Making full use of the natural luster of wheat straw, masters of the craft make images of flowers, birds, insects, fish, people and scenery. Hu, who has been learning from her parents since childhood, ...

Visitors to Japan’s town of seven mystic hot springs may be surprised to discover that Kinosaki Onsen in Hyogo Prefecture provides not only a tranquil respite for the human body’s physical ailments, ...

BHUBANESWAR: Painstakingly placed with a telling-effect, every strand of straw seems to weave a story in its purest form. Master craftsperson Pradeepta Kumar Nayak puts in 12 days to create a work of ...

WITH the launch of the second edition of her book “Straw” – an exploration of the local straw craft industry – Bahamian author Karen Hamilton is calling on vendors to stand up and face the challenges ...

Two-time national award winner Kadavoor Babu will showcase his straw-craft at the four-day International Design Exhibition 2012 being held at the World Trade Centre in Dubai from September 24. "It ...