Thailand: textile related shops

Masks, tribal silverware, tribal textiles, baskets, various objects from south-east Asia. River City Shopping Complex, Room 316, 23 Yotha Road, Bangkok 10100, tel: 662 237 0077-8 Ext 316, fax: 662 639 4090 (Off Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel).  Quite a good collection of good quality textiles from southeast Asia. (The same shop owner as The Veranda below). pac

Southeast Asian curios and antiques, old silver and textiles. River City, R.426 Caption Bush/Yotha Rd, Bangkok, Thailand 10100 tel: 237-0077, fax: 237-0078. Off New Road. Adjacent to River City Sheraton Hotel.  When I tried to visit in October 2002 the shop was still there but closed with the interior set up for photography and there were few textiles on display. pac

Tribal textiles from southeast-Asia, some jewelry and furniture and object d'art. 210 River City, 2nd Floor, 23 Yotha Rd, Siphaya, Sampantawong, Bangkok 10110, tel: 662 237-0077 #210, fax: 662 508 2218. Also at 3rd Floor, Gaysorn Plaza, Bangkok 10330, tel: 662 656 1793.  Some good quality textiles but very little attempt to identify origins. pac

An antique working loom with textiles woven to order. Antique and vintage wooden weaving accessories for sale many of which are carved and painted. Weaving lessons also offered in the shop which is at Times Square on Sukhumvit Road (near Asok skytrain station). Contact Robert Piccus at rapiccus@gmail.com Tel (mob): 089-788-6005

Fine Thai textiles and crafts from all over Thailand. 32, Sukhumvit soi 23, Bangkok, Thailand 10110, tel: 66-2 258 4195 or 258 3575. A few older mat mee tube skirts as well as modern textiles. Please note that the shop will be moving to a new location 1st July 2005. The new address is #82 Sukhumvit soi 33, Sukhuvit Road, Bangkok 10110, Tel: 662 2620729, 662 2585543. pac at old location

Antiques, works of art, miniature ship models, old weavings - silk shawls, wall hangings, clothes, ikat process.  River City, 3/F Rm 354 and 4/F Rm 452-454, 23 Yotha Road, Bangkok, Thailand (Off Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel).  tel: 662-237 0077 ext 354, 452, 454, fax: 662-237 7548.  Some fine but expensive textiles. pac

Contemporary, elegantly designed clothing from hill tribe garments, silver jewelry, antique textiles, and beads. The clothing was most definitely more elegantly designed than the norm for clothing made from hill tribe fabrics. Also some clothing made from modern Thai woven fabrics.  Room 417, Siam Paragon, 991 Rama 1 Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 tel: (662) 129 4516, (662) 129 4517 fax: (662) 129 4517. email: sumiko_chotikavan@hotmail.com pac Oct 03 at old River City premises.

Antique Colonial Furniture & Objet D'art including some tribal textiles from south-east asia Room 401 River City Shopping Complex, 23 Yotha Road, Bangkok 10100, tel: 662 237 0077-8 Ext 316, fax: 662 639 4090 (Off Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel).  pac A few good quality textiles from southeast Asia. (The same shop owner as Beyond the Masks above). 

Assorted textiles including clothing made from hill tribe fabrics as well as various objects d'art. Rooms 423-424, River City Antiques Centre, 4th Floor, 23 Trok Rongnamkaeng, Yotha Rd Sampantawong, Bangkok 10100, Tel: 02-237 0077-8, ext. 423-424, Fax: 02-266-9104 Mobile 01-831-5666 (Off Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel).  Worth having a search through to see if there is anything that catches the eye, quite reasonable prices. pac

Hand weaving of home grown cotton (and some silk) which has been dyed with natural dyes grown locally. The grounds of the house are entered by a long bamboo-lined driveway to reach a large teak house which is now a museum and where Khunyai (grandma) Saengda Bannasit lived. Under the house there are many looms set up with women weaving. Around the house are sheds for dyeing, displays of dyeing accoutrements and a shop. All the fabrics are natural – mainly cotton but with a little silk – and only natural dyes are used.   See Susan Stem's www.tribaltrappings site for further information.  At Chom Thong, 50 Km south of Chiang Mai - 105 Km, 69-70 Chiang Mai-Hod Road, T.Sobtier, A. Chomthong, Chiang Mai 50160, Tel: 66 53 361231, Fax 66 53 361230 Shop 66 53 273625. pac

Antique and contemporary textiles and other material culture items from southeast Asia including southwest China.  Make sure that you visit the inside room stacked from floor to ceiling with fine tribal textiles.  The shop is owned by the delightful Bunrin ('Rin') Thongdeelert and her sister.  180-184 Loi Kroh Rd, Chiang Mai, Thailand 50100, Tel/Fax 66-53-275491.  From the Night Bazaar cross the Chang Klan Rd and head with the traffic to Loi Kroh Rd which is a left turn off Chang Klan Rd immediately before MacDonalds.  Head past, on the right, the Downtown Inn, a large teak house and Pa Ker Yaw is teak shop next door.  The shop is closed on Sundays and does not seem to be open in the evenings. pac

Sop Moei Arts carry a large variety of exclusive and unusual products - particularly textiles and baskets - all inspired by the Pwo Karen who make them. While retaining the ethnicity of this tribal group, SMA have 'sought to contemporize the products to suit the modern market'. The aim is to improve the living standards of the Pwo Karen by offering them fair wages. The shop provides a showcase for some very fine quality items. The Elephant Quay House, 31-35 Chareonrajd Road, Chiang Mai 50000, Tel/fax: (66) 53 213962, email: sma@sopmoeiarts.com pac

Studio, gallery, shop and training center for weaving and natural dyeing. Indigo workshops are available annually. The shop stocks contemporary clothing, display weavings and very fine contemporary pieces based on traditional ikat designs woven by the Weavers For the Environment (WFE), a women’s support group founded by Patricia Cheesman. The main gallery is in a peaceful garden at 138/8 Soi Changkhian, Huay Keow Rd, Chiang Mai, Thailand 50300 and also houses the new Patricia Cheesman Collection Gallery showing her exquisite SE Asian antique textiles which are for sale. Tel. (66-53) 226042 E-mail: emailus1@studio-naenna.com  City showroom: “Adorn with Studio Naenna”, 22 Soi 1 Nimmanhaemind Road Tel. (66-53) 895136. The web link gives a location map, contact details, opening times, workshop dates and more. pac