Culture

Ideas, icons, and influences—decoded. From gallery walls to grassroots movements, we explore the cultural forces shaping how we think, feel, and connect.

IRIS & WILD IRIS. Rethinking the Rooftop From View to Experience

Iris & Wild Iris. Rethinking The Rooftop From View To Experience

Bangkok does not need another rooftop. What it needs—and rarely gets—is a rooftop that understands restraint. One that moves beyond the predictable formula of skyline views, loud music and interchangeable cocktails, and instead builds something with intention. Iris & Wild Iris is that rare exception. Set above Lumphini Park, the venue doesn’t...
UNPACKING TOM SACHS AND NIKE’S LATEST SPACE AGE SNEAKER

Unpacking Tom Sachs And Nike’s Latest Space Age Sneaker

This week, the artist Tom Sachs unveils his latest sculpture: the Nike Mars Yard Overshoe. It is an artefact that conveys the corporeal values of Sach’s sport of making and musing. ‘I take the sock-liners out of my sneakers so that the ground is harder below so I can think clearer. I like...