Thai fashion brand Poem presents the elegant art installation on the concept of “It’s Snowing Diamonds” featuring Poem couture bejewelled with crystals while natural and organic products brand Panpuri sets up a dashing Christmas tree adorned with 204 pieces of the exquisite peafowl signature glass.

“The Christmas tree is symbolic of happiness. The celebration illustrates love and warm. So, lighting the Christmas tree is the true beginning of the holiday celebration and also the start of the happy and noteworthy moment,” said Vorravit Siripark, founder and chief executive officer of Panpuri.

Montblanc has a Christmas decoration under the concept of “Circus”, inspired by the ambition and imagination of PT Barnum, American showman who founded the circus in the 19th century with his legendary “Greatest Show on Earth”.

Fashion brand Lonely Two-Legged Creature by noted architect Duangrit Bunnag invented an Christmas installation dubbed “The moment of getting together”, inspired by the story of clothes and special drinks he designed for his boutique-cum-cafe to welcome the festive season.

Japanese eyewear brand Owndays presents ab installation that mimics Polaroid frames adorned with various Christmas characters, while 1823 Tea Lounge by Ronnefeldt brings a new meaning to Christmas tree with its Christmas Tea made from its iconic tea tins.

Other renowned brands such as Thann, Maxmara, Eric Kayser, Starbucks and Bric’s are also celebrating Christmas with their own stylish installations all over the Gaysorn Village. Visitors can join “Make a wish” activity and have a chance to win special prizes sponsored by the above 11 of fashion and lifestyle brands.

Shoppers can discover new ideas for heart-warming gifts for loved ones at the Gaysorn Creative Gift Fair on the second floor, where more than 20 shops will showcase their special products.

And with Christmas the time for sharing, visitors can also join “Gaysorn Spirit of Giving”. From now on, every time you come to shop or and dine at the Gaysorn Village, bring along items you no longer want such as shoes, bags, shirts, accessories, sports equipment, electric appliances. These items will be on sale with the money used for 150 education scholarships for the disadvantaged children from Pankan Society project by the Yuvabadhana Foundation.

And don’t leave before tasting the tempting signature dishes from the many food trucks parked outdoors.

The Harnn for Her collection is raising money for Pink Park Village, a non-profit holistic-care centre being established by the Queen Sirikit Centre for Breast Cancer Foundation.

Held in a pouch tied with a pink ribbon, the collection costs Bt2,340 and includes Rose & Geranium Rice Bran Oil Soap, Oriental Rose Shower Gel, Body Balm, and Hand Balm.

The nourishing Oriental Rose collection is infused with rice-bran oil, shea butter, seaweed extracts, the co-enzyme Q10 and oil from the Asian rose.

The collection is available at Harnn stores and http://www.Harnn.com.

The idea for the fund-raiser came from the touching story of a Harnn employee who was diagnosed with breast cancer.

On her journey through treatment and recovery, she came across the Pink Park project and had the opportunity to meet Dr Kris Chatamra, chairman of the Breast Cancer Foundation and founder of the village.

He explained that countless Thai women in urgent need of care simply cannot afford the help they need. The revelation prompted the folks at Harnn to seek a means of offering support.

Pink Park Village is being established on 121 rai in Nong Chok on the outskirts of Bangkok.

It will not only provide holistic treatment but also the physical and mental support that can be essential to recovery, all within a harmonious environment.

The site will feature a hospice, convalescence facilities, diagnostic and training centres, day care and a rehabilitation home.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women in Thailand, claiming 12 lives a day on average. One in every 10 women stands a chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer.

More worrying is the fact that half of the patients in Thailand are unable to pay for regular check-ups, let alone treatment, even as studies show that early diagnosis can boost the chances of fighting off breast cancer to 98 per cent.

Find out more at http://www.QSCBFoundation.org.

Tuck into authentic Chinese food at the Ambassador Hotel Bangkok’s Chinese restaurant Hong Teh where dishes of the month include Baked Scallops with XO Sauce and Vermicelli in a Clay Pot. Prices start at Bt350 per dish and the restaurant is open daily from noon to 9pm. Book your table at (02) 254 0444 extension 1562 or email at fbmbkk@amtel.co.th.

