SAFA congratulates Lecturer Thawee Seriwas from the Art and Design program, whose community identity research project on Ban Bua village was selected under the national Higher Education Excellence and Advanced Workforce Development initiative.
The School of Architecture and Fine Arts proudly congratulates Lecturer Thawee Seriwas of the Art and Design Program on his role as Project Lead for the research project titled "Tracing Patterns, Crafting Objects, Building Identity: Life Vision of Ban Bua"
This project was selected under the Higher Education Excellence and Advanced Workforce Development Project, a national initiative that supports outstanding applied research with meaningful community and cultural impact.
The project focuses on reviving and reinterpreting the visual patterns and craft identity of Ban Bua village, connecting traditional artistic heritage with contemporary design thinking. Through this work, Lecturer Thawee and the team aim to strengthen community pride, sustain local craft knowledge, and create new economic pathways for the village's creative practitioners.
"Local identity becomes stronger when traditional patterns are reinterpreted through contemporary design practice."
- Krittayachon Wonghan