Fah Thai Magazine - Inflight Magazine of Bangkok Airways Issue Jan-Feb 2024

OVERTURES
ARTS & CULTURAL MATTERS
STARRY CREATION
Only a few minutes’ walk from Bangkok’s Phrom Phong Skytrain station,
the small and homey Stella Art café makes a gigantic impression with its
fiesta of colours. Step through its doors and you find a workshop dedicated
to Benjarong, where visitors can participate in making these traditional
Thai ceramics.
Derived from Sanskrit, “Benjarong” means pottery of five colours. This
sophisticated ceramicware dates back to the Ayutthaya Era, when it was
reserved exclusively for royal family members and noblemen. Fast forward
to the present day, and anyone interested can craft their own Benjarong
beauties by selecting from the café’s collection of mugs, dishes, cups,
saucers and more, before painting it in their unique combination of 30
standard colours under the attentive guidance of the café’s staff. Stella Art
Café will then fire your creation in its kiln, allowing you to pick up your one-
of-a-kind Benjarong after one week, or have it delivered to your doorstep.
Let the creativity flow! Open Monday-Saturday, stellaartcafe.com/en
Clockwise from
Bottom
A beautiful and unique
decorative plate
created by a visitor at
Stella Art café
Participants paint
their own designs
during a café
workshop
Take your pick:
A rainbow of colours
to choose from
Pots of vibrant paint
await visitors
A playful design
adorns a souvenir
fresh from the kiln
at Stella Art Café
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