Over 10 years ago, this idea occured by chance to Ta Van Hung, and it changed his entire life. At the time, he was a silver-smith working for a big jewelry company in HCM City. He decided to give up this job to take a new, exciting direction in his life, one filled with obstacles, dangers and challenges.

Buffalo horns have veins and fibers which have a natural beauty but little colour. The horns are neither hard nor brittle, yet they are delicate. But their biggest disadvantage is their irregular shape, which render it necessary for Hung to work with each horn’s unique form.

Through his talent, rough, oddly shaped horns suddenly turn into ladles, spoons, forks, cups, and plates of all different shapes and sizes. He is even able to turn the horns into necklaces, bracelets, rings, combs, brooches, etc., each with its own unique style.

Hung recounts: “Right at the start of this job, I set three principles for myself to follow, including usefulness, aesthetic value and quality. These were hallmarks to differentiate my products from others, but they were also a limit with respect to competition because they made my products  rather  expensive.  Many foreigners  were  very  excited  when seeing my tiny products which were meticulously cut, sharpened, smoothed and rounded. And when they realized that the products were made 100% in Viet Nam, they were even more amazed.”