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For a strategic addition to your home decor, this striking decorative box is designed by Thailand's Daeng Thanunchai. He crafts the black box of wood, carefully elaborating it with mosaic work from chicken and duck eggshell with an ivory color. The box's top lid opens to a simple interior for storing small items.

For a mesmerizing addition to your home decor, this impressive decorative box is designed by Thailand's Nantana Sompamitre. She crafts the black box of wood, carefully elaborating it with mosaic work from chicken and duck eggshell that depicts a spiraling eye. The box's top lid opens to a simple interior for storing small items.

Works by Vidri Arte are special because the artisans of the north of the country are often overlooked. Located in Torreon, 752 miles from the US border in Coahuila, this company takes stained glass in the direction of trencadís, the creation of decorative forms using broken tile. Broken bits of glass are arranged in this floral form and adhered to a base of galvanized iron.

Akha artisan Thikaporn is proud to present this stunning headdress, hand-crafted by her own mother, Sadaporn. She adorns the cotton headdress with an aluminum trapezoid cap as well as beads and pendants. A waterfall of Thai coins dating from 1952 to 1965 is flanked by multicolored beads carved of little leaf boxwood and glass. Colorful feathers complete the stunning design of this headdress.

Originally from Yunan in China, Akha people live in Thailand's northern hills. Akha women are well known for their spectacular traditional costumes which include a headdress, a jacket worn over a halter-like garment, a short skirt, a sash with decorated ends, and leggings. Akha people are a proud and timeless culture, struggling to preserve their ancestral values through their traditional skills and knowledge. Akhas believe in continuity and see themselves as a link in the chain of life, which includes birth, procreation, the preservation of the Akha way of life – which venerates family life – and death, seen as a meeting with their ancestors.

A symphony of yarns is masterfully orchestrated to create a magnificent wool tapestry that transcends the ordinary. colourful birds peacefully perch and fly around a tree in this alluring decorative accent where warm and cool tones dance together in an ethereal union. Peru’s Cerapio Vallejo embraces the city of Ayacucho’s traditional hand-weaving techniques passed down through generations, transforming pure wool into a mesmerizing composition that beckons the imagination.

An explosion of tropical flora accented with brilliantly colored birds decorates this parasol by Nikom. It is painted by hand with bright oils on white cotton that has been stretched over a bamboo frame. Use it to add a touch of Thai style to your home or block the heat of the sun. The parasol features a stand that makes it perfect for setting up in your backyard.

Daeng Thanunchai balances this decorative bowl with contrasting visual textures. The elegant pattern of brown and beige on a black background illustrates the continual evolution of lacquer work in Northern Thailand. Mosaic eggshell patterns adorn the interior, resulting in a singular acquisition for the home. For decorative purposes only.

To complete this piece, coiled bamboo basketry is firstly carved on a lathe into the desired shape. A mixture of lacquer - obtained from the Gluta usitata tree - and ashes of burnt rice paddy husks is then applied to the object. Upon exposure to air the mixture dries to form a watertight seal that is polished before another coat is applied. This process is repeated until a rigid base is formed, and a final polishing is executed with sandpaper. Then several coats of pure lacquer are painted on the object, with drying periods in between each coat.

Next, chicken or duck eggshells are thoroughly cleaned and spread out on paper towels to dry. Once dry, they are cracked into small pieces and arranged in a mosaic pattern. Then lacquer is once again applied to the piece and the shells are placed onto this fresh coat. The work is then lacquered twice, and once the lacquer is dry it is sanded in water until the eggshells slowly appear. The piece is finally washed with water and polished with powdered fired clay, resulting in an alluring gleam.

Influenced by Inca art and decorative motifs, Teofilo Choquecahua in Peru creates this stunning tapestry. The tapestry depicts a family of birds, each facing a different direction. The wall hanging is woven on a traditional pedal loom using pure alpaca yarns on a cotton warp.

Breathtakingly beautiful, this stunning decorative headdress is styled after those designed for a bride. Akha artisan Thikaporn is proud to present this admirable headdress, handcrafted by her own mother, Sadaporn. She adorns the cotton headdress with an aluminum trapezoidal cap as well as multicolor pompoms. A waterfall of aluminum coins featuring dragons is flanked by multicolored glass beads to complete the grand design of this wedding headdress.

Originally from Yunan in China, Akha people live in Thailand's northern hills. Akha women are well known for their spectacular traditional costumes which include a headdress, a jacket worn over a halter-like garment, a short skirt, a sash with decorated ends, and leggings. Akha people are a proud and timeless culture, struggling to preserve their ancestral values through their traditional skills and knowledge. Akhas believe in continuity and see themselves as a link in the chain of life, which includes birth, procreation, the preservation of the Akha way of life – which venerates family life – and death, seen as a meeting with their ancestors.