Handcrafted lacquer · Hanoi
Notes from the Ha Thai workshop: new collections, international fairs and the stories behind each lacquered surface.
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Natural lacquer does not dry by evaporation but by reacting with moisture in the air. That is why the workshop has a curing room, and why a single piece takes weeks to finish.
By Red Door Viet Nam
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Following one tray across the benches of the Red Door workshop — from raw wooden form, through cloth priming, coats and wet sanding, to the last hand polish.
By Red Door Viet Nam
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