Artisan of Baan Tawai Wood Carving Village

Whether you are a buying agent hunting for a good bargain, supplier or a visitor aiming to stock up on souvenirs, Baan Tawai is definitely the great place to seek for neat and nice Thai crafts.

Baan Tawai Wood Carving Village is located just about 12 kilometers toward the south of Chiang Mai city, off to Hang Dong District. It has long been known a home of artisans of wood carving, but with the flood of tourism in Chiang Mai, Baan Tawai has grown rapidly as the busiest handicraft trading center of Thailand and attracts many visitors as well as importers from around the world.

Moreover, along the road leading to Baan Tawai, you will find many individual micro-factories, fantastic showrooms and unique shops displaying their collections of antiques, outdoor ceramics and furniture. Wandering among the stores and seeing the artisans moving their skillful hands at work is also another way to have fun while visiting the handicraft village.

Individual Micro-factory along the road to Baan Tawai

Most of the items put on show at Baan Tawai are distinctive Thai style and many of them typically Northern Thai. The main reason is that Baan Tawai has always preserved their traditional Thai art skill which once mostly used to be featured in temples. The cultural heritage of woodcarving skill is, thus, learned and passed on from generations to generations.

In the present days, some of the woodwork of Baan Tawai has been developed from rustic to the very latest trend in order to fulfill different taste and style of the world. However, locals still carefully preserve their own heritage and intellect in hope of passing the fantastic knowledge to younger generations.

The high volume of traffic in Baan Tawai Wood Carving Village has proved their above-standard and fine items deserve a visit from guests and the village is certainly the premier place to look for handicrafts of all types in Chiang Mai.