RED DOOR — HA THAI LACQUER
Handmade Vietnamese lacquerware,a living surface shaped by hand
The essence of Vietnamese lacquer is preserved in every coat — each product is a harmony of nature and the artisan's hand.
Handcrafted lacquer · Hanoi
A material story in layers
From the first primed core to the final coat, every Red Door piece passes through dozens of stages and weeks of natural drying. We coat, wet-sand and coat again — until the surface holds the depth and stillness of dark water.
Red Door crafts handmade lacquerware in the Ha Thai craft village near Hanoi: trays, boxes, coasters and decorative objects — coated in layers, wet-sanded and hand-polished, SGS-tested to European standards and exported to the USA and Europe.
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The workshop's journey
Hạ Thái
Rooted in a craft village
01Red Door set up its workshop in Ha Thai, Hanoi's historic lacquer village, where the techniques of natural lacquer pass from one generation of artisans to the next.
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02The workshop operates in the Ha Thai craft-village industrial cluster, bringing together local artisans and building a production process aimed at export markets.
USA · EU
Reaching the world
03Red Door pieces ship to the United States and Europe, appearing in the collections of premium tabletop and home-décor brands.
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Tested to European standards
04Products are tested by SGS against EU regulations on chemical and material safety — REACH, POPs and formaldehyde limits — and passed them all.
2025 — 2026
A collection every year
05Each year Red Door presents a new collection — trays, boxes, coasters and decorative pieces — carrying Vietnamese lacquer into living spaces around the world.
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RED DOOR — HA THAI LACQUER
“From the first primed core to the final coat, every Red Door piece passes through dozens of stages and weeks of natural drying. We coat, wet-sand and coat again — until the surface holds the depth and stillness of dark water.”
A material story in layers
Lacquer process
The lacquer process
A finished piece of lacquerware passes through dozens of stages: building the core, priming, coating, wet-sanding and polishing. None of them can be hurried.
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Building the core
A wooden or pressed-bamboo core is wrapped in cloth and sealed with raw lacquer mixed with alluvial soil, forming the stable base of every piece.
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Priming
Layer after layer of priming lacquer goes onto the core; each must dry naturally in a humid curing room for days before it is sanded flat.
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Coating and wet-sanding
Coloured lacquer is applied and then sanded by hand under water. This cycle of coating and sanding gives lacquerware its signature depth.
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