Ich Khalyar & Porhor
Curating & Cultural Production · Design · Music & Sound
Phrae · January 2026
Ich Khalyar is a Phrae-based creative producer and co-founder of Godung Yaan 369, a former tobacco warehouse reimagined as a space for art, music, food and community gatherings. Her practice brings together event-making, visual identity and a strong sense of atmosphere, shaping the venue into one of Phrae’s most distinctive creative hubs. Alongside collaborative projects such as Cannwarpzz, her work reflects a way of building from place—turning local memory and everyday space into something playful, open and communal.
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On the last stop of my trip to Phrae, I was greeted by an army of dogs as I stepped into Godung Yaan 369 Creative Camp Space. Run by Ich and Porhor, it’s a playground where they manufacture “high energy vibes and beautiful content.”
Both originally from Phrae, Ich returned in 2019 and took over the warehouse once run by her grandfather as a tobacco factory. She first transformed it into a Creative Camp Space & Cafe, at some point a surfskate park, and now operates as a creative space warehouse for events, galleries, concerts, studios, and theatre productions.
Ich studied performing arts in Bangkok, joined Academy Fantasia 6 in 2009, later forming the experimental band The Krrrrr with her friends before working in advertising and returning home.
Drawn to nature, space, and extraterrestrial aesthetics, she reshaped her grandfather’s land by building a UFO-shaped studio beside the warehouse. The idea grew so strong that she eventually turned the entire property into her master’s thesis in Entertainment Management and Production.
After Covid, she developed a fascination with crystals, discovering they helped her focus and fine-tune her energy. Together with Porhor, she co-founded Cannwarpzz , designing crystal jewellery and perfume. Porhor leads design and production; Ich handles marketing and sales. They knew each other in high school, but only began dating after she moved back. Their dynamic is complementary and grounded. During the shoot, Porhor quietly kept the chaos in check and made sure Ich looked her best in my photos.
Next door, inside Warpzz Labs , her music studio, another associate wanders freely: their cat named “noname.” It’s here she records music and streams online, another orbit in her universe.
Beyond the UFO, on the same land, stands a small wooden house where they live, a cabin-like retreat reflecting their love for camping and simple living. Like many creatives I met in Phrae, they seem to have found something here: a slower rhythm and closer connection to nature. Yet slowing down does not mean shrinking. Especially not when your backyard holds a spacecraft.