What is it you consider as the most difference in one country? Actually, there are too plenty to be described and talked about, whether its people, its city or even its culture. But if we have to pick one, our answer will certainly be ‘culture’ when this totally differentiates one country from others and makes it be just so unique itself, like well let’s say especially Thailand. Have you heard of the word ‘OTOP’ being used by other countries? No? Of course, the term itself only means Thai handmade products, but do you realize how unique they are? This book “Thai Handicraft Products: Models and Designs” is your answer for the uniqueness of Thai OTOP products, and how they become well recognized internationally.
Gathered and compiled by Department of Industrial Promotion, Ministry of Industry, the book gives you the idea of how Thai handicraft products have become an important part of Thailand’s heritage which reflects not only the intelligence of the Thai ancestors but the artistic excellence of their work. More important, it’s about the reflection on the Thai cultural way of how Thai people live their life, in particular they can survive in this modern, globalized era. And at the moment the world has changed and it does always keep changing, Thailand still remains its value of lifestyle and culture and anever neglects to develop its own products in new models and designs. The book also educates us a bit of the definition and the birth of the products, which maybe once we all (we mean Thai people) forget about them. Each chapter looks into details of a Thai product and its fabrics or materials’ types, whether Textiles and its products like Khit, Jok or Praewa, Mudmee, etc.; Bamboo and Rattan; Lacquerwear; Clay and Pottery; Metalcraft; Woodcraft; Gemcraft; Paper; or Dry Flowers; etc., from each region of Thailand. Furthermore, it describes a little more technique insight of how to beautifully make and design it until it becomes a nice product to be used in real.
What’s more interesting, the book helps your imaginary become real with all image illustrations of the real products and its beauty. So, you will find how amazing Thai potential could turn o
ne material into many kinds of products such as clothes, home furniture, accessories, etc. Some of the typical products are quite unknown and off seen much in the city but used only in the rural area where Thai villagers live and grow their food, or some are rare to be seen or collected at the present. For example, ‘Soom’ is a kind of bamboo and rattan basketry product which use to catch fish. Or the northern hill tribe products like hats or bags are made of textiles. Or some products like Benjarong (five-colour-glazed pottery) or Laikraam (blue-and-white-glazed pottery) are used in the old history or even people have them for the decoration items.
Then the book comes into the end where you can find the companies offering each product line services, quite useful to know and you can start calling them or even off to see them yourself to order the products or to see how real they make it.
“Thai Handicraft Products: Models and Designs” is now available at all Asia Books stores in Thailand.
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