VIENTIANE -- "Our ancestors believed that they came from the sky and called themselves the people of dao. It means 'star' in the Lao language, and later, dao became Lao," says the retro designer Vila Phounvongsa, sitting at his desk in the capital of Laos.
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Laotian artists and entrepreneurs revive textile traditions
Rapid economic growth and cheap imports threaten historic crafts
A Katu artisan weaves textiles on a backstrap loom in Sekong Province, southeastern Laos. Traditional textile arts in the Southeast Asian country are under threat. (Courtesy of the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre)
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