Akha Elephant Doll

Jo Smith, one of our co-founders, is infamous for her love of bold colours! And, she loves ikat almost just as much. We are not surprised she owns one in every colour. The 100% silk scarf gets it's soft silky handfeel from Eri silk cocoons. The warp yarns are dyed

Featuring natural Lao cotton, our shirts collection is a Village Weavers Project collaboration with the weavers in Nayang and Phonexay villages, both located in Luang Prabang province. Nayang is famous for its soft local cotton, and the weavers in both villages weave the fibres in a checkered pattern, inspired by

Walking around UNESCO Luang Prabang, you've no doubt encountered countless stupas. You've probably also seen the stupa shaped flowers women make and sell as temple offerings. Building sand stupas during Lao new year celebrations brings good omen. The triangular shape also represents the "triple gem" foundation in Buddhism. These reasons,

Remnants of shibori cotton and silk are knotted into beads and strung on a vibrant piece of silk to create this two strand necklace. We've accentuated the two-strand design with hoops made from upcycled bomb fragments that are present in the Lao countryside. The upcycled bomb beads come to us

The Tai Lue often decorate their traditional clothing with coloured pom poms, or cotton balls, and Job's Tears seeds, a plant that grows easily in the Lao countryside. We've adapted this use to create playful necklaces that can be worn by anyone of any age or to be used as

Lao silk is known for its iridescence, reflecting light in a way that is almost ethereal, and the complex diamond pattern shows it off! The scarf is woven using a loom with four foot pedals, which allows the weaver to "lift" warp threads in increments, thereby creating a diamond or