Suvarnabumi Tableware

Ong Shunmugam tableware is lovingly built around the Asian dining table, cuisine and culinary rituals.

Cues from a Southeast Asian context rich in terrestrial biodiversity, spices and symbols co-exist with varied genres and compositions of brushwork to form a repertoire independent of decorative restrictions or auspicious implications.

This 11-piece collection features porcelain, wood and linen and is a result of extensive research into Chinese, Japanese, Malay, Middle Eastern and Peranakan tableware; tracing design and product evolution to signpost the beginning of a deeply personal, artistic and enduring narrative.