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Passionate and driven, Founder and
Executive Design Director of ASC

Interior, Anita Srisakulchawla is a
woman who isn’t afraid to take risks,

turning a childhood dream into a
successful business venture.
By Christy Lau

When Anita Srisakulchawla founded ASC Interior in 2003,
she never would have expected her company to become one
of the leading interior design rms in Asia. Originally a family
business, ASC’s portfolio has grown to include some of the
most well-known names in the hospitality eld. Among
her many prestigious clients are the Mercure Hotels, Hyatt
Place, Best Western Plus, and the Oakwood Residential
Sukhumvit Thonglor, which won the Oakwood Best Property
of the Year Award.

Her designs seamlessly blend the old and the new,
combining unique cultural elements of the property’s
locale, while still staying true to cutting-edge contemporary
designs. Proof of the lure of her innovative and creative
compositions is her latest project Hyatt Place Bangkok
Sukhumvit on Sukhumvit Soi 24. Having just been unveiled
to the public, and despite still being in its soft opening, Hyatt
Place has already received hotel bookings, even welcoming
guests at the time this interview took place.

All in all, 2017 has been a great year for ASC Interior as they
just recently won the Asia Paci c Property Award for the
luxurious Mercure Karawang in Indonesia, and with the rave
reviews already pouring in for Hyatt Place, there is no doubt
that 2018 will be another exciting year for Anita and her team.

What got you into interior design?
In high school, I did a lot of decorative art sculptures
for IGCSE. In those days it was di erent, as they didn’t
have interior courses at school, so we didn’t have much
of a choice. For my bachelor’s degree, I went to Mahidol
University for computer science, but I wasn’t happy with the
course, so I changed my major all of a sudden. Luckily, my
dad supported my decision and that is when I transferred to
the US to take up interior design.
What inspired you to open up ASC interior?
I think I was sitting too still. After I came back from the US, I
went to work for a Thai interior rm for a couple years. When I
got married, I told my husband I wanted to work again and he

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