ABOUT US

THE ONLY MARKET was born in BANGKOK 2017

by the simply notion creating things instinctively, using found and recycled materials to curate renewed lifestyle items. We believes that just as people are the sum of their lived experiences, the objects we share our homes with should carry that same sense of history and weight. By using recycled materials and hand made processes, TOM imbues these objects with the feel of many lifetimes and a sense of history that makes each piece unique.

With Our products, there are no imperfections. These imperfections are details that are meant to be thereby design. Championing the borderless world, The Only Market celebrates memories, accidental crafts, timeless places and the extraordinarily mundane through “souvenirs”.

In this interconnected world, souvenirs are frown upon as outdated and kitsch, given as a gag and later discarded. The Only Market, however, commemorates the fading recollections, meaningful emotions as well as times and places locked behind these objects.

Redesigning souvenirs to showcase the essence and aesthetics of local wisdoms and honest lifestyles, The Only Market explores the sense of high adventures through perceived generic, everyday objects for the locals but different, fresh, and exciting for the visitors.

The Only Market repaints portrait of the usual tourist attractions, and highlights hidden local arts, crafts, fashion, music, and designs by mixing the usuals with new twists, creating souvenirs that are familiar yet unexpected.

Collaborations with local masters are given international perspectives as The Only Market’s memories and journeys are not limited to particular places as it circles around the world, recounting and collecting experiences to cherish beyond given moments.