A taste of Greece

Greek specialities are under the spotlight all this month at Oasis at Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya. The delicacies include crispy fresh Greek salad (Bt280), beeftaki (Bt300-plus), ground beef served with Greek herbs and potatoes, kebabs of chicken (Bt250-plus), beef (Bt300-plus) and lamb (Bt320-plus), and a Greek-style burger of lamb and beef (Bt350), with feta cheese and tzatziki sauce. Oasis has both indoor and outdoor seating, and is open from 6am to 11pm. Book your table at |(038) 714 981.

Scarlett’s hot lady

Winner of “Top Chef Thailand” Chef Tam or Chudaree Debhakam will be the special guest chef at Scarlett Wine Bar & Restaurant from Thursday to Monday. The first female chef to guest at the restaurant, Tam will collaborate with Scarlett’s talented team in the creation of seven irresistible a-la-carte menu items including chicken liver mousse with spiced tamarind and grilled sourdough and enticing cured seabream with local citrus and lemongrass oil. |For reservations, call (02) 352 4000, |(096) 860 7990 or email scarlettbkk@randblab.com.

Beer Belly goes pop

Thai pop outfit 25 Hours take the stage on November 29 at Beer Belly and will be playing such hits as “Mai Koey”, “Fah Pen Jai” and “Rue Doo Kal” off their latest album, “Night Heaven” Admission is free. Beer Belly is part |of 72 Courtyard at the Phetchaburi end of |Soi Thonglor. Book your seat at (02) 392 7770 |or check out http://www.facebook.com/ events/1498028086910354.

Four hands in the kitchen

Domenico Francone, executive chef at Tuscany’s Castello Banfi, whose Sala dei Grappoli restaurant was named one of Italy’s best 100 restaurants earlier this year at the prestigious Chef Awards, will join Ciao Terrazza’s new Chef de Cuisine Marcello Scognamiglio for a series of exclusive “Four Hands” dinners at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok from tomorrow through Saturday. Prices start at Bt2,500-plus per person. Reserve a table at (02) 659 9000 ext.7390 or email mobkk-restaurants@mohg.com

After a major refurbishment, the library is all ready to reopen and is turning its grounds into a weekend marketplace for readers, offering thousands of fiction, non-fiction, and large-format books in English, plus a selection of other languages, donated by Neilson Hays Library supporters. Prices start at only Bt20.

The event also helps reduce plastic waste by inviting customers to bring their own bag and provides a Bt10 paper bag for anyone wanting extra. The neighbourhood British Club will also serve a choice of delectable food and drinks at the event, and parking is only available in the Voravit Building (Surawong Road, near Naret Road, approximately 20 metres before library entrance) at the fee of Bt30 per hour.

Those wanting to contribute to the sale can drop off books at the library between 9.30am to 5pm. Proceeds will go towards the extensive restoration of its landmark building.

Find more details at (02) 233 1731 or email admin@neilsonhayslibrary.com.

“The Mall Group is presenting a special campaign to ring in the Year of the Dog 2018 by inviting artists Phannapast “Yoon” Taychamaythakool, Yozanun “Suntur” Wutigonsombutkul, and Thaweesak “Lolay” Srithongdee to create cool creative art installations. The three have designed dogs for The Mall Ngamwongwan, Tha Phra, Bang Kae, Bang Kapi, Korat and Bluport Hua Hin for this special occasion,” said Voralak Tulaphorn, chief marketing officer.

“There are also limited edition gifts for purchase and a special promotion offering three lucky people the chance to win a trip on the maiden voyage of the Symphony of the Seas on the 7-day Western Mediterranean route with air tickets worth over a million baht.”

Phannapast, who was selected by Gucci for the Gucci Fairy Tale Wonder Factory 2017 project, has created outdoor art installations on a 400sqm space in front of The Mall Bang Kae and The Mall Tha Phra that will be on show from November 25 to January 2.

“This collection is titled ‘A Trip to the Moon’, and it talks about my childhood memories of The Mall Bang Kae. ‘A Trip to the Moon’ is about a poodle’s trip to the moon, and on this journey, he encounters many fun experiences and good memories, making new friends along the way. This art installation features a caravan of animals, brightly coloured in a cabaret style. It’s inspired by my own childhood – I visited the amusement park at The Mall Bangkae and it was a great place. I was inspired by the changing colors of the sky, climbing up the beanstalk, and riding the merry-go-round.”

Yozanun, a famous illustrator known globally thanks to his exhibition “Picnic with Suntur” at Time Square, Hong Kong, said: “With this collection, I want to pass on happiness and smiles to The Mall customers through my Gift Factory. This factory produces happiness and I tell the story through adorable dog characters which bring joy and happiness to The Mall. They are great friends for every moment. These dogs are cute, friendly and upbeat, illustrated through signature lines that reflect my simple character.”

