Artisan Pham Van Loc Preserving the tradition of over 400 years of stone carving

Ninh Van stone carving and sculpting village, Ninh Binh, has a history of more than 400 years. Each stone block is meticulously breathed into life, with artistic and spiritual value. Although the craft village has hundreds of years of development, not every artisan has enough "heart and vision" to touch and transform the inanimate creatures of the earth and sky. But with the hands of artisan Pham Van Loc - a famous stone carving and crafting artisan in Ninh Van, each stone block is "breathed into life" that few people can do.

400 years of stone craft in Ninh Van village with many difficulties

Ninh Van stone craft village has a history of more than 400 years of stone carving with many historical masterpieces such as Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Huong Tich Pagoda statues, Thai Vi Temple... At present, the stone craft village produces hundreds of thousands of different products such as stone paintings, mausoleums, family temples, stone statues... serving the whole country and exporting.

Currently, more than 90% of Ninh Van villagers are engaged in stone carving. And one of the children determined to preserve the quintessence of his ancestors - Artisan Pham Van Loc has continuously learned, developed, and spread the reputation of the stone craft far and wide.

Up to now, he has developed Tinh Hoa Da My Nghe company - One of the stone carving brands in Ninh Van, Ninh Binh famous nationwide.

Artisan Pham Van Loc - Journey to develop a top quality brand

20 years ago, Mr. Pham Van Loc had the opportunity to work in the stone craft village in Ninh Van. However, at that time, the craftsmanship of each stone workshop was not consistent. Many brands did not really create quality products.

Understanding the difficulties of the craft village, Mr. Pham Van Loc constantly learned and improved his knowledge with the desire to develop his own brand of fine art stone. The first orders of artisan Pham Van Loc were both a motivation and a big challenge. Because at that time, he always had in mind how to bring the best quality and most outstanding products to be worthy of the hundreds of years of the village.

For Mr. Pham Van Loc, there are nights when he has to work non-stop, constantly researching, exploring new sculptures and crafting new works. From the first small products, he gradually developed, gained trust and received more large stone works such as family cemetery models, stone statues...

Around 2000, from a famous Phuc Loc stone workshop in the area, Mr. Pham Van Loc developed it into Tinh Hoa Da My Nghe Company. The company became an important brainchild, not only a space for Mr. Loc to develop his skills and satisfy his passion, but also a place to create truly useful products for customers nationwide.

The more customers he has inside and outside the province, from the North to the Central and South, the more Mr. Pham Van Loc shows his skills and youthful enthusiasm. He shared: "There is no recognition greater than the satisfaction of customers who have worked with him."

In particular, in 2020, the Vietnam Association of Craftsmen and Brands awarded Mr. Pham Van Loc the "Golden Hand Artisan" certificate. This certificate is a testament to the fact that his journey in preserving national identity and traditional culture is not in vain.

Artisan Pham Van Loc Preserving the tradition of over 400 years of stone carving — Director Pham Van Loc received the certificate "Golden Hand Artisan".

New journey for the future

The products of the Tinh Hoa Da My Nghe brand not only simply meet the needs of customers but also represent the dedication of decades of development from artisan Pham Van Loc. As his business philosophy states: "There is no best product, only the most suitable product".

To continue the stone crafting journey of the craft village, Mr. Pham Van Loc continues to accompany a team of more than 30 employees. They are the ones who support the crafting, build plans and optimize costs. Although accompanying dozens of other members at Tinh Hoa Da My Nghe, Mr. Loc still maintains his passion.

The projects that Tinh Hoa Da My Nghe receives are all directly drawn up by artisan Pham Van Loc. He is also the main inspector and fabricator for the important items of the project. Thanks to that, the projects that customers receive are always the most beautiful, the best, and the most suitable products.