Tatvani exterior
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Tatvani · Chiang RaiPhotography by VOLANTT
Chapter Two — The Living Frame
VOLANTT
The Art of Seeing
Every place holds
a world of its own.
We see what
others overlook.
The details.
The rituals.
The feeling.
And shape what
we find into story.
Many worlds.
One way of seeing.
The VOLANTT Way
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Tatvani greatroom
Tatvani greatroom
Tatvani pond
Tatvani pond
Tatvani suite
Tatvani suite
lotus
lotus
texture
texture
BLUE chefs sharing a moment in the kitchen.
chef
poolside
poolside
rooftop
rooftop
product
product
barcounter
barcounter
winepour
winepour
A member of the team carrying a tray of lobster skewers during BLUE × AKKEE service.
tableside
massage
massage
jazzlounge
jazzlounge
cocktails
cocktails
sashimi
sashimi
Symmetrical view of BLUE’s dining room, sculptural ceiling and curved white banquettes.
diningroom
barman
barman
platedish
platedish
The BLUE and AKKEE chefs finishing a dish together at the pass.
teppan
wagyu
wagyu
dessert
dessert
temple
temple
sauna
sauna
Tatvani tray
Tatvani tray
Tatvani koi
Tatvani koi
Tatvani veranda
Tatvani veranda
Tatvani living
Tatvani living
Tatvani detail
Tatvani detail
Tatvani bedroom2
Tatvani bedroom2
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Chapter Three — The Way We See

Every place has a story.
We give it form.

The most compelling stories begin with understanding. We look beyond beautiful spaces to uncover the people, details and experiences that give each place its character.

Through film, photography and design, we translate that understanding into enduring visual stories.

A quiet architectural view from VOLANTT’s photographic world.
Chapter Four — Who we work with

Luxury, wherever it lives.

Film, photography and creative direction for the places and brands that set the standard.

Ultra-luxury hospitality

Resorts, hotels and private villas, filmed where the experience actually happens.

High-end real estate

Residences and developments, shown with the care that went into building them.

Michelin-starred dining

Kitchens, chefs and tables. The craft behind every plate.

Luxury brands

Houses and labels with a point of view, and the films and imagery that carry it.

Chapter Five — Worlds We Create

Selected work.

Private estates, luxury hospitality and Michelin-starred dining.

The Tatvani estate at dusk: a two-storey timber house raised above a long pool, framed by palms.
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Tatvani

Chiang Rai · Creative direction · Photography · Film · Aerial · Website content
Part of the Mandarin Oriental Exceptional Homes collection

Felt before it is ever visited.

A private estate among rice fields, mountains and water, designed around space, nature and a slower rhythm of living. We built its visual world: a hero film, a full photography library and a cinematic archive, all from one direction, quiet luxury.

Photography by VOLANTT.

TATVANI — project quick look
Brief

The estate needed a visual identity that communicated not only its scale and beauty, but the feeling of being there.

Creative decision

Treat Tatvani as a complete editorial story, not a conventional hospitality shoot. Plan the production around how the estate moves through the day, and let the landscape lead the viewer in.

Outputs

A cinematic hero film, website and booking photography, architectural and interior imagery, lifestyle and dining photography, aerial photography and film, social-first vertical films and a B-roll library.

From the production
  • On-site scout in Chiang Rai, two weeks before the shoot
  • The hero film: a day within the estate
  • Aerial sequences that lead the eye to the house
  • Interiors shot hospitality-first
  • Lifestyle directed to feel like belonging
  • A B-roll archive built for future campaigns
Creative directionPhotographyFilmAerialLifestyle productionWebsite content
A chef finishing a plated dish at BLUE by Alain Ducasse.
Sauce, colour and craftsmanship at BLUE by Alain Ducasse. Photography by VOLANTT.
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BLUE by Alain Ducasse

Bangkok, ICONSIAM · Creative direction · Film · Photography · Social content · Website
One Michelin star · Ongoing partnership since 2026

One restaurant. Many stories.

