Introduction

Suvarnabumi breaks down the Ong Shunmugam codes to bring eccentric, beautiful and contemplative homeware to life.

Grounded by the cultural topography of Southeast Asia and a yearning to see around the corner, our hope is that this exercise becomes a flag planted for overcoming atavistic fears about tradition, and a speculative glimpse into what could happen if we allowed ourselves to explore the new, the transcendent and the visceral.

Suvarnabumi takes after everything the toponym is known for - trade routes, multiple theories, mythical metaphors. As we build our small universe of well appointed collectibles, we aim to lay out both the physical and emotional landscape of a life similarly peppered with exploration and curiosity.