{"id":12706,"date":"2026-01-13T15:14:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curio.vn\/?p=12706"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:47:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:47:59","slug":"son-mai-curio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curio.vn\/en\/curios-story\/curios-diary\/son-mai-curio\/","title":{"rendered":"curio Lacquerware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>LACQUER PAINTINGS, KNOWN AS S\u01a0N M\u00c0I IN VIETNAMESE, is time honored art that has evolved significantly over the century.<\/strong> It is an art form that blends traditional landscapes and cultural motifs, manual elements in production and skills in application that makes the style culturally significant and highly regarded.<br \/>\nAt curio, with the collaboration of artists and traditional craft villages, lacquer is used as a main focal point during production and application. Through combining new materials and old techniques in creating contemporary products, we hope to introduce Vietnamese lacquer, and it&#8217;s expression of Vietnamese qualities and features, in a new language of aesthetics, decoration, application, and overall to allow our artisans to express their creativity freely through their artisanship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/son-mai-curio\/dsc03968\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5950\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC03968-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The wooden blanks are currently being processed and shaped for lacquerware products.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/son-mai-curio\/dsc03993\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5956\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC03993-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1031\" height=\"688\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The collaboration between designers and artisans expands the visual language of lacquerware for contemporary style<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/son-mai-curio\/dsc03966\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5955\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC03966-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1040\" height=\"694\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/son-mai-curio\/dsc03578\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5952\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC03578-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/son-mai-curio\/dsc03538\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC03538-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The repeated process of lacquering and sanding<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/son-mai-curio\/dsc03910\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5954\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC03910-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A fusion of technique, materials, and creativity <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/son-mai-curio\/dsc03844\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5953\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC03844-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The essence of Vietnamese lacquerware lies in its craftsmanship.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/son-mai-curio\/dsc05994\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5957\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC05994-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A gallery showcasing traditional (s\u01a1n ta) and contemporary lacquer artworks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore the art of lacquerware craftsmanship with curio.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1240px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12706-1\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HOP-THO-SON-MAI-Curio-Clip.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/curio.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HOP-THO-SON-MAI-Curio-Clip.mp4\">https:\/\/curio.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HOP-THO-SON-MAI-Curio-Clip.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LACQUER PAINTINGS, KNOWN AS S\u01a0N M\u00c0I IN VIETNAMESE, is time honored art that has evolved significantly over the century. It is an art form that blends traditional landscapes and cultural motifs, manual elements in production and skills in application that makes the style culturally significant and highly regarded. 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