Interior design studio · Bangkok

Spaces that hold meaning beneath the surface

HiddenMatter designs concept first. We ask what a space should feel, remember and become, then choose every material, proportion and detail to serve that one idea.

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PlanConcept → Detail → Built
The studio

We ask what a space should feel, remember, and become before deciding what it should look like. Every material, proportion and detail is tested against one central idea.

Sectors

Hospitality, F&B, residential and commercial interiors.

Places

Projects in Bangkok and Yangon.

Scope

From the first concept to construction documents and installation on site.

Selected work

2024 – 2026
  1. 01Iron BarHospitality · Bangkok
  2. 02Solar Tree ShowroomCommercial · Yangon
  3. 03Soft Neutral BedroomResidential · Yangon
  4. 04Built-in FurnitureResidential · Yangon
  5. 05Ying CafeF&B · Bangkok
01

Iron Bar

Chef's table restaurant
Lat Ya Road, Bangkok
Iron Bar dining room in dark stone and steel, with a long communal table set for dinner beneath a rough stone ceiling
Iron Bar first floor dining area with a wall of steel bars holding plates and bottles
Academic design project · HiddenMatter Studio

A chef's table fine dining restaurant inspired by the chef's ten years in prison. It seats 62 guests around a show kitchen, eight semi-private dining spaces and one private dining room. Bare walls, subdued light, communal tables and isolation booths express both unity and solitude, turning the meal into a journey through the chef's life.

02

Solar Tree Showroom

Commercial
Yangon, Myanmar
Solar Tree showroom with a product display wall, small trees and white seating islands
Solar Tree showroom wall of inverters lit by vertical lines of light
In collaboration with Dimension M · Yangon

A commercial interior for a solar technology brand. The concept takes zen minimalism as a framework for a light-oriented spatial language, treating light not as decoration but as the primary design material. Five zones span 11,600 × 10,750 mm: product display, customer waiting, information counter, staff office and brand consultation.

03

Soft Neutral Bedroom Renovation

Residential
Yangon, Myanmar
Soft neutral bedroom with a built-in desk, an arched opening and a timber floor
Child's sleeping zone with a bunk bed, cloud-shaped lights and a rattan balustrade
In collaboration with Dimension M · Yangon

A bedroom renovation for a young family with two children, creating a calm, functional and refined space. The layout brings together a master bedroom, walk-in closet, working area and a child-friendly sleeping zone. Inspired by Japandi and Scandinavian design, a soft neutral palette, warm materials and subtle textures balance minimalism and elegance.

04

Residential Furniture Design & Construction

Built-in furniture
Yangon, Myanmar
Walnut and eco-wood TV wall unit with warm LED strip lighting
In collaboration with Dimension M · Yangon

A fully designed and constructed built-in furniture project for a residential client. The TV wall unit combines warm-toned eco-wood strip panels, walnut laminate plywood and embedded LED strip lighting. The work runs from concept through detailed construction documentation to on-site installation: full-cycle delivery from drawing to built reality.

05

Ying Cafe

F&B · Chinese tea house
Bangkok, Thailand
Ying Cafe courtyard with blue silk lanterns, blue and white tiles and a lattice roof screen
Ying Cafe tea bar with a wall of tea cups and blue relief panels
Concept design · HiddenMatter Studio

Inspired by the blue and white porcelain of the Ming Dynasty, Ying Cafe translates the visual language of Qinghua porcelain into a three-dimensional interior. Cloud relief panels, Vietnamese silk lanterns, patterned blue tile wainscoting and a dramatic tea cup display wall make a space that feels ceremonial yet welcoming. The open courtyard roof screen filters natural light through geometric patterning, casting shifting shadows like hand-painted brushwork.

Approach

One idea, carried all the way to site.

Idea

What should it feel like?

We write the concept in plain words first: what the space should feel, remember and become.

Plan

Test it on paper.

Hand sketches and layered plans check the idea against how people really move through the room.

Detail

Make it buildable.

Materials, joinery and lighting are drawn and specified so the idea survives the trip to site.

Build

See it through.

Construction documents and installation, from drawing to built reality.

Contact

Let's talk about your space.

Studio

Bangkok, Thailand

Enquiries

New projects, collaborations and built-in furniture.

Follow

@hiddenmatter.studio.mm