The artisans commonly used bamboo, mango wood or teak as the wood base and the black resin of the 'Lak' -tree as coating material. Traditional lacquerware making also involved the use of natural pigments in the hand-painted designs and a slow, steady lacquer coating and drying process that usually involved months for the finish of each piece.
"Chakrit" Lacquerware has long been a handicraft of Lanna - Chiang Mai, the north of the country, with a beautiful shape, unique and distinctive pattern of Thailand. This ancestral knowledge has been passed on many generations. We inherit the creation of the lacqure which using the complete black color contrasting with the bright color of gold. Currentlly, Chakrit Lacqureware has been developed to various products that meet today's lifestyle. It also maintains the exquisiteness that had inherited from the wisdom of Lanna high quality craftwork and forward the unique elegance to the next generation.