The Thai Wai, akin to praying hands, is a greeting commonly performed to convey respect and well-wishes. With its origins in Buddhism and Hinduism, the Wai is practiced across various countries in varying versions.

In a strange turn of events where the universal handshake has become taboo, the Wai has become a common sight across the globe when it comes to greetings. With two palms fitting perfectly into each other, it symbolizes equality and unity between persons. In these uncertain times where we battle not only with a common disease, we are all fighting on different fronts, whether it is unemployment, racism, depression, unfamiliar disruptions in our daily lives etc., believe, that we can walk out of this through solidarity.

The Wai is a simple yet powerful gesture, that only happens between persons. When you are not feeling your best, put your hands together and know that you are not alone. When you are in a better position, let someone know that they are not alone in this.

#WalkingThroughAdversityTogether

We've all suffered some form of repercussion from the events that unfolded, some more than others. It is certain that this virus outbreak has and will continue to change aspects of our lives permanently, and that forces us to re-evaluate things that we value in life and, ourselves.

With social-distancing being the norm, we're connected by being apart, and we realized we yearn for each other's support more than ever. Human connectivity offers help in various ways, financially or emotionally etc., it keeps us sane and it keeps us human. 

More meaningfully, it gives us a chance to become a better version of ourselves.

Here's a Wai for you.

#SendingYouGoodVibes

Ancient Thai art is steeped in Buddhist, Indian, Chinese, and bordering Mon-Khmer influences. At the height of ancient Thai art, these influences collectively merged and evolved into a distinctive style of depicting day-to-day life. This particular style of painting is embellished with a characteristic set of patterns, namely the Kranok patterns. 

Commonly found on wall murals in temples, historical architecture and scroll-works on furniture fittings that stood the test of time, Kranok motifs used to be ubiquitous in an earlier period of artistic expression that drew inspiration from nature. Imbuing it with qualities such as gentleness and beauty, qualities that were innately associated with the people and culture of that period, the Kranok took on a life and identity of its own. Today, the Kranok motif is more symbolic of a Thai origin than a purposeful extension of an art form, especially when the motif is more commonly found on name cards than houses, and even on signage overseas.

Modern history dictates that industrialization is necessary to keep pace with the rest of the world, forcing myriad of changes along the way, and vastly transformed a former self-sufficient kingdom. For the better qualities that were made obsolete through these changes, the Kranok acts as a nostalgic intermediary between the lacking in a modern developing nation and the longing for the golden age of a legendary kingdom.

*See our new KRANOK Collection

Expanding from a two-person team into OSOSilversmiths today, we have developed countless products for various brands and designers. For a variety of reasons, a lot of designs were not put to use, and we have an accumulating inventory of samples getting shelved over the years.

We’ve spent significant amount of effort into developing these designs even if they might not exactly fit into our own collections. It is sheer waste to see these meticulously crafted pieces torched and melted down, so we’ve decided to put them into your good hands.

Not wanting to diffuse the style of our collections, we have created a secret section for those of you in the know. Search for “Sample Sale” at the top right corner of our page, and you will be in for a discounted treat.

If you’re looking for gifts that are value for money, now you know when and where to find them. Hurry, we have very limited pieces only.

A Natural History of Loss jump-started our foray into creating works in sterling silver, way back in 2011. Having been trained in the fields of Fine Arts, making things were a second nature to us. We wanted to make things that mattered, not only to us, but to inspire others too. So we decided to take the art out of the galleries and make them into wearable sculptures.

Being our first body of work in silver, this series of silver animal skulls was painstaking to develop, from getting the small skulls right with the required textures, sourcing tiny but strong wooden plaques and even the box packaging has to round up the overall mood of the collection. But we have to say, the results was worth every bit of our time.

Our dear friend Darrell drew us accompanying images for the collection, which are just too amazing not to share. We've attached them below, so take a guess which skull belongs to which animal?