"Floodwood Village" is located in the middle of a field in Cam Ha Commune (Hoi An City), displaying many unique mascot collections made from dry firewood drifting along the flood. "Floodwood Village" was founded by Mr. Le Ngoc Thuan (45 years old, in Cam An Ward, Hoi An City) in 2022.
The Covid-19 outbreak caused work to stagnate, so Mr. Thuan went to the Thu Bon River to take a walk and accidentally discovered dry and rotten firewood drifting ashore with the flood water. He immediately collected it, brought it back, assembled it, and displayed it in homestays as decorative items in a minimalist, environmentally friendly style. Then he cherished the idea of making recycled items from flood firewood, meticulously carving them to create unique, soulful works of art.
His firewood products are all handmade. At first, they were just for display and gifts to friends, but after attracting customers because of their uniqueness, Mr. Thuan thought of doing business. He opened a carpentry workshop and turned his two restaurants into places to display, introduce and exhibit recycled wooden products.
Mr. Le Ngoc Thuan said he is choosing a direction that connects the community through a series of enjoying and experiencing the creation of local art products at a facility called "Firewood Village", in order to convey messages about culture, environmental protection and sustainable development.
Every Tet holiday, Mr. Le Ngoc Thuan introduces a collection of mascots made from firewood. On Tet At Ty 2025, he completed the collection of snakes.
Originally a chef but passionate about art and talented, Mr. Le Ngoc Thuan learned carpentry to "breathe life" into firewood products. "The products that I create with my own hands are like my soul. Therefore, I have to put my soul into each piece of firewood to have emotions and stories. For me, firewood is trash, creating works is like "cleaning up trash" for the environment," Mr. Thuan confided.
A pair of chicken mascots crafted from dry firewood
Wooden products become souvenirs for domestic and foreign tourists.
Each product at "Firewood Village" has the lowest selling price of 100,000 VND, the highest price is up to thousands of USD.
Artworks at "Firewood Village" are imbued with the cultural identity of the Vietnamese and Co Tu people.
The mouse mascot was created from discarded dry firewood.
Many diverse products, colors
"Firewood Village" satisfies the need for visual aesthetics and is a place to preserve traditional beauty and sustainable cultural creative vision.
Although he initially encountered many difficulties, the desire to spread recycled works motivated Mr. Le Ngoc Thuan to continuously experiment.
The works of "Firewood Village" have been displayed at many domestic and international exhibitions and have been well received by many people.
A set of horses and many other mascots are made from firewood.
Tourists visit "Firewood Village"
Each firewood product is a unique, handcrafted work.
Each mascot is lively and soulful.
"Firewood Village" is creating jobs for about 20 workers who are artisans from the famous Kim Bong carpentry village.
The snake mascot collection was just released by Mr. Thuan on the occasion of the Lunar New Year At Ty.
Mr. Le Ngoc Thuan (right cover) introduces products at "Firewood Village" to foreign tourists.
Many famous places of Hoi An are also vividly recreated.
Mr. Nguyen Van Lanh, Vice Chairman of Hoi An City People's Committee, said that each work recycled from firewood by Mr. Le Ngoc Thuan has increased the value of local handicrafts. Each work is a story, with artistic expression, inspiring creativity for the community. More specifically, the story of "firewood regeneration" has spread the message about the art of regeneration and environmental protection.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-doi-cui-lu-cung-thong-diep-ve-nghe-thuat-tai-sinh-185250215125257108.htm
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