The Masterful Art of Papaya Flower Sculpting by Nguyen Thi Thu
In Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Thu is a rare artist who has perfected the ancient craft of creating intricate and lifelike flowers from papaya fruit. Her journey began at the age of 15 when she was introduced to papaya carving. Despite a 15-year hiatus in Russia, where she couldn’t find green papayas, her passion endured. When she returned to Hanoi in 2009, she resumed her art and became a master. Continue reading »
The Dark Knight Rises in Vietnam: Architecture Student Creates Impressive Batpod Replica
Meet Nguyen Dac Chung, a Vietnamese architecture student who spent six months building his very own Batpod, with the help of a team of friends. Inspired by Christopher Nolan’s iconic film, The Dark Knight, Chung spent over a year planning and researching the design, before embarking on his epic project. Continue reading »
Authentic Beauty of Fevik’s Illustrations for ‘The Mother of the Red River’
Join us as we explore the stunning illustrations of Fevik, an artist hailing from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. These illustrations are part of a book titled “Người mẹ sông Hồng,” which translates to “The Mother of the Red River.” The Red River, also known as the Hồng Hà and Sông Cái in Vietnamese, is a principal river that flows through Vietnam. Continue reading »
Vietnamese Artist Creates Hyper-Realistic Tattoos That Look Like They’ve Been Imprinted On The Skin
For a lot of people, getting a tattoo is a big and often once-in-a-lifetime experience. This tattoo artist, Quang Phạm, helps his customers achieve realistic-looking tattoos of their loved ones. Continue reading »
Fascinating Color Pictures of Life in My Tho, Vietnam Taken By a GI in 1969
“My number had come up with the draft before my Jan 1968 graduation from Fresno State College,” writes Lance Nix, “so I worked a part time job until I was finally inducted into the U.S. Army early June of 1968. By the end of October 1968 I was en-route to the Vietnam War. Continue reading »
Vietnamese Hairstylist Creates Intricate Hairstyles That Sometimes Take Up To 2-3 Months To Finish
Nguyen Phat Tri is a well-known hairdresser from Vietnam, who recently went viral on social media doing her amazing flower-shaped hairstyles. The professional graduated in biotechnology but in the end, decided to follow her heart by doing makeup and hair. Continue reading »
Pandemic Inspires Artist to Turn Artificial Fingernails Into Stunning Works of Art
A young Vietnamese nail art expert who had to close down his business during the pandemic, used the time off to develop a stunning new kind of artificial fingernail art. Continue reading »
Vietnamese Tattoo Artist Masks People’s Scars With Beautiful Artworks
A young tattoo artist who goes by the name ‘Ngoc’ on social media has become famous for helping people, especially women hide their scars by inking beautiful artworks over them. Continue reading »
Beautiful Portraits of Vietnamese Girls From the Youth of the Republic, 1961
Larry Burrows/Life Magazine
The Youth of the Republic (Thanh Nữ Cộng Hòa) is a paramilitary organization of the Can Lao Party under Ngo Dinh Diem. Under the leadership of Tran Le Xuan, the wife of adviser Ngo Dinh Diem, this organization often has monumental force demonstrations, attracting the attention of the press both nationally and internationally. Continue reading »
The Art of Self-Expression on a Steel Pot: Vintage Photos Showing Graffiti on Soldiers’ Helmets During the Vietnam War
A lot of the soldiers wrote graffiti on their helmets with inscriptions of their attitudes about where they were and why they were there. Continue reading »
Vietnamese Man Made A Fence From Old iPhones
Old discarded iPhones in Vietnam have found very curious use. The local owner of the house, working in a telephone service center (probably Apple), built a fence from them, more precisely, lined the wall and columns with them. Continue reading »
Beyound The Postmodern Kitch: World’s First Gold-Plated Hotel Opened In Vietnam
Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo
The newly-inaugurated Dolce Hanoi Golden Lake hotel, the world’s first gold-plated hotel, opened in Hanoi on July 2, 2020. It even has a gold-plated infinity pool on the roof. The 400-room, 25-storey property will operate under the American Wyndham Hotels brand. Prices start at $300 a night for rooms, or there are apartments to rent costing from $6400 per square metre. Continue reading »
Vietnamese Restaurant Finds A Genius Way To Help Their Customers Feel Less Lonely While Social Distancing Using Pandas
A lot of places are starting to open already, but there are still some worries and concerns about keeping social distance between people. Well, a Vietnamese restaurant in Thailand found the perfect solution for how to keep their customers apart—pandas! Continue reading »
Please Don’t Step On The Fish! Vietnam’s Unique Flooded Cafe
Animal cafes where you can enjoy a hot cup of coffee and pet cute animals like cats, dogs or even sheep have been springing up all over the world, but Amix Coffee is the only cafe in the world where you can relax as dozens of decorative fish swim at your feet. Continue reading »
Cradled By Two Giant Hands, The ‘Golden Bridge’ In Vietnam Is Unlike Any Other
Two giant hands seem to suspend a golden pedestrian bridge which recently opened at the Bà Nà Hills mountain resort just outside of the city of Da Nang, Vietnam. Continue reading »
Meet The Cutest Fish Vendor In Vietnam Who Is Taking The Internet By Storm With His Adorable Pics
There’s a street vendor in Vietnam that appears to be above his competition. Mainly because the merchant looks so appealing, he would probably persuade you even into buying sand in a desert. Continue reading »
Propaganda Pictures Of The Vietnam War From The Enemy Side
1972 – Nam Can forest
Western memories of the Vietnam War are shaped by photographers working with the American and South Vietnamese forces. These images from the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong are less common. These pictures were taken by amateurs and photojournalists working with the Vietnam News Agency, the National Liberation Front and the North Vietnamese Army. They are sensational. Continue reading »
US Soldiers Used Special Boots During The Vietnam War
Richard Hoffman, 1-2 RT Hawaii
The US Army’s experimental “barefoot boot” was designed to leave the imprint of native feet by Special Forces patrol members. Continue reading »
Vietnam Veterans Dog Tag Memorial In Chicago
Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast
At the Harold Washington Library in Chicago is a new art installation called “Above and Beyond” featuring over 58,000 replica dog tags — one for each American soldier killed in the Vietnam War. The dog tags, each hung one inch apart, are suspended from the ceiling from a 410-square-foot rectangle. Each dog tag lists the soldier’s name, military branch and date of death. Nearby is a touch panel display that allows visitors to look up a veteran’s name and find generally where the soldier’s dog tag is hanging. It is the only memorial other than The Wall in Washington, D.C., that lists every individual killed in Vietnam. Continue reading »
Tian Yi by Oliver Stalmans for ELLE Vietnam, May 2013
“Memoirs of a Geisha” – For its May 2013 cover story, Elle Vietnam gets inspired by the Japanese-influence of spring collections and Geisha beauty. Model Tian Yi evokes the theme perfectly in a series of images which juxtapose an urban backdrop with the ornate prints and sleek silhouettes of Prada, Dries van Noten, Dior, Thakoon and more selected by stylist Anna Katsanis. Photographer Oliver Stalmans captures the Chinese beauty in this elegant shoot. Photos by Oliver Stalmans. Continue reading »
