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SAWASDEE
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Herbal
Health Products
Hideaway Spas in Phuket have
developed their own range of herbal products that are used in
all their own spas and in other top-class resorts in Asia. The
products were based on centuries of tradition and experience
by studying the herbs used by the Thai monks. They are available
at the Hideaway Spas in Patong, Kata and Bang Tao. Call (66
76) 342-553 for further details. |
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Batik
Batik is a fabric art well
known around Southeast Asia. From stunning complex patterns
drawn on silk saris in India to complicated floral and decorative
patterns seen in Indonesian batik, the custom of making art
on fabric is as ancient as the cultures in the region. Unlike
popular batiks from Indonesia, where wood blocks are used to
create uniform patterns, local batiks are free-form: each represents
an effort from the artist who draws a unique design and then
paints the figures onto the cotton. Visit Batik Gallery, 9/10
Visit Road, tel: (66 76) 288-220 . |
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Pearls
While Japan has traditionally
been the Asian center for the cultured pearl industry, Phuket
has, in the past couple decades, become the preferred site in
Southeast Asia for pearl cultivation. Each year, hundreds of
these precious items are sent around the world as a valuable
export item as the quality and lustre are in high demand. Most
of the larger jewelers, such as P & C Jewelry in Patong,
carry an exclusive line of pearls, at a fraction of the price
charged in Europe or even Japan. Careful buyers can choose from
a wide range of colors and sizes. |
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Thai
Style Antiques
Phuket has become an international
showcase for rare religious images and unusual furniture from
around Southeast Asia. The best collection of antiques and handicrafts
can be found at Thai Style Antiques on the Airport Road. Tel.
(66 76) 215- 980, 238- 960 or Email: antique@loxinfo.co.th |
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Tailored
Clothes
Any visitor to Phuket will notice the numerous tailor
shops on the island.But how does one choose which shop to
have a special suit or dress designed or made? At Mr. Singh's
Fashion Gallery in Patong, customers can select from an international
selection of materials; from British cashmeres to Italian
woolens to cool cottons to lustrous silks. The tailors are
experts at helping a client choose a suit or dress design
that is both comfortable and fashionable. A wide selection
of catalogue books from the Italian fashion houses act as
a guide for what to order.
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Thai
Kite
Ever wanted a kite? Look no further than Thai
Kite in Nanai Road, Patong. It is one of the few places in Thailand
that can offer such a wide range of kites from a simple single-line
"toy" kite to the four-line sports kites. Proprietor
Peter will gladly help you decide which one is right for you
and will even give you a few lessons. All kites are individually
made from imported nylon with fibreglass tubing he can also
make them from Thai fabrics with bamboo spas if required. Prices
start from 540 Baht for a small single line kite. Tel: (66 76)
342-547 |
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Fine
Jewelry
Thailand is a great place to buy gems and jewelry.
The approximate price for most gems is set by international
standards but certain stones such as sapphires and rubies are
mined in Thailand. Jewelers from around the world send precious
gems to be put into custom settings here as the quality of the
workmanship and the price can not be equaled elsewhere.
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Boathouse
Cookbook
Due to popular demand, Khun Thamanoon
Punchun, Executive Chef at The Boathouse Wine and Grill, he
has collected his favorite traditional Thai recipes into one
book for his guests to take home and cook for themselves. The
Boathouse Cookbook includes fragrant salads, spicy soups, curries,
noodles and a sampling of desserts. Each recipe has easy-to-follow
instructions with photos on how to prepare the cuisine that
has made the Boathouse famous.
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Ceramics
Ceramics of Phuket was started
by two sisters who became fascinated with the magic of glaze
and design. Their factory supplies many of the better hotels
on the island with specialty custom ceramics for the dining
room. Their ceramics capture the deep greens and blues of the
surrounding marine environment. The studio is constantly expanding,
creating new patterns of dining ware, custom tiles and most
recently, ceramic murals of Thai cultural legends. |
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Handicraft
(Blue Witch)
Blue Witch Handicrafts offers
special lanterns made from saa or rice paper and a batik type
process is used to create patterns and lively colors which fade
into one another. Other interesting presents are the one-of-a-kind
coffee mugs which are made in various animal forms and handicrafts
from hilltribe weavers in the northern mountains. |
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Galleries
The Banyan Tree Galleries at each of the
Laguna Phuket resorts feature a world of beautiful items including
ceramics made on Phuket, silk and cotton textiles from all regions
of the country, the Banyan Tree product line of massage, aromatic
oils and incense, and objets d'art as sandstone Khmer figures
and elephants, in many sizes, made from either wood, stone or
metal.
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Silk
Though it prospered in early Bangkok,
the silk industry went into a long decline starting in the latter
part of the 19th century but a few years after World War II,
an American named Jim Thompson revived the industry and made
the silk known to international markets. In Phuket, Jim Thompson
outlets may be found in; Canal Village, Laguna Phuket (66 76
270- 957) Le Meridien Phuket (66 76 340- 480) or Phuket Arcadia
Hotel (66 76) 396- 038. |
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