Judges

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Sitthichai Smanchat

Vice President, WORLD CRAFT COUNCIL, ASIA-PACIFIC

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Sitthichai Smanchat is the Vice president for World Craft Council – Asia  Pacific. His role also includes being Vice President at AHPADA - ASEAN Handicraft Promotion and Development Association. His early education was at Design/Textiles at Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan. Currently he resides in Thailand

Professor was awarded Thailand Young Designer Award 1991, 1992 and also as top 10 Asian Young Designer Award, Singapore. He has received 2001, Camel Awards, Kala Bhavana, India, 2002, Camel Awards, Kala Bhavana, India and 2015, Merit Award, Kasetsart University Cultural Center, Thailand 

Professor Sitthichai’s professional experience can be best presented as below

2007, Consultant, Thailand Cultural Center
2007-present, Design Lecturer, Ubon Ratchathani University, THailand
2015-present, Vice President of THTA, Thailand
2016-present, Vice President of AHPADA
2019-present, Vice President of WCC-APR
2019, Guest lecturer, Siam Society, Thailand
2022, Guest ASEAN Speaker, TTASSEA, Jakarta, Indonesia
2022, Guest lecturer, Siam Society, Thailand

Professor Sitthichai has been a jury to many established awards such as a few listed below

2017, INACRAFT (Jewelry and other Crafts), Jakarta, Indonesia
2018, INACRAFT (Jewelry and other Crafts), Jakarta, Indonesia
2019, INACRAFT (Jewelry and other Crafts), Jakarta, Indonesia
2019, World Craft Council- Awards of Excellence, WCC-APR region
2020, World Craft Council- Awards of Excellence, WCC-APR region
2021-2022, World Craft Council- Awards of Excellence, WCC-APR region (Host-Uzbekistan)

He speaks several languages such as English, Thai, Japanese and Laos