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Product ID: 78168

Items Remaining: 7

 

Box:

   5.3" Diam. x 5.5" H

Coasters (6):

   3.9" Diam. x 0.4" H

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Weight:  1.1 lbs

 

Mango wood

Do not use abrasives

 

Ships from NOVICA Office in Thailand.




Lacquered coasters, 'Jade Jungle' (set for 6)

A cool green jungle emerges on a set of coasters by Nantana Sompamitre. She crafts the sextet from mango wood, with an elegant pagoda-shaped storage box. She carves the wood into the desired shape and coats it with lacquer. Once dried it is polished, and another coat is applied – up to twenty times – before as many six coats of pure lacquer are applied. The final layer is polished to a shine with powdered fired clay.
Your Price: $37.95
Retail Value: $68.95 (You save 45%)

Nantana Sompamitre

Nantana Sompamitre

"It's all up to chance – it's up there in the air and you just have to grab it. If I hadn't, I would still be selling food."
"My name is Nantana Sompamitre and you can call me 'Nan.' I was born on May 1, 1950 in a calm and peaceful village in northern Thailand. My family is large, I have eight brothers and sisters. We are a family of artisans. Instead of going to the fields, my father and mother made the umbrella's topknot. My father is a craftsman and was always teaching us. My brothers and sisters helped our parents in one way or another in the running of their business. I am the one who was able to make the shape of the knot. I started ...

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