The Gift Factory also invites The Mall customers to spread the joy to their loved ones instantly via one-of-a-kind e-cards designed by themselves at the “Joy of Giving E-card” near the gigantic Christmas tree at Lifestyle A zone, G floor, The Mall Bang Kapi as well as at the Ngamwongwan and Korat branches.

Thaweesak, meanwhile, who is known for his portrayal of humans and has joined such international events such as Project “Tout a` Fait Thai” 2006 in Paris and “Show Me Thai “ at Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 2007, talked about his creation for Bluport Hua Hin, which will be on show from December 2.

“I live in Hua Hin and I have a deep connection with this place, so I created this art using my imagination of being on the beach. I was inspired by various elements of this seaside city – the beaches, the sky, the sun, the clouds, the wind, and the sound of the waves. My work is titled Wave Bok, with a dog character in blue, whose long ears flow in the wind. It is a cheerful dog who goes “bok bok” as he plays. He’s half-sitting, 2.2 m in height and 4.5 m in length. He’s ready to welcome everyone and bring a smile to Hua Hin visitors and locals.”

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/themallshoppingcenter,www.facebook.com/themallkorat and www.facebook.com/BluportHuaHinOfficial.

The book, “50 Thailand’s Signature Tastes by ML Parson Svasti”, presents Thailand’s top 50 eateries, guaranteed by food guru ML Parson, with special privileges for Krungsri Signature and Krungsri Exclusive Signature cardholders.

At the launch event at Sri Trat Restaurant on Sukhumvit Soi 33, Parson shared his fun stories about his quests for delicious food in Thailand. He was joined by honorable guests and celebrities who love travelling and dining, among them Dan Hetrakul, Praedao Panichsamai, Siripaka Karnasuta and Pirachai Bencharongkul.

“The company launched the first Up Taste book in 2016. The 2016 version collected special privileges offered by 50 premium Japanese restaurants both in Bangkok and Japan, and was well-received by our members. To continue offering the best dining experience this year, we have created Up Taste Vol. 2 suggesting 50 top eateries in Thailand which serve great food, have a nice atmosphere, and are well located in major provinces throughout the country. The highlight of the book is the real experience of ML Parson, a food guru who has actually been to these places. The eateries mentioned in the book also offer special privileges with up to 30-percent discounts,” said Chaiyapol.

The book will be sent to 8,000 Krungsri Exclusive Signature and Krungsri Signature card members who are top spenders in the dining category. The e-book version is also available for download at www.krungsricard.com/th/up-taste.

Alarmingly, more than 2 million Thais are unaware that they have diabetes, and have no access to treatment, while 7.7 million are at risk of developing this chronic disease.

Being overweight and obesity are major factors contributing to the increasing prevalence of diabetes, especially in the urban areas. The incidence of obesity among the Thai population continues to show a significant increase, especially among females. Moreover, obesity prevalence among Thai females is ranked second in Asia, after Malaysia, due to unhealthy eating habits and lack of exercise.

Besides kidney failure and high blood pressure, diabetes can lead to the development of complications like cardiovascular disease, which is the second leading cause of death among Thais. The two most common forms of diabetes are types 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes develops because the body’s immune system destroys cells that produce insulin and requires those with this form of the disease to take insulin as part of their treatment. Type 1 diabetes can occur in people of any age, but is most common in children and young adults. Type 2 diabetes is 90 per cent caused by insulin resistance, where the body compensates by making more insulin but not enough to keep blood glucose at normal levels. Type 2 diabetes is commonly found in adults aged 30 years of age and over and is related to excess weight or obesity, one of the causes of insulin resistance.

“Patients who have diabetes and fail to strictly follow their doctors’ instructions will develop serious and fatal complications, such as cardiovascular disease, which is the most common among patients with type 2 diabetes, or non-insulin dependent diabetes. The leading causes of death among patients with insulin-dependent diabetes are kidney failure and cardiovascular disease. People with diabetes are more likely to develop depression or suffer from a stroke, heart failure, and peripheral arterial disease. Furthermore, diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure in Thailand,” says Prof Emeritus Wannee Nitiyanant, President of the Diabetes Association of Thailand.

