OckPopTok

OckPopTok is a textile gallery and weaving centre based in Luang Prabang. Founded by local weaver, Veomanee Duangdala, and English photographer, Joanna Smith in October 2000, OckPopTok epitomises ethical business practice. The business provides sustainable employment to rural residents through the production and marketing of high quality textiles. They also offer a number of interactive learning experiences to visitors of Luang Prabang and training opportunities to staff and artisans. So if you happen to find yourself in Luang Prabang, their gallery in the old quarter is definitely a rewarding cultural and textural experience.

Working alongside development agencies and the Lao Women’s Union, OckPopTok has trained artisans from remote areas in product design and other textile business related skills. These training activities are supported by patronage and allow weavers in rural communities to earn an income from their own homes rather than travel to a centralised factory. The weavers are paid a fair wage for their skills and a percentage of sales goes towards training villagers and sustaining the link between village and market.

OckPopTok's aims can be summarised as to promote Lao and Lao textiles abroad, to train their team in a way that encourages commitment and pride in each other and in the group, to provide a working environment that recognises an individual's skills and initiative and that produces a better quality of living for all involved.

OckPopTok focuses on the weavings of the Lao-Tai peoples. You can learn more about Lao textiles and meet some of the weavers by visiting the OckPopTok website.

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