Hanoi Furniture Industry

The furniture industry is based in this village about 15 miles northeast of Hanoi, outside of Dong Ky. Every street is lined with cut logs which are then sawn and carved and shaped into elaborately carved and inlaid pieces.

The main street with workshops and showrooms on the ground floor level of each building.

A typical side street.

Sawn planks being delivered.

Simple lathes are used to round the table tops.

Assembling and finishing the pieces.

A showroom displaying the rather garish and very uncomfortable furniture.

School kids enjoying the strange looking visitors.

The baloon man coming. Pick out the ones you want!