China
Think of China and many revert to the negative images associated with its recent history, and miss the hugely varied past and culture of the most populated country in the world. It is difficult to describe in words the vastness of China, the country that brought exquisite silk, porcelain, jade and lacquer ware to the West.
Away from the hub-hub of post war industrialisation that so often now feeds the hedonistic consumerism of the West, you will find a China that uses materials, tools and techniques that have been developed and refined over thousands of years. Our producers make good use of these techniques and resources; there is no mass production, just quality traditionally crafted items, where the labourers are paid a fair price.
