Social Impact Entreprenure
ARTHAISAN’s core mission is to connect the local artisan to foreign travelers. To bring the tourist whose interest in learning authentic culture through making crafts with the local artisans. While creating new jobs to support the local artisans for them to continue making Thai craft products to preserve the Thai culture. Our main service is the Thai crafts making workshop that lets tourists learn the story of Thai culture through making Thai crafts with local artisans. ARTHAISAN provides tourists the atmosphere as an authentic experience which takes place in Chiangmai, the north of Thailand.
ARTHAISAN is an exclusive Thai craft-making experience that connects tourists to local artisans, teaches and inspires through Thai culture.
Thailand is a country that is rich in natural resources. It is the only country in the Indo-china region that has remained independent throughout the history while all its neighboring countries were colonized by either the British, French or Dutch. Thai arts, craft and culture are built on its solid tradition, which makes them so unique. From all the different geographical landscapes from mountain to the sea, agricultural to fishery, folk to Thai classical dance, Buddhism to tradition, these aspects reflect Thai people’s way of living with culture and creativity. With skills having been passed on for generations, from paintings and musical instruments to beautiful silk, silverware, pottery, puppets, Khon masks, model warships, bronzeware, soap carving, sculpture, wood and stone carving, ceramics and much more. However, as the country keeps moving and adapting to the outside world, we accept the international trend and abandon our own culture. There are fewer and fewer family members who are passionate about Thai craft. Younger Thai generations are not interest in this field, leaving the crafters of sixties and seventies to work on without anyone to inherit the deep knowledge and skill of the traditional arts and crafts. While local interest seems low, there is overwhelming interest from foreigners and visitors. Currently, there is no good platform to disseminate and share such arts and crafts skills. Authentic and traditional teaching is not made easily and diverse enough for short-term visitors.
Cultural tourism is one of the largest and fastest-growing global tourism markets. Arts and crafts in Thailand could be a very interesting and tourist engaging activity if proper platform and value are organized and designed. Travelers who wish to experience the authentic arts and crafts and interact with the local artisans who can tell the history, design concept, and cultural background that related to lifestyle of the people from the different geographical areas that has different religious beliefs and other cultural elements that differ from their usual way of life.
ARTHAISAN, a brand-new business platform, focus on foreign visitors who interest in arts and crafts with the age range between 27-60. They are generally willing to spend money for an authentic experience with the local artisans on their travels. With a tight schedule that usually limit their time to travel to other distant destinations, ARTHAISAN offers diverse workshops with deep information from local artisans. Connectng and exchanging knowledge to provide the best possible exclusive experience that worthwhile and memorable. Activity includes background history, cultural elements in design, colors and patterns, beliefs, that attracts interest and motivation. Instead of the passive tourist experience like sightseeing and observations, the activity turns into active participation and memories. ARTHAISAN is an open platform for local artisans, with real emotions and real-life time experiences, to teach and share their expertise and passion to international visitors in an easy-to-reach and cost-effective use of resources. It is expected that such tourist experiences to be authentic and enjoyable. People will then share their experiences on social media.
Core mission is to connect the local artisan to foreign travelers. To bring the tourist whose interest in learning authentic culture through making crafts with the local artisans. It would also support the local artisans for them to continue making Thai craft products to preserve the Thai culture.
Our main service is the Thai crafts making workshop that lets tourists learn the story of Thai culture through making Thai crafts with local artisans. ARTHAISAN provides tourists the atmosphere as an authentic experience which takes place in Chiangmai, the north of Thailand. ARTHAISAN explores some of the best crafts and works with local artisans, learn their technique and adapting it to the smaller scale and functional craft product. This product is easy enough for the tourist to make within 2-3 hours and also enjoy spending time on it. The craft workshop takes place that easy to access like the hotel. Workshop participants take back their own handmade crafts with a certificate. The piece becomes so unique and filled with a story and memory. A valuable addition to their Thailand visit that lasts for many more years.