An ongoing creative partnership built around cuisine, craft, people and place. We look beyond the finished dish to the ingredients, techniques, people and rituals behind it, so the work shows what BLUE feels like, not only what it serves.

Photography by VOLANTT.

BLUE — project quick look
Brief

How do you translate one of Bangkok’s most refined restaurants into a digital world without reducing it to beautiful plates?

Creative decision

Look beyond the finished dish. We treat BLUE as an evolving editorial world, where the ingredient, the technique and the person behind a plate each become a story of their own.

Outputs

Seasonal menu campaigns, kitchen and technique films, chef-led stories, dining experience films, fine dining photography, monthly social content and ongoing website content.

Selected stories
  • Inside the Dish
  • Six Hands, One Plate
  • The People Behind BLUE
  • Dining Experience Films
  • All-Day Dining and Afternoon Tea
  • BLUE × AKKEE: A Celebration of Thai Terroir
Creative directionFilmPhotographySocial contentWebsite

Photography by VOLANTT.

A warmly lit dining room set for evening service.
Evening service
Cocktails prepared for the evening.
The pour
A quiet jazz lounge with intimate seating.
Late, unhurried
Selected projects

Places and brands we have had the pleasure of working with.

A selection of the hotels, residences and brands we have had the opportunity to film and photograph. A few are ongoing relationships. Most were single projects: hero films, website video and photography, often shot on location.

  • Hyatt Regency Phuket Resort, Phuket
    Hyatt Regency Phuket Resort
    Phuket
  • InterContinental Hua Hin Resort, Hua Hin
    InterContinental Hua Hin Resort
    Hua Hin
  • Mandarin Oriental Exceptional Homes
    Mandarin Oriental Exceptional Homes
  • Grand Mercure Khao Lak Bangsak, Khao Lak
    Grand Mercure Khao Lak Bangsak
    Khao Lak
  • BLUE by Alain Ducasse, Bangkok
    BLUE by Alain Ducasse
    Ongoing partnership
  • Loewe Foundation Craft Prize
    Loewe Foundation Craft Prize
    Five videos for social media
  • 137 Pillars House, Chiang Mai
    137 Pillars House
    Chiang Mai
  • Raya Heritage, Chiang Mai
    Raya Heritage
    Chiang Mai
  • Tatvani Thailand, Chiang Rai
    Tatvani Thailand
    Chiang Rai
  • Sala Lanna, Chiang Mai
    Sala Lanna
    Chiang Mai
  • Sala Khao Yai, Khao Yai
    Sala Khao Yai
    Khao Yai
  • Sala Bang Pa-In, Bang Pa-In
    Sala Bang Pa-In
    Bang Pa-In
  • The Birder's Lodge, Khao Yai
    The Birder's Lodge
    Khao Yai
  • Na Nirand Romantic Boutique Resort
    Na Nirand Romantic Boutique Resort
  • Tolani Resort, Koh Samui
    Tolani Resort
    Koh Samui
  • Maison Mystique
    Maison Mystique
  • X10 Khaolak, Khao Lak
    X10 Khaolak
    Khao Lak
  • Seaview Resort Khaolak, Khao Lak
    Seaview Resort Khaolak
    Khao Lak
  • Ana Anan Resort & Villas, Pattaya
    Ana Anan Resort & Villas
    Pattaya
  • Baan Ploy Sea, Koh Samet
    Baan Ploy Sea
    Koh Samet
  • Baan Pomphet, Ayutthaya
    Baan Pomphet
    Ayutthaya
  • Praseban Resort
    Praseban Resort
Chapter Six — The Director’s View
Chapter Six — The Director's View

Tatvani is not separated from its surroundings. The surroundings are part of the experience.

TATVANI · CASE STUDY ↗
Chapter Six — The Director's View

One decision.
Four disciplines.

Tatvani is not separated from its surroundings. The surroundings are part of the experience.