The key to success in diabetes prevention starts with promoting behaviour changes, for example, losing weight, having an active lifestyle, incorporating more fibre into the daily diet, avoiding consuming food high in saturated fats and stopping drinking and smoking. The more changes people make to their lifestyle, the less likely they are to develop diabetes. Moreover, it is essential that individuals who are at risk of developing diabetes get regular blood glucose tests to allow for early diagnosis. Screening for diabetes can assess the risk of developing this chronic disease in the future, which will not only prevent diabetes, but also stop prediabetes from progressing.

Patients with type 1 diabetes have a condition in which the pancreas produces no insulin, making treatment complicated. The treatment includes a healthy diet plan, exercise, self-monitoring of blood glucose, and several insulin injections each day or a Multiple Daily Injection (MDI). Type 2 diabetes can be managed with dietary changes, exercise, medication and/or insulin injection.

“The closed-loop insulin pump system is now successfully developed in research with a view of use for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. It involves a blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery devices inserted under the skin. The monitoring device will continuously monitor blood glucose level and send a signal to the delivery device, which will automatically provide insulin as needed. The system has recently been used in research, but will take years to develop into a viable treatment option for type 1 diabetes. With regard to treatment of type 2 diabetes, medicines have been developed to lessen side effects of hypoglycemia and weight gain. Injectable diabetes medications include non-insulin medication, which helps improve the stability of blood glucose levels and assists with weight loss, and insulin medication. Now a new generation of long-acting insulin is available and not only does it significantly lower risk of hypoglycemia, it can also be taken at any time of the day without affecting its treatment efficacy,” says Prof Chaicharn Deerochanawong, Scientific Chairman of the Diabetes Association of Thailand.

However, successful diabetes treatment requires more than an insulin shot. It also demands the patient’s cooperation in the control of sugar consumption, adopting healthier lifestyles such as weight loss, having a balanced diet, exercise, quitting drinking and smoking, and seeing a doctor regularly.

It features next-level quality and twice the performance, as well as better video stabilisation and 3X Faster QuikStories, allowing you to share your stories quickly through your phone.

Hosted by Natthaphol Patamapongse, managing director of Mentagram, the sole importer and distributor, the recent launch event at CentralWorld was attended by actor Nawat Kulrattanarak and musician Jetrin Wattanasin, as well as movers and shakers from various industries such as Wannasingh Prasertkul, Ploi Horwang, Piyarat Kaljareuk, Chatpawee Trichachawanwong, Pimpisa Chirathivat, Napasasi Surawan and Parva Nakasaiat.

GoPro HERO6 Black, priced at Bt18,500, achieves an entirely new level of performance including stunning 4K60 and 1080p240 video and the most advanced video stabilization ever achieved in a GoPro, with dramatically improved dynamic range and low-light performance via HDR Mode. It works with the GoPro App, automatically transforming your adventures into cinematic QuikStory videos with 3x faster offload speeds via 5GHz Wi-Fi. Your stories can also be uploaded to GoPro’s cloud storage GoPro Plus automatically. Other features include Voice Control in 10 languages, touch screen, and bar-setting waterproof ability of 10 metres even without a case. You can share your stories through Quik Application conveniently.

Natthaphol notes that the new camera has the most advanced video stabilization ever achieved in a GoPro, as well as next-level Custom GP1 Processor, which gives the image better colour to make things pop without retouching. GP1 also advances GoPro’s capabilities in computer vision and machine learning, enabling HERO6 to analyse visual scenes and sensor data for improved automated QuikStories.

GoPro has also introduced a new campaign MyGoProMoment to invite GoPro users to share their stories through the Quik video editing app.

To take part, share content from your GoPro through Quik and post on social media, either Facebook or Instagram and using hashtags #MyGoProMoment #GoProThailand and tag GoPro for Facebook, and tag GoProThailand for Instagram. The post must be set to public.

There are prizes valued Bt129,500 to be won and the campaign runs from today to December 17. Winners will be announced on Facebook GoPro Thailand on December 22, 2017. Find out more at Facebook.com/GoProThailand  and www.Instagram.com/goprothailand.

BANGKOK RESIDENTS can this week again stock up on produce grown in the North by hilltribes earning income through projects initiated by His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

The Royal Project Market returns to Siam Paragon for the third time from Thursday through November 30.

The mall’s Hall of Fame and Parc Paragon will be transformed into a “Food from the Earth” farmers’ market, where the focus will this year be on figs, rhubarb, peaches, strawberries, kidney beans, rice, meat and fish, and coffee and tea.

