Coupled

Coupled
with bouts of political unrest during the Nineties and
more recent protests in 2013 and 2014, Bangkok has been overlooked
by tourists who bookmark it as simply a stopover to one of
Thailand’s hundreds of sun-slicked islands.

However, the city’s reputation is changing. There is a new
energy pulsating through this tropical metropolis, resulting in a
design and culture renaissance that is enticing inventive
restaurateurs, world-class bartenders, cool start-ups and
co-working spaces to its streets.

For more on Bangkok, check out Volume
22: The Design Issue