Khajornsak Nakpan (Ph.D)

(1976, Thailand)

An “Innovative fashion designer” who specialises in generating knowledge of creative design, theory of colors, and computer graphic. Combining his diverse abilities and skills renders uniqueness to Khajornsak’s work. He focuses on aesthetics of modern art, especially conceptual art. He also pays attention to research methodology and process. His work therefore demonstrates different aesthetic dimensions through the lens of adaptive science.

One of Khajornsak’s widely known works is “Innovative Synthesized Melanin from Soil as Textile Substitute to Create Garment for the Future”. The research builds upon a study on abundance and changing qualities of soil. It is part of an experiment to create a textile substitute material by synthesising natural fibre and melanin from good bacteria to cellulose sheets. The process is a clean technology and produces zero waste. Result is a textile substitute material, which is human, and nature friendly. The material is an innovation which can drive an investment on environmental friendly fashion business. The entire process from designing to production focuses on using the clean technology to reduce pollution, maximising nature resources, and decreasing dependency on imported materials.

Following his success in the innovative material, Khajornsak applies the result to other products to demonstrate effectiveness and potential of the material. The products include accessories, sleeping wear, lingerie, and mixed materials paintings. Apart from creating aesthetic experience, he also tries to disseminate the knowledge through presenting the research in different international academic forums.

In this near future, Khajornsak aims to continue to drive the creation of new materials to improve the innovative design and harmonious living. Relationship between human, the textile substitute material, and the nature, can lead to a ‘balanced reality,’ which enables us to preserve the “ecological cycle of happiness.”