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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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