November 11, 2015
Japan Institute of Design Promotion

Grand Opening of GOOD DESIGN STORE Bangkok on Nov. 11
The second country to open the official shop and gallery for Good Design Award

Japan Institute of Design Promotion（JDP, Chairman: Motomi Kawakami), the organizer Good Design Award,
is proud to announce the grand opening of GOOD DESIGN STORE Bangkok in Thailand on November 11.
Thailand is the second country after Hong Kong to open the official shop and gallery for Good Design Award.
GOOD DESIGN STORE Bangkok is located in Central Embassy, the new shopping mall opened on thegrounds of the former British Embassy in May 2014. The mall is known as one of the highest-end shopping
plaza in Bangkok, with flagship stores of world’s top brands. Under the direction of JDP, GOOD DESIGNSTORE Bangkok is operated as a franchise outlet of Serindia Gallery Co., Ltd., which runs Bangkok’s art anddesign galleries and art bookstores.
JDP aims to place GOOD DESIGN STORE Bangkok a hub to increase the presence of Good Design Awardand Japanese design in Asia and to promote the philosophy of Good Design Award through display and salesof the awarded design.

GOOD DESIGN STORE Bangkok
Facility： GOOD DESIGN STORE Bangkok
Location：Central Embassy, Level 4 1031 Ploenchit Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Phone：+66 2160 5686 Contact： gdsbkk@g-mark.org
Hours：10:00-22:00 （open everyday）
Opening Day：November 11, 2015（grand opening）
Official Facebook：www.facbook.com/gooddesignstorebkk
Area：84 square meters （including 20 square meters of gallery space）
Number of Items：Approx. 120 items
Store Design：General Store

Central Embassy

●Operating entity： Serindia Gallery
Established in 2008 by Shane Suvikapakornkul, the Bangkok-based entrepreneur with passion for art and design,
Serindia Gallery currently runs two galleries and two art bookstores in Bangkok.
http://www.serindiagallery.com/●Examples of the items in the store

Bicycle [UTB-0]
VIGORE KATAOKA Inc.

Wall Clock
Dining Chair [KISARAGI]Plus Minus Zero Co., Ltd. Hida Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Kitchenware [FD STYLE]
Prince Industry Inc.

Notebook [Tsubame Note]
Tsubame Note Co., Ltd.

＜Reference＞ Spread of Good Design Award to Asia
Launched in 1957, Good Design Award is widely known as a program for the evaluation and encouragement ofleading design in Japan. In order to improve the presence of Japanese design in the world, it has increased its
promotion efforts in Asia over the past few years, including collaboration with the design awards in Thailand, India,Singapore, exhibitions of winning designs of Good Design Award in Asia, participation in trade shows andexchange of personnel in design field. Following are its permanent outposts in Japan and overseas.
●Overseas
GOOD DESIGN STORE（PMQ, Hong Kong）
Opened in Hong Kong’s new multi-tenant design complex PMQ on May 1, 2014,
it is the first overseas permanent hub of Good Design Award to showcase andsell the award-winning products. It has held 13 exhibitions so far.
http://gds.g-mark.org/
GOOD DESIGN STORE（Eslite Spectrum Tsim Sha Tsi Store, Hong Kong）

This outpost opened in Eslite Spectrum Tsim Sha Tsui Store, Hong Kong, on
October 9, 2015. Eslite Spectrum is Taiwan’s largest bookstore which also
sells stationery and craft.
http://gds.g-mark.org/mailnews/20151008/index.html
GOOD DESIGN section （DESIGN PIN, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park,Taiwan）
Taiwan’s first official shop with Good Design Award section opened in DESIGNPIN in Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei, on April 21, 2015. DESIGNPIN is run by Taiwan Design Center.
http://www.jidp.or.jp/dn/ja/article/20150423/466●JapanGOOD DESIGN Marunouchi （Marunouchi district, Tokyo）
Opened on October 29, 2015, it is Japan’s first permanent gallery and event
space for Good Design Award. Committed to be at the forefront in connecting
design and society, it facilitates design-themed interactions among enterprises,
educational institutions and various organizations and hold exhibitions, seminars,
panel discussions and workshops. http://www.g-mark.org/gdm/