1The affordable Swedish furniture brand just got even more affordable as today until June 12 marks IKEA’s Mid-Year Sale, with home furnishings and accessories having up to a 70% discount. Over 500 items from bedside tables, desks, mirrors, lamps, cupboards and many more will be on sale — however, customers are limited to only two furniture items and five items from the market hall while stock lasts. IKEA’s food products at the IKEA Swedish Food Market will also boast special prices.
2 Those looking to further decorate their homes are in luck this month, as multi-brand furnishing store MOTIF has launched their newest flagship Tom Dixon Space at Siam Discovery’s 3rd floor which displays all of the designer’s signature collections. Tom Dixon’s lighting, furniture and accessories collection are known for their bold and modern styles, with his works acquired by museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art New York and Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
3With ultra-portable products now high in demand, high-end Danish consumer electronics brand Bang & Olufsen has launched B&OPLAY A1, an ultra-portable Bluetooth speaker that packs a punch in both sound and bass. The little speaker that fits comfortably in the palm of your hand rocks an ambient True 360-degree sound, with a peak power of 2×140 watts. Made from aluminium, polymer and soft leather, the speaker can last up to 24 hours. The regular price is 11,500 baht, while pre-orders go for a special price of 9,999 baht.
4 Bangkok’s electronic music scene just never stops, with Together Festival last month and Road to Ultra coming up on June 11 bringing in EDM giants Avicii and Martin Garrix. However, the Ultra Worldwide team is hyping up and pleasing EDM heads even further, as tonight they’re hosting their warm-up Road To Ultra Thailand Pre-Party at RCA’s ONYX nightclub featuring UK DJ duo, Third Party. Road to Ultra Thailand tickets are selling out fast, so grab them while you can.
5 The Reading Room at Silom 19 has revamped their space once again as their second instalment of the Sleepover series, Sleepover: Discomfort By Southeast Of Now, will launch tomorrow at 2pm. Southeast of Now is a group of Southeast Asian art historians who will give talks on June 5 and 11 regarding their inaugural issue of Southeast Of Now: Directions In Contemporary And Modern Art, with discussions and talks on the writing and publishing of contemporary and modern art in Southeast Asia, what it means to be avant-garde and other topics which seek to question and challenge “contemporary” and “modern” art.
This source first appeared on Bangkok Post Lifestyle.