Small Soap Pouch by WUABI / Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts and Culture

Colico fabric with Baan Norg logo.

WUABI’s main product is a natural milk soap made in dairy farms in Nongpho District, Thailand, made by NongPoKidDee (NPKD) Social Enterprise. NPKD Social Enterprise is under the operation of Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts & Culture, Initiated project by Jiandyin (Jiradej and Pornpilai Meemalai) in 2017.

Nongpho’s main industry is Dairy Farming. NPKD (Nongpo-KID-dee) Social Enterprise’s mission is to train and educate the youth and villagers of Nongpho on the development of raw materials within the local area. Moreover, the enterprise’s expectation is the participants are able to transfer knowledge to their families, to add value to at hand raw materials and to create income, as a result. The program has initiated milk soap that is made from raw milk, the main ingredient from dairy farms in the community.

The soap formula was originated in 2015 through a program with the mentorship of Kru Dui and Kru Tho (Jutamas Buranajade & Piti Amraranga) from o-d-a design team who continually contribute by offering advise in product development. Since 2019, the team has been researching and developing product, its standard and a model of small community enterprise as a knowledge hub for learning and developing in which everyone can engage and take part in the product development for the community and by the community.

Lumbung Kios are exhibiting in Economics the Blockbuster as part of Manchester International Festival. They are a global network of artists forging a self-driven, sustainable economic model for selling their work, and provide merchandise with a purpose.

Lumbung Kios are exhibiting in Economics the Blockbuster as part of Manchester International Festival. They are a global network of artists forging a self-driven, sustainable economic model for selling their work, and provide merchandise with a purpose.