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Myanmar Wood
Business in
Burma
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Myanmar
wood, Myanmar lumber, exotic wood
supplier, hardwood wood, wood
products supplier, teak woods,
Myanmar wood, hardwood products,
marine hardwood, business in Burma
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- Myanmar wood, teak woods, exotic wood
supplier and business in Burma.
Woodcraft has
played its part in making the Myanmar
handicraft and furniture business in Myanmar
real attractive.
The designs are usually very old fashioned,
some call it baroque. Furniture have a high
similarity to furniture from the middle east
and Turkey, old fashioned arabesques, no
western person would place into the house.
The decorative items mainly made from teak
wood and outdoor furniture usually of
western design can be a great stuff.
Woodcarving is an art
and Myanmar has been a traditional producer
of woodcarvings furniture for ages.
Production of woodcarving is developed on a
commercial scale, which is carried out by
many Myanmar artisans from generation to
generation. Myanmar has abundant collection
of wood carved furniture and objects like
wood carved elephants, Buddha images, mirror
frames, tableware and other.
Myanmar
woodcarving has a rich old tradition.
This has been adored and preserved by the
Myanmar's since time immemorial. The
exquisite furniture range comes in various
styles with varying designs, finishes,
colors, shapes etc. The designs and the
carvings may be etched on the back or front,
which gives a remarkable and pleasing
appearance. The use of high quality teak
wood and other hardwood like padauk
-rosewood- and ironwood enhances the overall
functional value and visual appeal of
furniture.
-The opulent Myanmar Wooden Furniture and
woodcarvings for decorative items.
Woodcarving
small case industry or cottage industry is
spread all over the country. Floral,
geometric and figurative carving dominate |
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the designs. The
main Woodworks production is confined to a
few places like Mandalay, Yangon, Bago and
some places. The craftsmen create intricate
carvings on wood obtained from the teak tree
which is used to make furniture items like
tables, chairs, stools, partitions, trays,
book stands, wall decorations, fruit bowls
etc that have rich floral and trellis
patterns carved on them.
Myanmar has a
large supply of bamboo, cane and water
hyacinths. Cane and Bamboo are available
throughout the country and furniture from
this raw material has became a important
export source . Furniture made of cane,
Baskets knitted out of cane and bamboo
strips are some of the well-known small
craft produced sandalwood is mainly used to
carve small Buddha figures and other
carvings with the subtle smell of sandal.
West Bengal and Kerala are known for items
made from the wood obtained from coconut
tree. Great prospects for Myanmar wooden
furniture in the foreign markets. The
Myanmar furniture industry is not very
organized and as mentioned considered a
cottage industry.
The furniture
industry provide employment to more than
100.000 workers in Myanmar.
As a rural and cottage industry, it
provides employment to people from the
weaker sections of society. The skill of the
wood workers of Myanmar is not only
restricted to domestic use but has gained
popularity in the foreign export markets.
The industry has extended to the fashioning
of panels, cabinets, doors, windows, temples
and furniture.
The taste of the people are moving
more towards the antique kind of
furniture and a variety of
experiments are been carried out
with designs by the Myanmar artisans
to cleverly blend the traditional
and modern woodcraft items suiting
today's decor. Exquisite designs and
workmanship and a subtle sometimes
exotic elegance are the
distinguishing features,
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which
have put Myanmar hand crafted
furniture on the world map.
Unfortunately the governments did
never give any help to the
development of this industry. No
funds to small businesses to help
them flourish in the market. Since
there is no help to finance and to
import modern machinery, most items
look a little bit very handcrafted.
Liberal policies for foreign equity
participation and foreign direct
investments have given only a small
boost to the sector.
Only
a couple of foreign joint ventures
on furniture production
had the necessary funds available to
start a real business and they are
doing very well now, making huge
profits.
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