We work with the diligent tableware studio Tung & Viet in Vietnam who have strict fairtrade principles through and through and excellent working conditions.
 
These stylish cups and plates are all hand thrown at their workshop located in the pottery village of Bàt Tráng outside Hanoi. Tung and Viet are the youngest generation to lead an old family pottery, which has existed for more than 8 generations, to the 21st century. They are very ambitious and work on continuing a long craft tradition combined with vision for the future. Fair trade is central to this. The company has recently been renovated; it is orderly and clean and has well-lit and well-ventilated spaces for production.
 
Apart from the family, it is also the nearby farmers who work here when farming is less busy.
 
Production therefore does not always go fast, especially around harvest time!
 
Tung & Viet use local resources and mix the non-toxic food-safe colour glazes themselves. They are carefully made from stoneware clay, but are robust, microwave and dishwasher proof and come in five different colourways and three sizes.