about
Irene Purasachit, 1996
about
Irene Purasachit, 1996
Irene is a multi-award-winning designer, flower lover, and material enthusiast.
Her work revolves around the intersection of design and sustainability, with an emphasis on existing value chains, agricultural and industrial waste streams and by-products, as well as local craftsmanship that might have been disregarded in the industrialised world.
Irene values the materiality and locality of resources. She approaches complex topics through design research and systemic design exploration.
With her background in Product Design and Contemporary Design, Irene has worked in various areas, ranging from commercial products and packaging to conceptual design and innovative materials in recent years.
‣ contemporary design (MA), Aalto University
‣ product design (BA), Silpakorn University
‣ listed in the Best New Designers of 2022, Dwell24
‣ nominee, German Ecodesign Award 2022 (Bio-Floral Foam)
‣ winner, Lenzing Young Scientist Award (Flaux/Flower Matter)
‣ winner, Ornamo Award 2022 (Master’s thesis: The Designerly Approach in Material Development)
‣ winner, the New European Bauhaus Prize 2022 (Flaux/Flower Matter)
‣ winner/the best concept, Green Concept Award 2022 (Bio-Floral Foam)(Flaux)
‣ nominee, No Waste Challenge: What Design Can Do (Flower Matter)
‣ the best thesis of the year, Silpakorn University (Colour Matter)
‣ winner, Asia Star Packaging Award 2017 (Purr Chawa)
‣ winner, Thai Star Packaging Award 2016 (Purr Chawa)
‣ honourable award, Thai Star Packaging Award 2016 (Phop-Phan)
‣ finalist, SCGPackaging x Wallpaper* the Challenge 2016 (Puang Khao)
‣ merit award, AsPac Award 2016: Japan Foundation and Japan Package Design Association (Tap-A-Tape)
‣ guest expert for the Agricultural Waste as Raw Textile and Design Material programme, Macedonian Fashion Association (MK)
‣ guest speaker, 61st Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (AT)
‣ guest speaker, the 9th International Alvar Aalto Design Seminar BIOSYMBIOSIS (FI)
‣ guest speaker and delegate of Thailand, Intercolor Helsinki Congress SS2024 (FI)
‣ guest lecturer, Aalto University Master’s level courses (FI)
‣ guest speaker, Nordic Circular Summit 2021 (EU/Online)
Irene is a multi-award-winning designer, flower lover, and material enthusiast.
Her work revolves around the intersection of design and sustainability, with an emphasis on existing value chains, agricultural and industrial waste streams and by-products, as well as local craftsmanship that might have been disregarded in the industrialised world.
Irene values the materiality and locality of resources. She approaches complex topics through design research and systemic design exploration.
With her background in Product Design and Contemporary Design, Irene has worked in various areas, ranging from commercial products and packaging to conceptual design and innovative materials in recent years.
‣ contemporary design (MA), Aalto University
‣ product design (BA), Silpakorn University
‣ listed in the Best New Designers of 2022, Dwell24
‣ nominee, German Ecodesign Award 2022 (Bio-Floral Foam)
‣ winner, Lenzing Young Scientist Award (Flaux/Flower Matter)
‣ winner, Ornamo Award 2022 (Master’s thesis: The Designerly Approach in Material Development)
‣ winner, the New European Bauhaus Prize 2022 (Flaux/Flower Matter)
‣ winner/the best concept, Green Concept Award 2022 (Bio-Floral Foam)(Flaux)
‣ nominee, No Waste Challenge: What Design Can Do (Flower Matter)
‣ the best thesis of the year, Silpakorn University (Colour Matter)
‣ winner, Asia Star Packaging Award 2017 (Purr Chawa)
‣ winner, Thai Star Packaging Award 2016 (Purr Chawa)
‣ honourable award, Thai Star Packaging Award 2016 (Phop-Phan)
‣ finalist, SCGPackaging x Wallpaper* the Challenge 2016 (Puang Khao)
‣ merit award, AsPac Award 2016: Japan Foundation and Japan Package Design Association (Tap-A-Tape)
‣ guest expert for the Agricultural Waste as Raw Textile and Design Material programme, Macedonian Fashion Association (MK)
‣ guest speaker, 61st Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (AT)
‣ guest speaker, the 9th International Alvar Aalto Design Seminar BIOSYMBIOSIS (FI)
‣ guest speaker and delegate of Thailand, Intercolor Helsinki Congress SS2024 (FI)
‣ guest lecturer, Aalto University Master’s level courses (FI)
‣ guest speaker, Nordic Circular Summit 2021 (EU/Online)