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Wisdom is a rare thing. We mine our lives for it the way miners dig for gold, seeking it in books, meditation, and even spiritual celebrities like Eckhart Tolle. Which is why I never expected to find it across the world in Chiang Mai, Thailand’s northern city.       I am here to learn how they find and create the furniture we love, so that I can share it with you. But I have another reason of my own, for taking this trip: to understand what Artemano's founders mean when they speak of the magic of Artemano. I'm a...

All photo credits @conteska I know as much about wood as I do about gardening, and that’s not much. That is until I flew across the world to Chiang Mai, the largest city in northern Thailand, and spent a week surrounded by wood in all its forms. I am here with Shimon, Artemano’s co-founder and Gaby, head of merchandising, on a buying trip and I have no idea what to expect, other than lots of wood.   The first supplier we visited was a round-faced man whose business is run from the middle of the forest, where he has constructed...

Cliché: a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. When I travel, I like to scratch under the surface of a place, so I try to avoid the clichés for which it is known - the less likely it is that a place is featured on Trip Advisor, the happier I am. So what better way to go off the beaten track than to accept Artemano’s invitation to spend a week with them in the north of Thailand, learning where their furniture comes from and how it’s made? I packed my camera and every...