Colour:Mint  |  Size Name:Small Vietnamese silk and bamboo handcrafted oriental lantern. These lamps measures 9 inch/23cm (small), 14 inches/35.5cm (medium) and 20 inches/50cm (Large) when flat packed (before being constructed into a sphere - as shown in picture). The are constructed in the traditional way using bamboo frame and silk stretched over. We sell these in 10 colours: red, blue, green, mint green, cyan, white, silver, pink/fusia, yellow and orange These unique lanterns were sourced, selected and shipped, fair trade, by ourselves from a small family-run traditional lamp making shop in the Unicef world heritage town of Hoi An in Vietnam. We have set up an ethical trading agreement with the family who make them and are working with them to continue a sustainable and ongoing business relationship selecting these high quality silk items for our own small craft shop. By tradition, on the 14th day of each lunar month, the residents of Hoi An celebrate the Lantern Festival by turning off all the electric lights to allow thousands of these beautiful coloured lanterns to glow throughout the town, adorning their porches and windows. They are an extremely important and beautiful cultural craft from Vietnam, which prides itself in beautiful silk and bamboo art works. The lanterns are stunningly beautiful, and add an oriental silk finish to your home. They are also ideal for decorating weddings, stylish functions or themed parties. They add a relaxed, peaceful and stylish oriental design. Please note these are hand made items and although we have found their production and finish to be superior to anything in resemblance we have found on the high street - they are not made mass produced with factory precision machines, they are made by hand and so there are, on occasion, small differences or occasional small defects. Anything you are not pleased with can be returned or exchanged for any reason.
T**E
Beautiful
Absolutely love these! Bought two lanterns from this seller to hang from my ceiling with battery operated fairy lights placed inside...they are perfect. The colour of the silk is rich, and these look beautiful whether lighted or not. It took a little trial and error to 'pop' the lanterns up to their shape (they arrive folded), due mainly to my being fearful of damaging them, although they are a lot more robust than they appear. So glad I opted for these...and being hand-made makes them even more gorgeous.
C**.
Beautiful
Brilliant,Really beautifulArrived sooner than stated
A**A
one was easy to put up the other not
i ordered two. one was easy to put up the other not. they are nice however.
A**R
Looks nothing like it does in the picture
Dont buy this! Looks nothing like it does in the picture! They probably made it for 20 pence and are selling it on for £10-13. Would look better in your bin with all the other rubbish
M**W
Beautiful, but...
It needs plenty of space between the ceiling and light. A long cable and high ceiling, ideally. I loved it.
A**R
Great lampshade gives a lovely glow to the bedroom
Great lampshade gives a lovely glow to the bedroom, very well made, fairly easy to put together, size ok just wish I had bought larger size, will be using seller again
S**N
Two Stars
Disappointed
A**R
One Star
Truly terrible and fire hazard too!
C**N
Così così
Più piccolo e più artigianale di quanto ci aspettavamo.
S**Y
nicht sauber verarbeitet
schnelle Lieferung, aber beim Auspacken enttäuscht, nicht richtig verklebt, nicht sauber verarbeitet
A**N
but a happy one in the end
Intended to order the teal lantern and got orange instead. My mistake, but a happy one in the end. The orange is really pretty and will go nicely with the other lanterns I've purchased so far.On the other hand, the construction of this lantern was not as well made as the last one I ordered from this company. While the fabric was in good condition, the notches made to hold the metal piece were shredded. I had to do a lot of work to get it to stay there, and I'm a little worried it will pop out of place after it's been hanging for a while.Not going to return because it's otherwise quite pretty!
S**Y
Patio paradise
These lanterns add a touch of vintage, cultural, elegant class to our backyard paradise!
H**A
Okay but small
Too small for the price and arrived damaged.I bought the original big size one in Vietnam and payed 3 USD.
L**H
Good size!
I bought this as a gift - it looks well made. I can’t wait to see how the recipient displays it.
Y**
Don't waist your money. ...very sad & disappointed :(
SO disappointed, I couldn't get it to open....extremely stressful and difficult. Took it and another lantern from another company to the girls that do my nails.....they finally got them to open & both lanterns deflated within minutes. ..very upsetting.....the girls that tried to help me, said they were poor quality.
T**Y
Nope.
Size was misrepresented and the opening at the top is too small for any lighting fixture. The size bulb recommended in the YouTube video doesn't even fit in the hole.
T**Y
Harem shique
I love these lanterns. I have four. They’re beautiful and well made. Not perfect but nothing is.
B**A
Müll!
Absolut hässlich! Überall hängen Fähden ab. Produkt ist dreckig/ kam mit Flecken an! Und sieht viel schmaler aus. Auch die Form ist nicht schön!
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