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Fortune Chantraprapawat's Journey from Bangkok Architecture to New York Experiential Design

architecture-design · 2026-04-20

Fortune Chantraprapawat, also known as Chayanidh Chantraprapawat, serves as the Creative Designer at My Beautiful City USA, a firm that crafts immersive experiences for high-end brands such as Nike, Jacquemus, Victoria Beckham Beauty, and Reformation. With an architectural education from Bangkok, she has previously worked at Architects 49 Limited and NITAPROW, and interned at the Thailand Development Research Institute. Fortune earned her Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University, where her project on sustainable futures for the USPS was recognized as a top 30 finalist in the Global Design Graduate Show. She has also worked on production design for New York Fashion Week and contributed to a Lincoln Center dance production, promoting sustainable design practices and viewing AI as a partner in creativity.

Key facts

  • Chayanidh Chantraprapawat (Fortune Chantraprapawat) is Creative Designer at My Beautiful City USA
  • She worked at NITAPROW and Architects 49 Limited in Bangkok
  • She was a Research Intern at Thailand Development Research Institute
  • She holds a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University
  • She was a top 30 finalist in the Global Design Graduate Show in collaboration with Gucci
  • She designed production for Onsirin runway at New York Fashion Week
  • She contributed to a dance production at Lincoln Center for The Bessies Award
  • She took short courses at Central Saint Martins in London

Entities

Artists

  • Chayanidh Chantraprapawat
  • Fortune Chantraprapawat

Institutions

  • My Beautiful City USA
  • NITAPROW
  • Thailand Development Research Institute
  • Architects 49 Limited
  • Columbia University
  • Global Design Graduate Show
  • Gucci
  • Onsirin
  • New York Fashion Week
  • Lincoln Center
  • The Bessies Award
  • The Dance Enthusiasts
  • Central Saint Martins
  • Chulalongkorn University
  • New York Art Life Magazine
  • Vogue
  • Business of Fashion
  • The New York Times

Locations

  • New York
  • United States
  • Bangkok
  • Thailand
  • London
  • United Kingdom

Sources