Chefs will be on hand showing visitors the best ways to prepare the foods for the healthiest outcome, as appetisers, salads, mains, desserts and drinks. The recipes they demonstrate will include Kidney Bean Rice Pancakes, Spicy Grilled Beef with Rhubarb, and Spicy Rainbow Trout Salad (with Lisu chilli dip!)

Terraced rice fields are one feature of Baan Mae Klang Luang on Doi Inthanon – the other is sturgeon-breeding farms.

An exhibition will recount King Bhumibol’s Royal Project Foundation, which helps northern farmers develop crops that can thrive at high altitudes and in cold temperatures.

Switching to these more suitable crops brought an end to the slash-and-burn agriculture, deforestation and cultivation of opium that once prevailed in the area.

Hi-tech mapping visuals will trace the foundation’s history as the region was transformed. Denuded mountains and slopes carpeted with poppies gave way to the replenished forests and verdant croplands seen today.

Highland brown rice is high in fibre and Vitamin B1.

“There are now 39 Royal Project development centres with 200,000 members in 40,000 families across six northern provinces,” says the foundation’s marketing director, Narongchai Pipatthanawong.

“We’ve carefully selected the products for this event to showcase our success in not only producing high-quality produce for the market, but also in bringing sustainable lives to local people.”

The foundation’s book “Food for Health” will be unveiled at the market. It too is about the late monarch and his success in replacing opium cultivation with legal cash crops. It also profiles the nine products highlighted at the market and features several recipes for them.

The book “Food for Health”

The Royal Project development centres present fascinating overviews of sustainable living and the means for alleviating poverty. I recently visited projects in Chiang Mai to learn how the high-quality produce is grown and raised.

Figs require painstaking effort in a climate like Thailand’s. They were first planted about 30 years ago at Royal Agricultural Station Angkhang in Fang district, the Royal Project’s original research station. The experiment failed there and fared no better on Doi Inthanon. It was just too cool for the fig trees to produce fruit.

But the temperature is warmer at the Pang Da Royal Project Development Centre in Samoeng district, and figs have been grown there for the market, though they require careful handling while they mature under roofs. Too much rain causes the roots to rot and high humidity leads to rust under the leaves. The trees are also vulnerable to insects such as the long-horned beetle, which bites a hole in the stem to lay its eggs. The holes are fatal to the trees.

Figs demand a roof if they’re to be successfully nurtured.

Figs are now also grown at the Mae Sa Mai Royal Development Centre in Mae Rim district, and three varieties are being cultivated – Black Genoa, Brown Turkey and Black Mission. The Royal Projects currently produce between 300 and 1,000 kilograms of figs a week.

The book “Food for Health” explains that King Bhumibol loved eating figs, a taste he acquired as a child in Switzerland. Her Royal Highness the late Princess Mother was well aware of their healthy benefits. She once eased the pain of his aphthous ulcer with a thin slice of fresh fig over the blisters.

Rich in calcium, fibre, copper, manganese, magnesium, potassium and many antioxidants, figs can also help control blood pressure.

Peaches in syrup are a top seller for the Royal Project.

More than a decade was spent finding the right kind of peach to grow in Thailand. The Amphan Angkhang grown on Doi Angkhang is named for its golden flesh. Mainly sweet with just a little tang, it’s perfect for jam and smoothies and can be cooked with syrup for a refreshing treat.

Every March and April the Royal Project also raises three other peach variants – Earligrande, Tropic Beauty and Jade.

“One day His Majesty asked the Hmong what was their source of income, apart from opium,” the foundation’s chairman, His Serene Highness Prince Bhisadej Rajani recalls in the book.

“They said ‘peaches’, and told the King the income from growing opium and their small peaches was about the same. His Majesty thought that, if even a small peach could earn the same as opium and if it could be made to grow bigger and taste better, it could probably generate more income.”

His Majesty asked Kasetsart University researchers to look into the matter and donated Bt200,000 from his own pocket to establish the Royal Hill Tribe Assistance Project in 1969. That became the Royal Project in 1980 and the Royal Project Foundation in 1992.

Rhubarb is proving trickier to adapt and is thus far grown only in two locales.

Rhubarb is grown only at the Royal Agricultural Station Angkhang and Khun Huay Haeng sub-centre. Its cultivation is so tricky and time-consuming that it hasn’t yet been encouraged elsewhere. Experimentation is ongoing. Typically, it takes a year for the stalks to become adequately fleshy. Both green and red varieties are grown and they’ve been found suitable for pies and jams as well as savoury dishes.

