The Beat - A pulse on our findings and adventures — artisan development

Lao silversmiths continue to produce highly skilled hand-crafted ceremonial objects as they did generations before when Luang Prabang was the capital and kings ruled. The embossing or repoussé tech...

This  year Ma Te Sai has embarked on it's second sewing skills program with village artisans. We have 20 trainees from 6 different ethnic groups and villages in the Luang Namtha area, in remote No...

Buddhism and the crafts go hand-in-hand in Luang Prabang. Just walk down the main street and you will see detailed carvings adorn the temple doors, cut glass murals and gold stencils densely fill c...

In January I was invited by the British Council to tell the story of Ma Te Sai, at a conference which exposed different Southeast Asian business models to Burmese producers, and shared knowledge of...