Home decoration product designing from waste of fisheries sector in Samut Songkhram province, Thailand

Khanin  Phriwanrat; Akapong  Inkuer; Noppadon  Sangwalpetch

Khanin Phriwanrat Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University
Akapong Inkuer Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University
Noppadon Sangwalpetch Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University

Keywords: Processing, Shrimp shell processing, cultural products, Samut Songkhram

Abstract

This article aims to study the cultural capital of Samut Songkhram in order to design a home decoration from waste material in fisheries sector. By studying from related literature reviews and information collecting from Samut Songkhram Provincial Fisheries Office group, experts in local culture in Samut Songkhram and online data base about geography information including analyzing with new product development process, designing concept for research finding result.
The result was found that there is a lot of seafood waste from fisheries sector and a lot of seafood trading in Samut Songkhram province. The researcher has selected a shrimp shell to minimize the waste and develop it into new value-added product. It was analyzed using innovation in the waste material processing along with production guidelines inspired by geography information, logo and slogan of Samut Songkhram province to design a variety of home decoration that imply to a cultural identity of the province.