Umbrella Making Centre Co., Ltd

Umbrella Making Centre was established in year 1978 by Mr. Thavil Buacheen the local resident live in small village south of Borsang name Buagpet village. Mr. Thavil’s parents like other local people who always making the traditional handmade bamboo umbrella during the post-harvest. Before, Mr. Thavil finished his high school, he went to work in town like other young resident. From the local bus-boy becoming the taxi driver then tour guide. During his last job as a tour guide, he can see how people from everywhere are very apriciate in the art of handmade umbrella making. At that time, there was the decliment of Umbrella Village, local people turn their attention to the wood craving, clothing and look for work in town. Meanwhile, to earn some money from umbrella is only Half to Two Baht each and to stock the bamboo umbrella out of peste and modu is not possible. Many bamboo umbrella was damaged before people can even sell them. Mr. Thavil want to preserve the endangered ancient heritage of Lanna-Thai Culture and maintain the uniquereginal identity of Northern Thailand. He called the family and relatives who used to make umbrella together and set up small factory at home, at that time he only have 12 people agreed to working with him while most people think this is impossible.