and their Roman Column Bar is a capital E example. It’s hand-painted in deep green or what they call trench coat lacquer, and they suggest even using it for toiletries in a bathroom. Psst ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Sơn mài is a traditional Vietnamese form of lacquer painting created using a toxic lacquer harvested from one region of the country. It requires ...

When organic chemist Takayuki Honda visited Okinawa Island in southern Japan a few years ago, he purchased a small dish coated with the glossy vermilion lacquer that’s characteristic of the region.