Support. Preserve. Share.
Ma Té Sai is a social enterprise on a mission to SUPPORT communities in Laos, through partnerships with artisans. Our mission is to PRESERVE cultural traditions and SHARE the beauty of handcrafted products with the world.
Gifting Season
Celebrating Lao makers, artisanal fabrics and love flowers.
Dok Hak Collection
Jewelry to show your love
Dok Hak Collection
Jewelry to show your love
Handcrafted Joys
From the village
Handcrafted Joys
From the village
Lao Cotton Indo Batik
A range perfect for travel
Lao Cotton Indo Batik
A range perfect for travel
Interviews to understand our impact
Thanks to ASEAN SEDP4 project late last year, we had support to travel to Luang Namtha and northern Luang Prabang provinces to catch up with our makers to understand their current situations better. We wanted to know if training conducted prior to the pandemic was still useful and in what ways we can better work together in the future.
The biggest takeaway from these meetings was that our makers are resilient entrepreneurs in their own right, facing many of the same business challenges we do. It is incredible how so many of these women, many with little education have really built amazing networks, supporting their c ommunities, and connecting to customers.
From the village, For the village
Our business aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Poverty Reduction
Many of our artisans are in remote communities. We are able to increase income for their families through providing access to markets their networks are unable to reach.
Responsible Production
Our products are locally made with natural materials by the hands of artisans we trust. We strive for low environmental impact, whilst preserving culture and providing income.
Supporting Women
We provide training for our women artisans, and we support the Lao Women's with Disability Association and Sengsaveng, a centre for women at risk of trafficking and abuse.
Batik Priya Dress
In natural indigo batik fabric, this dress has pockets and is extremely comfortable, with 2 recycled metal buttons at the back waist giving it a little shape and adding a nice detail. An easy fit, perfect for summer days.
Silver workshop
Enjoy making a piece of silver jewellery with an experience silversmith in Luang Prabang. This new workshop is a great opportunity to understand what crafting with silver entails - smelting, forming strands, rolling, stretching and shaping, applying treatments, and polishing. Half day workshop US$59 per person details here.
- Regular price
- Sale price
- $35.00
- Regular price
- Sale price
- $45.00
- Regular price
- Sale price
- $35.00
- Regular price
- Sale price
- $45.00
- Regular price
- Sale price
- $34.00
Let us add a workshop or a few days in the village to your trip.
Workshops & Experiences
Meet the makers and have some hands-on time. Choose from our tailored experiences, from half day workshops to 2 night villlage stays.
Workshops & Experiences
Meet the makers and have some hands-on time. Choose from our tailored experiences, from half day workshops to 2 night villlage stays.
The Lao Art of Embossed Silver
Learning the technique of Northern Thai Buddhist manuscript covers.
From War Scraps to Spoons to Jewellery
Batik and a Trip to Central Java
Designing by Warp
What is Jungle Vine?
From Fashion to Homewares
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in person in Luang Prabang and Singapore @thegreencollective.sg
