Who are we?
Phet:
I was born in Ban Tahoui, a village north of Luang Prabang in Laos. When I was 11, I became an apprentice monk at the Pak Khan Khammungkhun Temple in Luang Prabang. In my spare time I started carving wood, and I have always continued to do so. After eleven years, and many wanderings as a monk in Thailand and Nepal, I came home again and started a family with Ly. Not much later our daughter Poi was born. During that time Herman and I met for the first time. We have spent many days together, and in the spring of 2020, we decided to make jewellery together.
Herman:
Because I couldn't sit still as a child, I was sent to the Royal Institute of Ballet in Antwerp. I started a nice training where you learn to get the best out of yourself. But after eight years I got the irresistible urge to discover the world, and so I left my familiar surroundings. Years later, and after many wanderings to all corners of the world, I started an intensive training in classical woodwork in Mechelen, the furniture capital of Belgium. I had rediscovered my world. Until 2020 I worked in the interior design, furniture, TV and film industry for 25 years, the last 10 years of which together with my son Max. After a detour as a furniture designer in Vietnam, I eventually ended up in Laos, an enchanting country. I clearly hadn't seen all the world yet.
Because I couldn't sit still as a child, I was sent to the Royal Institute of Ballet in Antwerp. I started a nice training where you learn to get the best out of yourself. But after eight years I got the irresistible urge to discover the world, and so I left my familiar surroundings. Years later, and after many wanderings to all corners of the world, I started an intensive training in classical woodwork in Mechelen, the furniture capital of Belgium. I had rediscovered my world. Until 2020 I worked in the interior design, furniture, TV and film industry for 25 years, the last 10 years of which together with my son Max. After a detour as a furniture designer in Vietnam, I eventually ended up in Laos, an enchanting country. I clearly hadn't seen all the world yet.