Lacquered Bamboo Dishes

by Justin Thomas on August 3, 2005

dishesbig2.jpgThese dishes are made of lacquered, wound bamboo, which comes from Cat Dang, Vietnam. The soaked bamboo is cut into very fine strips and pressed into a curve. The strips are then coiled outward from the centre of each dish. A frame is used to achieve uniform depth and angles. After a coating of cashew oil-based glue, the work is left to dry. Each piece is cut, shaped and smoothed by hand, as many as four times, and then polished repeatedly. This set of 3 dishes available from Kasbahouse for $34.

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