- Om (also known as “AUM”) is the original sound of the universe or the sound of nature where energy, the vibration produced, it symbolizes the practitioner's impure body, speech, mind and also symbolizes the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha.
- Each case is made from unique materials such as gold, silver, eggshells,... and crafted entirely through twenty rigorous stages of traditional Lacquer art. Join us to bring Vietnamese traditional lacquer.
✽ Since our products are fully handmade, each product will be unique with its own colors and effects. Please check our customer reviews photo for more details.
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Passion & Craftmanship
The quest for La Sonmai is to create unique and original products that are beautiful to look at and practical to use in daily life. Our phone cases are not only a protection for your phone but also an exquisite accessories for your style.
Art of Lacquer
Lacquer Tree Sap
The original paint was taken from the sap of the Son tree, which were plant in Phu Tho Province in Vietnam. The sap then stired continuously within 3 or more days to make it usable and applicable on other materials.
Lacquer Steps
Lacquer paint is applied to the paint surface mutilple times to create different layers of paint. After applying and then drying process, the surface is smoothen by the stones from the rivers. The stones are the brushes in fine arts and the smoothening process is the way artisans draw the lacquer paintings.
Eggshells
The process of inlaying each piece of eggshell requires carefulness and patience. It might sound a little strange that they orderly arranged in random positions. The eggshell is sometimes shapened to create the painting highlights.
Hand-Painting
Sketching the details of the painting need to be done entirely manual. The sketching for details might take up to 30 hours to finish.
24Kt Gold & Silver
Pure gold and silver leaves are also used during crafting products. The leaves are quite delicated, therefore, skillfull hands are specifically required.
Color Creativity
The basic colors of lacquer are black, red and dark brown. Since the evolution of Lacquer Art, artisans in Lacquer techniques have developed more sophisticated colors to fully describe and express their feelings through the paintings. Thus, more colors are combined and new colors are used in various ways and details.
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