Rural teak farmhouse in Kywe Chin Village, north of Nay Pyi Taw, 2017. Myanmar’s traditional teak farmhouses, included on the 2020 World Monuments Watch, embody the country’s unique vernacular ...

That said, if you're willing to strain your wallet a bit, you may not have to replace your furniture for years to come. Teak wood's high prices are also a product of political unrest, with South Asian ...

Teak is one of the most valuable hardwoods, used in yachts, home flooring, doors, window frames and furniture. Myanmar is the biggest producer of the wood, even though its natural forests are ...

The demand for locally crafted teak wood cabinets in Myanmar has surged due to the country's rich history of woodworking craftsmanship.

In Myanmar, the revenue in the Kitchen & Dining Furniture market reaches US$57.94m ... Myanmar is experiencing a surge in demand for traditional teak wood dining sets, reflecting a growing ...

According to Justice for Myanmar, U.S. companies imported nearly 1,600 metric tons of teak between February and December of last year. China’s One Belt, One Road project is already having very ...

To be sure, folk art and handicrafts have flourished in the villages, while tapestries, textiles, richly embroidered garments, and carved and gilded furniture ... first came to Burma from northern ...

Mr Lukas Drasnar's team had just five to six weeks to design and produce armchairs for the Pope. Read more at ...

Young entrepreneur Adithi Ganeshan, speaks about her newly launched bespoke jewellery brand Thamalli, the design process, and ...

To people who come to Burma for the first time there are two things about the status of our women that seem to impress them with particular force. My foreign friends have often told me that they ...

But that didn’t stop Mumbai-based architect Rooshad Shroff from doing a furniture line with the Vadodara-based artist. “Isn’t that a woman peeing,” I ask surprised to see the image on a gorgeous Burma ...