Cherry arabica coffee is cultivated at Baan Nong Lom on the slopes of Doi Inthanon.

In 1974, hill people were urged to grow more coffee rather than opium after King Bhumibol trekked for seven kilometres to see the plantation at Baan Nong Lom, a Karen village on Doi Inthanon.

“He’d heard we planted coffee and came to visit,” says Payo Tharo, who was the headman there at the time.

“He convinced us to stop growing poppies and gave us better coffee shrubs to plant instead. Today our village produces about four tonnes of unprocessed coffee a year.”

The arabica coffee grown in the shade at Doi Inthanon is distinctive for its aroma, balanced taste and low caffeine content of just 1 or 2 per cent. It’s fared well enough in Thailand that it’s grown at 24 development centres – involving a total of 9,491 rai and 2,600 farmers, who can produce 400 to 500 tonnes unprocessed a year, and the Royal Project guarantees their prices.

Red kidney beans are sturdy enough for long hauls to distant markets.

Shaken and bounced about as his Land Rover negotiated the North’s treacherous “disco roads”, as he jokingly called them, King Bhumibol arrived in Baan Mae Thor in Hod district 48 years ago. He prodded the local farmers to try growing red kidney beans, which would easily survive the long haul to distant urban markets.

Easy to cultivate, the kidney bean wants little more than sun and well-drained soil. The US Agricultural Research Service supplied the initial seeds, but the Royal Project subsequently developed new species that can generate two harvests a year, one of the project’s biggest success stories.

Baan Mae Klang Luang on Doi Inthanon is home to sturgeon-breeding farms.

Fish farming and animal husbandry are also part of the success it’s enjoyed. Rainbow trout for the table, sturgeon for the black caviar, Bresse chicken, pheasants, sheep for wool – these are all the fruits of His Majesty’s foresight and dedication.

BAGS FULL OF GOODNESS

The Royal Project Market will be at Siam Paragon from Thursday through November 30, daily from 10 to 10. Call (02) 610 8000.

Learn more about the Royal Project Foundation at http://www.RoyalProjectThailand.com.

Powerful on its own, and even more impressive in combination with the range of multiroom speakers from B&O Play and Bang & Olufsen , Beoplay M3 is designed by award-winning Cecilie Manz and finely tuned by Bang & Olufsen acoustic engineers to deliver a flexible and immersive listening experience in the modern home.

“Our home wireless speakers are designed around the idea that sound should have a prominent place at home. It is about putting people before technology and designing speakers that earn attention for all the right reasons: immersive sound, a simple user experience and a design that adds warmth to the interior,”, says CEO of B&O Play John Mollanger.

The architecture of Beoplay M3 is based on a simple silhouette. Infinite lines run around the oval shape to draw attention to the detail that makes Beoplay M3 confident in its simplicity: the exchangeable cover that adapts Beoplay M3 to your interior style.

It comes with a front cover in either premium, acoustically transparent wool blend fabric – created by the renowned Danish textile company Kvadrat – or a pearl blasted anodized aluminium cover featuring the recognisable B&O Play hole pattern.

“It is all about character; one that can easily adapt to any interior style. We have worked hard to get the very best of the premium materials used and the result is a sleek, hyper simple speaker with a precise shape. Tight, compact and powerful, Beoplay M3 blends in perfectly with your interior”, says designer Manz.

Carefully designed for the home, you can choose between instant music listening with Bluetooth, streaming music directly from your smart device to the speaker, or you can connect the speaker to Wi-Fi for a multiroom setup. The latter allows you to broadcast your music to as many B&O Play or Bang & Olufsen multiroom speakers as you have in your home, providing simple control of all speakers from a single intuitive app on your smart device.

Beoplay M3 comes with Chromecast Built-in and supports Beolink Multiroom, Apple AirPlay and QPlay 2.0. Beoplay M3 will also support Apple’s AirPlay 2 in 2018 letting you send audio to multiple AirPlay compatible speakers at once, which makes it possible to play music from any iPhone to B&O Play and Bang & Olufsen’s range of speakers for the home.

Beoplay M3 comes in two colours, natural and black, and seasonal colours will follow.

Experience the sound and design at Bang & Olufsen stores at Gaysorn Shopping Centre, the Crystal Ekamai-Ramindhra, and Think Space at Central Eastville.