Katu Zen Tote Bag

Part of the ancient Silk Road, Lao artisans were often inspired by the garments of passing traders. Our Shanghai silk shirt is inspired by classic Chinese garments and buttons popularised during the Tang dynasty. In our version, we use natural, handwoven Lao silk dyed in jewel tones, plus the classic

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

Our necktie collection begins with 100% handwoven silk fabric sourced from our partner artisans. Weaving at their looms in their home village, these artisans weave incredibly soft and distinctive silk fabric using a four pedal loom. This technique gives the fabric a nubby textured feel. We cut and sew the

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

Soft, warm and eco-friendly, this blanket is woven on a four-pedal loom. This means the weaver has to keep track of four pedals with her feet, each of which lifts up different sections of the warp threads. The four pedal loom creates a textured diamond pattern! And, it gets better!

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