Wondercast

In this special episode of Wondercast, created in collaboration with SCOPES, we return to the microphones to discuss the state of live events in 2020, 2021, and beyond.

Festivals, concerts, live events, and social gatherings all rely on the same thing: crowds. They’re designed for crowds, and they survive because of crowds. But in 2020, crowds weren’t available. As the world stayed at home, or distanced to protect the rest, the owners and organisers responsible for some of the world’s most exciting in-person experiences faced a challenge they hadn’t met before. How they respond, what they innovate, and who they consider will determine their future. Phuong Le, Ki Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn, and Pete Phornprapha discuss what happened, and what’s next, for the live events scene in Southeast Asia.

The world is shrinking, and thanks to travel and tourism we all have a chance to see more of our planet. There are destinations opening every day, but without careful planning and sustainable consideration—these destinations won’t survive their visitors. Kimpton Maa-lai Bangkok, a brand new boutique hotel opening in 2020, takes their impact on the local environment seriously. In this episode of Wondercast, we speak with General Manager Patrick Both and Director of Sales and Marketing Shane Jameson about how their hotel is working to enhance every destination.

We have a lot of friends at Wonderfruit: people, groups, and organisations from all over, with different energies and unique ideas. It’s their ideas that make our activities in The Fields possible. In this episode of Wondercast, we speak to Richard Jones from Indorama Ventures—a global plastics producer and recycler—about their ideas and how we can be friends.

SOT is our urban playground in The Fields; a meeting point for the sounds and tastes of the big city that has been synonymous with big beats and bigger bites since day one. Chefs Chalee Kader (Surface, 100 Mahaseth, Mrs. Wu) and Paolo Vitaletti (Appia, Peppina) share their plans for the sixth edition of SOT, and reveal a little about their first experiences at Wonderfruit.

Omakase is a very special, very strict format of Japanese dining which comprises a spontaneous tasting menu that is left to the chef’s discretion. Usually, these multi-course meals are served in the pristine surrounds of a sushi bar or dining room—but for the first time ever, a sushi master is bringing the concept to Wonder Kitchen. We spoke to Chef Randy of Bangkok’s Fillets about taking seafood to The Fields, and the unique challenges Wonder Kitchen will present.

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It’s time to talk about food, the best topic of all. The full lineups for Wonder Feasts and Wonder Kitchen have been announced, and we took the opportunity to pull Chef Deepanker Khosla (known to those who know as DK) aside to talk about his circular food management process and how his Bangkok restaurant, Haoma, manages to create exquisite fine dining fare from his urban farm.

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Settling into a new season of Wondercast, we get excited about 2019 by chatting to Wonderfruit’s founder and CEO, Pranitan “Pete” Phornprapa. Discover how he’s reimagining Wonderfruit as a pop-up city and what that means for you, the inhabitants.  

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A conversation with Wonderfruit’s Head of Arts, Bow, about our open call for designers to imagine a sustainable pavilion that will house an on-site exhibition to showcase our journey and visions.

Follow the progress of the competition at wonderfruit.co/wonderpost/designcompetition

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SOT creators Jon Lor and Chalee Kader talk collaborating with Mercedes-Benz this year on Mercedes me @ SOT, their global superstar lineup, a surprise feast by all the chefs and how to grow as a camp.

On this episode of WonderCast we talk to Sean Rogg – creator of The Waldorf Project. Together with Wonderfruit, he will attempt the world’s largest experiment in empathy engineering in The Fields on Sunday night. While the experience is shrouded in mystery, he divulges some details on what to expect from the performance and how Futuro – X came to fruition.