COTTON FABRICS

With our philosophy in bringing income to villagers, AYODHYA sources cotton fabric from Hill Tribe villagers in northern Thailand.

Cotton is one of the most eco-friendly, sustainable and versatile natural materials on earth. Its fiber is renowned for superior strength and durability. This textile has relatively high tensile strength, and its natural coloring is white or slightly yellowish. Cotton is very water absorbent, but it also dries quickly. Cotton is used to make a number of textile products. Taking the raw dried plants and softening the fibers, Hill Tribe villagers use their original technique to take the threads and weave them into this most amazing fabric, which can perfectly blend in AYODHYA’s contemporary home décor.

REUSED NEWSPAPER

With a playful idea of our designer, in 2009 AYODHYA welcomes the new environmentally friendly material into our collection. 

It is flabbergast to learn that it takes 75,000 trees to print a Sunday Edition of the New York Times, and that almost 40% of global total waste is from paper. We don’t want to imagine how severely the mass production of daily newspaper impacts the global warming.  

Taking action against global warming in a designer kind of way, M.L. Pawinee Santisiri creatively turned the daily wastes into contemporary piece of art. The elegant forms of furniture, combining with a casual touch of reused newspapers, make the unique designs of AYODYA’s home accessories.

Reused newspaper collection was launched in  Bangkok International Gift Fair & Bangkok International Houseware Fair (BIG & BIH), Thailand and International Furniture Fair (IFFS) in Singapore 

2010
Newspaper Stool was selected by ‘ELLE Decoration Magazine (Thailand) for ‘Best Furniture’

2012
Our special Newspaper Collection was select by The Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce (DITP) to show in Milan Fair under the concept of ‘Slow Hand Design : Interweaving the Spirit of Thai Craftsmanship’

2016
Newspaper Accessories Collection was selected for International Trading Exhibition project ‘Pure Gold Upcycled Upgraded’ curated by The Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa), Germany.

PALM LEAF FIBER

The material we use for our box and mirror frame collections is “Palm Leaf Fiber”, that is the handicraft from fishermen in the southern part of Thailand.

In the past, the Islamic fishermen in Baan Na-Tub, Tasala, Nakornsritammarat usually weaved this Palm Leaf Fiber into fishnet for their own use.  

At present, most fishermen have changed from Palm Leaf Fishnet into synthetic fishnet but some around 100 families still use fishnet woven from Palm Leaf Fiber.

Ayodhya realizes this is the folk wisdom so we would like to support the handicraft of this Palm Leaf Fiber to be existing for local fishermen that they can make some extra money from.

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RECYCLABLE POLYPROPYLENE (PP)

Originally, polypropylene (PP) is used to tighten rice straws by Thai farmers. This raw material is outstandingly durable. Not only it is UV and water resistant, its texture is also remarkably flexible making it free from the danger of cracking, peeling, breaking, and is easy to clean by just wet cloth with soap or mild detergent. Moreover, as it is made up of natural components, PP is biodegradable; environmental friendly.

With these qualities PP is very practical for an outdoor living lifestyle. We use weaving technique with this material combining with out unique designs to create various styles of outdoor furnitures that are comfortable and durable.

MULBERRY PAPER

Mulberry paper is a fiber from Mulberry tree which is a kind of perennial plant which is grown up very fast naturally by itself and can be found ordinarily in mountain area and riverside.

Ayodhya has selected natural colour and cross section paper for our products created another episode of beauty.

DRIED MOSS

Dried Moss offers appealing and enduring textures, brings new meaning to natural art and blurs the line between plants, natural positivity and home decoration. 

This obvious injection of greenery and texture is the unifying theme of AYODHYA’s work to bring nature, peaceful and creativity into your home. Each material is applied to a number of identical forms like casual beanbags, tables and mirrors for different effects. Most materials used, whether natural or synthetic, are consistent in muted earthy tones, highlighting the handcrafted techniques used.

BAMBOO

Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants on Earth and is highly variable in their tendency to spread and their potential for aggressive growth behavior, although the growth rate is dependent on local soil and climatic conditions, as well as species. If neglected, over time, they can cause problems by moving into adjacent areas. Bamboo is also known as one of the stronger softwoods and less expensive than many hardwoods. However, this rapid growth and tolerance, make bamboo a good candidate and has long been used in craft and construction as well as furniture and home decorating business.

With AYODHYA creative efforts, numbers of techniques are employed and adapted from the community’s traditional design & technique to create new fascinating forms of metal tray and bamboo-lining bowl in Hexagon Collection, bamboo Baskets, fruit trays, lamps, wall decorative pieces, etc.- giving a more modern vibes, playful looks, more functions and, also making room for color designs.

REED (KOK)

Reed is a tall, woody grass-like plant with hollow slender stem, grows especially in wet areas. Like other natural invasive plant that effect our environment, reed is also famous for its incredibly rapid growth.

Humans have been utilizing reeds for a variety of tasks from roofing to paper making for centuries. Ayodhya makes use of local reed resources from the Northeast Village of Thailand.

Inspired by traditional reed craft making, together with our pioneering designs & techniques, natural reed can be creatively transformed into mirror frames, pouffes, rugs, placemats, hot plates, vases, wall decorative, armchairs, etc.