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A Taste of Your

Third Space

Storytelling Through Interior Design

H ow often do you think about the environ- spaces. Cafes and restaurants work with designers to
The hospitality industry is a great example of such
ment you are in? I mean, to really consider
how you experience space or how it affects
your mood and behaviour? No matter which create beautiful environments in the hopes of providing
a “third space” for their patrons. To better understand
space you are in, everyone has their own “third space”. how our “third space” can affect our emotions through-
According to sociologist Ray Oldenburg, the “third space” out the day, we spoke with Kijtanes Kajornrattanadech,
is a social environment separate from your home (first founder of TasteSpace, an Interior Design Consultancy
space) and work (second space). It is an informal public in Bangkok, to further understand how his team ap-
space where you can connect with others; a space where proaches designing spaces with the customers’ experi-
you can have transformative moments in your day. ence in mind.

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