PATCHWORKS BANGKOK

Patchworks Bangkok

Photographer:PK Voyage , Fabian Frosterud

We step inside a new purpose built cafe in Bangkok that the local car scene has been flocking to in droves.

Patchworks did not begin as a design statement, it began with family. “It started with our youngest sister’s passion,” the founders recall. “Chef Patch loved to bake for others, not just as a hobby but seriously. That determination became the starting point for Patchworks.” From that seed, the four siblings wanted to create a space that matched her seriousness. “We talked to the designers at PSD about a café that wasn’t flashy or pastel. We wanted something cool, minimal, and honest. That’s where the Brutalist direction came from.”

The result is striking. A concrete shell where stairs fold into the exterior, skylights slice diagonals across board-formed walls, and light shifts the atmosphere by the hour. “Our pendant lights were inspired by whisks,” the siblings share. “The aluminum pieces in our modular lamp mimic the movement of mixing. Even the spacing, the balance, it’s all intentional.” Inside, honed Emperador marble, folded steel, and brushed aluminum contrast with the warm scent of butter and burnt caramel.

Patchworks feels exacting but not cold. Every detail points back to the kitchen, a place of rhythm and proportion. “Each dish reflects our identity,” they say. “Even our salad dressings are made from scratch.” The café is not sweet in the traditional sense, it is thoughtful, restrained, and defined by care. A place where design, food, and philosophy overlap.

Parked beneath the concrete façade, a 1975 Porsche 911 Turbo holds its ground. This is chassis number 264, one of the earliest ever made and among the few in right-hand drive. At the time of its release, it was the fastest production car in the world, defined by a turbocharged flat-six and four-speed gearbox. Its Copper Brown paint catches the grain of the building, a surface harmony between car and café.

The Turbo was not always brown. When it left the factory, it wore Raspberry, a pink-violet unlike anything else in Porsche’s palette, paired with a blue interior. Eccentric and rare, it was the only known car finished in that combination. Today, that contrast lingers as spirit rather than surface. Inside Patchworks, cakes are layered with raspberry curd and drinks carry hidden notes beneath clean flavors. Brightness tucked inside restraint.

“We talked to the designers at PSD about a café that wasn’t flashy or pastel. We wanted something cool, minimal, and honest. That’s where the Brutalist direction came from.”

“We didn’t expect the car community to find us,” the siblings admit. “It wasn’t planned. But they kept showing up, always thoughtful, always respectful.” The appeal makes sense.

Like the Turbo we brought along for our visit, Patchworks thrives on proportion, detail, and contrast, hard edges softened by texture. In their own way, both the car and café stand for the same idea: performance, restraint, and lasting presence.