Company Name : Huong Dang Artistic Handicrafts & Lacquerwares Co., Ltd
Country/Territory : Vietnam
Registered Address : 204C7A-Quynh Mai Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi city, Vietnam.
Year Established : 28 August 2005
Legal Representative/CEO : Mr. Dang Huong Vu
Legal Form : Individual Business
Registration No. : 0102021927
Issuing Authority : Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment - BusinessRegistration Section.

Working office Address : 1112, 11th Floor, Building NO 5, Linh Dam Penisular Hoang Mai, Hanoi.
Factory 1 : Ha Thai industry Complex, Ha Thai, Duyen Thai, Thuong Tin, Hanoi.
(It is far from the center Hanoi is about office 20 km).
Factory 2 : Chuyen My, Phu Xuyen, Ha Noi, Vietnam.
(It is far from center of Hanoi about office 50 km).
(Please click here for map to our office and factory http://www.diadiem.com )

Huong Dang Artistic Handicrafts & Lacquerwares Co., Ltd is a private company issued Business Registration Certificate No. 0102021927 dated on 28 /8/2005 by the Department of Planning and Investment - Business Registration Section in Hanoi, Vietnam with abbreviated international transaction name as Huong Dang Lacquer Co.

Established in 2005. However, Huong Dang Company is an enterprise since 1995. Huong Dang has a craft of skilled artisans coming from traditional trade villages in Hanoi, who have got their traditional handicraft method/skills from father to son. A creative, qualified and experienced technician and designer teams are able to design all the models up to client's requirements. Nowadays, Huong Dang become a company with many years in experiences in manufacturing and products are acceptable by sales and resellers' shops and well trade companies in domestic as well abroad.

The manufacturing products are mainly engaged such as Lacquer (boxes, dishes, trays, vases, candle holders, picture frames, mirror frames, photo albums, coasters, panels, paintings, etc.). Besides, other products have been produced, they are seashell handbags, embroidery handbags and bamboo handbags, bamboo furniture, Bamboo and rattan Crafts, Stone Crafts, Wood Crafts, Carving Crafts, buffalo-horn crafts, Sculptures, Decoration, and Souvenirs, etc.

Key markets: England, France, Italy, Spain, United State, Canada, India, Australia, etc.,

With long term development strategy: high quality, competitive price and respecting customer's ideas, therefore Huong Dang products are accepted and satisfy all strict clients in every market.

Introduction of manufacturing process of lacquerware
The traditional lacquer process as practiced in Vietnam is quite complicated and can take up to 75-105 days to finish one piece. Even a simple bowl takes a minimum of 50 days. Your lacquer product has been through twenty stages in the lacquering process before packing!

1. The raw timber product is examined and any cracks and indentations are sealed with natural lacquer from the native lacquer tree in some villages in the south of Vietnam.

2. After checking that the natural lacquer has not affected the intended shape, the product is covered with fine cotton gauze to ensure there will be no cracking at a later stage.

3. The natural lacquer is then mixed with finely ground mountain rock, sawdust, and alluvial soil. Using a type of spatula, the product is covered with a thick coating.

4. When the coating has dried the product is placed under water and is polished using a sharpening stone.

5. Using a brush made from natural fibers, a mixture of alluvial soil and natural lacquer is painted onto the product.

6. Step 4 is repeated.

7. Step 5 is repeated.

8. Step 4 is repeated.

9. The product is covered with pure natural lacquer.

10. This is the only stage that involves the use of machinery and even this is only to beat the natural lacquer to form a glutinous mixture. The natural lacquer is beaten for 24 hours. The product is then coated thickly.

11. Once again the product is polished under water with a sharpening stone

12. Step 10 is repeated.

13. tep 11 is repeated.

14. The base design is stenciled and the details are painted by hand. This is why every lacquer product is an original piece. No two pieces are quite alike.

15. The surface without designs is to be painted with lacquer and the areas with design are painted with a special clear lacquer.

16. The whole product is given a second coat of clear lacquer.

17. A third coat of clear lacquer is applied.

18. The product is polished with wax.

19. Hinges and locks are fitted.

20. The logo is silk screened onto the base of the product your lacquer product has thirteen-sixteen layers, please handle it with care, do not soak, but wipe with a damp cloth after use. It can not withstand high temperatures for serving food and hot dishes can not be placed directly onto it. If you are storing your lacquer product in an air-conditioned environment, store it flat with a weight on top for a couple of weeks.

The multiple layers make it very durable and you will have years of use if you look after it correctly. Most of all enjoy your lacquer product and remember that it has been totally made by hand in Vietnam. There is no other piece exactly the same as yours.

Here are the materials on which we use, they are the basis of our creation.
All the supports except the one in composite are supplied outside the factory. We have a very strict control when the supports arrive at the factory. Our quality control checks each piece and makes sure that the product follows its technical drawing. The kind of support we use for a product depends on its shape. Our technician and designer will choose the appropriate base for our product. MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) MDF is imported from Malaysia. Medium is used for all geometrical shapes (rectangular, square, cubic...). MDF minimized risks caused by climate between Vietnam and others countries
Composite is a mixing of glue, stone and wood powder. We need to make a mould for product in composite. We use this material for difficult shapes. Wood / Plywood We can lacquer ceramic if you wish. We can use ceramic for vases, cups and bowls. We need to make a mould for ceramic products. This material is used for easy shapes and cheap products.