What is a Wind Dancer? Well, if a picture is worth a thousand words, this short video showing wind dancers in motion should tell you everything you need to know:

Everything else you need to know, you’ll find in our catalogue by checking out the new range:

Pine Wood Wind Dancers

Sean

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We recently spent time with a client here in Bali who was a big fan of Balinese Wall Plaques.

In the past, not a product line we’ve really focused upon (you can see the original series by clicking here) but we decided after the client had left to pay a little more attention… and the result?

Over 100 new models — mostly the wall mounted, albesia wood plaques but also a fair selection of free standing statues in the same style along with a few miscellaneous pieces at the very end of the presentation (statues with built-in baskets… pretty cool).

Hope you enjoy the update:

Balinese Wall Plaques and Statues

Other Balinese-style items include:

• Balinese Classics — Abstracts
• Balinese Classics — Animal Carvings
• Balinese Classics — Buddha Carvings
• Balinese Classics — Dolphins & Whales
• Balinese Classics — Dragons
• Balinese Classics — Storyboards
• Balinese Classics — Traditional Carvings
• Balinese Doors
• Balinese Umbrellas

Enjoy,

Sean

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We’ve just uploaded 35 new models of surfboard.

This time, we’ve avoided the airbrushed Bali or Hawaiian scenes and gone for something a little more primitive… almost tattoo-like. All made from pine wood & hand painted.

You can see only the new models by going to:

New Surfboards

Or visit the whole category:

All of Surfboards (newest models at the top).

Surf’s Up: Enjoy,

Sean

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Our first batch of Parasite Wood Carvings were added to our catalogue back in 1998 (my, how time flies) and we’re still working with the same carver. That should tell you something about the enduring popularity of the product line not to mention the quality of the work.

 For these additions, we’ve tried to concentrate on small pieces rather than the super expensive large aquarium carvings and multiple horse scenes (although, personally, I find those larger pieces outstanding).

Click here to see the whole range:

Balinese Parasite Pine Wood Carvings

Enjoy,

Sean

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Every day, you’ll see people in Bali bring small offerings to the little temples that front the homes and businesses around the island. The small offerings themselves (usually rice, some fruit and so on) are carried in small woven baskets and trays made from Pandan Leaf (known locally as “Ental“).

It’s a local skill on Bali — seems like everywhere you look, someone is putting one of these cute little baskets, bags or trays together.

Have a look at our updated range — a few new colors to enjoy plus a few new models (bags, a hat, containers for business cards or chopsticks and some purses) — the latest additions are coded WOV-050 through 086:

Indonesia Export — Woven Products

And, if you like those, you may also like these related categories:

• Bamboo & Wood Containers
• Carved Containers with Rattan
• Potpourri
• Potted Bouquets
• Stationery – Organic Material
• Wood Plates & Bowls Placemats & Coasters
• Woven Baskets
• Woven Placemats

Enjoy,

Sean

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Here are a few (18 in all) updates to our Cushion Covers categories. All these cushions are 16 inches square (40  x 40 cm), handmade (hand stitched, assembled) and made from cotton.

We are able to make custom sizes… email us with the details and we’ll get back to you with a quote.

In the meantime, you can see the new motifs at:

Indonesia Export – Cushions

Enjoy,

Sean

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A small but significant update to our Potpourri line… more of the corn fiber flowers, twisted and cut to look like the real thing but no artificial ingredients… 100% natural.

Check out the additions at:

Potted Bouquets 

(Note: the new models are coded FWA-100 & up).

If you liked those, you may also like:

• Flowers – Coconut Wood & Corn
• Flowers – Natural
• Flowers — Painted Wood
• Natural Flower

Enjoy,

Sean

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We’ve just uploaded 250 or so new products to the catalogue based on a single shipment to Europe last month.

For one reason or another, you won’t have seen these pieces in our catalogue — they’re based on special requests, slight changes to existing designs and so on.

I hope you’ll find this interesting on a  few different levels:

We ship a lot more than you see in the catalogue (this batch of products is really just a small sample).

It’s always interesting to see what other people are really buying.

Most of these items are pretty small and would work pretty cost-effectively for container or LCL (but not air freight).

And, finally, yes: we really do custom work.

Check them out at:

Recently Shipped

Enjoy,

Sean

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The term ‘rattan’ covers hundreds of different species of palms — these are not trees but plants similar to vines — they also look a lot like bamboo but are not hollow.

Most of the world’s rattan can be found in Indonesia.

When it comes to the jungles and forests of Indonesia, rattan provides an environmentally friendly (here I go again) alternative to solid wood furniture — it’s a fast-growing, profitable crop that can be used in place of trees.

Rattan is suitable for furniture because it is lightweight, durable, and quite flexible. Like wood, it can be stained or painted.

I used to think rattan and wicker, by the way, were the same thing: they’re not.

Rattan, as mentioned above, is a plant. Wicker, on the other hand is more of a process — wicker is any fiber (including the core of rattan), wet, bent and woven into a useful object.

Enough with the lesson, you’ll find the whole range online at:

Furniture — Rattan 

Please note, prices (which you can see after logging in) do not include cushions, pillows, mattresses or glass tops — we decided to not complicate the pricing but also, we know, everyone has different needs when it comes to those finishing touches… thickness of glass, safety glass vs. plate… thick cushions vs. thin cushions and so on. If you need to order the cushions and glass from us, please just advise your needs and we’ll get that done for you.

And, if you like rattan, you may also be interested in these related categories:

• Carved Containers with Rattan
• Javanese Wood Trays & Coasters
• Lampshades
• Rattan Baskets
• Rattan Models

Enjoy,

Sean

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A quick update — we’ve added 11 new models today to our ever-popular Suar Wood Abstract category.

Click here to see only the new models (600 – 611):

Abstract Carving Update

The original models are all online at:

Abstract Carvings

And you’ll find related and similar products at:

• Abstract — Sand Carvings
• Abstract Carvings
• Antique Finish Wood Carvings
• Balinese Classics — Abstracts
• Parasite Wood Carving

Enjoy,

Sean

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