the Thai art jewelry market has been slow to grow but is poised for an explosion How Thailand’s tradition of decoration and fine jewelry influences what customers are looking for Why Atty wants the artists she showcases at ATTA Gallery to express themselves through their work, without regard for trends Why Atty often calls her pieces “wearable art” rather than art jewelry How Atty’s background in science helped her become a successful business owner About Atty Tantivit Atty Tantivit is a jewelry designer/maker, a gallerist and a creative entrepreneur based in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2010 Atty founded ATTA Gallery, the first and only gallery that specializes in contemporary art jewelry, aka wearable art, in Bangkok, Thailand. Since the opening of the gallery, Atty has played many roles in the field of contemporary art jewelry, both locally and internationally—a gallery director, a curator, an educator, an artist, a writer, a mentor, a collector and an advocate. She has been given an honorable award for being an inspiration and an influencer in the field of jewelry design by a Thai governmental agency and has been invited to share her experience at international symposiums. Atty had been nominated to be one of the ten most influential creative drivers in Bangkok for the Creative Cities Project 2013, showcased at Kaohsiung Design Festival in Taiwan. She has been an active member of the steering committee for the Creative District movement in Bangrak/Klongsan area of Bangkok. Atty is passionate about forging sustainable creative and art development in Thailand. Additional resources: Atta Website Atta Instagram Photos: Atty with her art and jewelry collection exhibited at the gallery in How She Collects Exhibition of necklaces Front of current gallery with our new logo Front window looking at current material based art exhibition by local artist New Gallery Space 1 Transcript: Atty Tantavit forged a new path for art jewelry when she opened ATTA Gallery, Bangkok’s first and only art jewelry gallery, in 2010. Educating Thai customers on the history, value, and potential of art jewelry has been challenging at times, but Atty is determined to bring attention to this field and support the artists she works with. She joined the Jewelry Journey Podcast to talk about the differences between contemporary jewelry in Thailand, Europe and North America; when she knew it was time to leave her science career for a career in jewelry; and why her customers tend to connect with the term “wearable art” instead of “art jewelry.” Read the episode transcript here. Sharon: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Jewelry Journey Podcast. This is a two-part Jewelry Journey Podcast. Please make sure you subscribe so you can hear part two as soon as it comes out later this week. Today, our guest is Atty Tantivit, founder and owner of ATTA Gallery. The gallery, which was founded in 2010, is Bangkok’s only art jewelry gallery. It’s one of the few in southeast Asia. In addition, Atty has an extensive background as a maker herself. Today, we’ll hear about Atty’s own jewelry journey, both as a maker and a gallerist, and we’ll learn about her expansion plans. Atty, welcome to the program. Sharon: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Jewelry Journey Podcast. This is the second part of a two-part episode. Today, my guest is Atty Tantivit, founder and owner of ATTA Gallery. The gallery was founded in 2010 and is Bangkok’s only art jewelry gallery. If you haven’t heard part one, please go to TheJewelryJourney.com. Welcome back. Tell us about your expansion plans. Do you want to open an art gallery to go with this? Atty: Last year was kind of tricky—well, not last year, towards the end of 2019. Sharon: It’s so confusing, right? Atty: Right. I’d been on vacation for a long time. At the end of 2019, we moved to a new space. It’s a much larger space. We had big plans for what we were doing. We were going to have two art galleries in one s
Released:
Feb 3, 2022
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