5 Year Anniversary Gift Guide Ideas
Happy five years! Now, knock on wood. At least if you’re a traditionalist anyway. According to the traditional anniversary gift giving guidelines, wood should make up the material of your …
5 Wooden Gifts for Valentines Day
Wood is a fantastic material for Valentine’s Gifts. Marked as one of the materials in the traditional anniversary gift giving guide, wood has long been identified as symbolising strength, durability, …
The Top Unique Homeware Products for 2021
For 16 years we’ve been suppliers of high quality, fairly traded, traditional Vietnamese lacquerware. We started our business because we both fell in love with the amazing colours, quality and …
5 Stunning Dining Room Table Centerpiece Ideas
When not in use, the dining room table can become a centrepiece of any home. The right decorative theme can transform a large expanse of wood or glass into an …
5 Ways to Uniquely Decorate Your Fireplace
The fireplace. Over the holiday season it’s a traditional centrepiece, decorated with holly and ivy, or festive garlands of green and red. Over the winter however, it’s a symbolism of …
Have Yourself a Sustainable Christmas
Here at Silkwood Traders, you may have often heard us mention jackfruit wood and the Jackfruit tree. Jackfruit wood is a material used to make a great number of our …
The Traditional Origins of Lacquerware
Lacquerware has a long and decorated history. In Vietnam, it is referred to as Sơn Mài where lacquer was used as one of the original Vietnamese painting materials. Though lacquer …
The Buyers Guide to Genuine Vietnamese Lacquerware
A problem those keen on collecting lacquerware items face is: How can you tell if it’s real? Whilst we at Silkwood Traders know our items are all genuine because we …
What is Vietnamese Lacquerware?
One of the most commonly asked questions around Vietnamese Lacquerware is… What exactly is it? Lacquer is a natural resin which is carefully extracted from the cây sơn tree, most …