Read the Tatvani case study →Tatvani · Photography by VOLANTT
Windows framing rice fields, huts and distant mountains at Tatvani.
Tatvani · Photography by VOLANTT
F01 · Creative direction

The Idea

Two weeks before the shoot, we flew to Chiang Rai to scout the estate in person. We followed how its light moved through the day, then built the storyboard, the shot plan and the lighting plan around it. The idea that came from it: the estate cannot be separated from its surroundings. The surroundings are part of the experience.

A timber villa reflected in Tatvani’s pond.
Tatvani · Photography by VOLANTT
F02 · Hero film

The Film

The hero film follows that idea. It is built around a day within the estate, moving from landscape to architecture to experience. One sequence begins from above: a boat crossing a lotus-covered pond, then a figure paddling toward the main house. The landscape itself leads the viewer in.

A timber villa bedroom at Tatvani.
Tatvani · Photography by VOLANTT
F03 · Photography

The Image

Photography carries the same decision into stillness. Rooms and villas are shot hospitality-first, in soft natural light with restrained grading, and the people in them are directed to belong there. At times the property almost leaves the frame, on purpose.

A Tatvani suite with timber ceilings and a balcony overlooking the forest.
Tatvani · Photography by VOLANTT
F04 · Website and booking

The Digital Experience

One visual language across every touchpoint: website and booking photography, the hero film, vertical social films and a B-roll archive, all from the same direction. So Tatvani is felt before it is ever visited.

Portrait of Deejai Riangkrul, founder and creative director of VOLANTT
Chapter Seven — Between Worlds

One perspective,
shaped by two places.

VOLANTT began in Canada and later expanded to Thailand — a decision that was both creative and personal. For founder Deejai Riangkrul, coming to Thailand meant returning to his roots while bringing with him a perspective shaped abroad: a different way of looking at places, brands and the stories they choose to tell.

Not to make places look like everywhere else.
But to reveal what makes them unmistakably their own.

At the heart of VOLANTT is a simple belief: remarkable places deserve to be portrayed with the same level of care that went into creating them.

We have seen beautiful hotels, homes, restaurants and spaces reduced to imagery that shows what they look like, but not what makes them matter. Our ambition is different. We want to understand the character behind a place — the people, details, rituals, materials and ideas that give it meaning — and translate that into work that allows others to see it in the light it deserves.

Through film, photography, creative direction and digital design, VOLANTT brings an international perspective to distinctly local stories.

A note from our founder

"I have always been interested in the feeling of a place before the image of it.

When I chose to expand VOLANTT to Thailand, part of that decision was personal. It was an opportunity to return to my roots, but also to contribute to a creative landscape I believe has so much more to show the world.

There are extraordinary places being built here. Incredible people, ideas, craftsmanship and stories. Too often, however, the way they are presented does not fully reflect what makes them exceptional.

That is something I want VOLANTT to help change. Our role is to look more closely, understand what deserves to be noticed, and create work that represents a place with the depth, care and distinction it deserves."

Deejai Riangkrul — Founder & Creative Director

A short film from our founder
In production — coming soon
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If you believe your place deserves to be seen differently, we would like to hear its story.

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Chapter Eight — The Invitation

Every extraordinary story
begins somewhere.

We'd love to discover yours.

The concierge desk
At your service

Tell us about the place.
We will take it from there.

A name and a way to reach you is all we need. Everything else is up to you.

Begin a conversation ↗

So we know how to address you.

We will write to this address.

Optional. Skip if you would rather tell us later.

What would you like us to make?

Choose any that apply, or skip and we will talk it through.

A few lines is plenty. Or leave it blank.

At your service

Tell us about the place.
We will take it from there.

A name and a way to reach you is all we need. Everything else is up to you.

May we have your name?

So we know how to address you.

Where may we reply?

We will write to this address.

Which place or brand are you writing for?

Optional. Skip if you would rather tell us later.

What would you like us to make?

Choose any that apply, or skip and we will talk it through.

Is there anything you would like us to know?

A few lines is plenty. Or leave it blank.