The fourth edition of Prada Extends, a series of world events created in partnership with electronic musician Richie Hawtin, traveled to Bangkok on Thursday, hosting a panel discussion and a celebration on the Warehouse Stadium in town’s Khlong Toei district.

Thai stars including Pongtiwat Tangwancharoen, Kanyawee Songmuang, and Krissanapoom Pibulsonggram attended the event held on the Prada store inside upscale shopping center Iconsiam, where they attended exchanges between Hawtin and Arun Ramanathan, director of the international media platform Mixmag Asia, on the ability of music today. It was followed by a performance by Bangkok DJ and music curator Elaheh.

At night, the Prada Extends party offered a lineup that featured Hawtin himself, Elaheh, Vietnam-born DJ and former model BongBongQuayQuay, and Sarayu, DJ and producer, also generally known as a member of UNSTๆ, an electronic artist collective based in Bangkok.

Their music performances were accompanied by visual arts from two Thai talents, Chaiyapat Natt Plubsiri and Supitchkran Sriprasert. Each of them have worked closely with Hawtin’s long-term collaborator Ali Demirel.

First introduced in London in November 2021, Prada Extends traveled to Tokyo and the Faena Forum Miami last yr. For Hawtin, the Bangkok edition celebrated “the range and intensity of this vast metropolis, connecting the local creative community through an experience in sight and sound.”

“For me, Bangkok resonates with a novel frequency attracting a particular collection of like-minded people from across Asia. The dance floor brought together a real melting pot of ideas and inspiration,” he added.