As many as 42 handicraft artists have been honoured with the title of the Hanoi artisan in 2023, with a ceremony held at the centre of Vietnamese craft village quintessence in Gia Lam district, home to Bat Trang Ceramic Village, on February 28.

Le Phan Vien Hy is extremely enthusiastic about working with colors and shaping designs on cakes. The 34-year-old cake artist had the opportunity to showcase her creations in many other international cake events.

In Lạc Sơn District, Bùi Huy Vọng has spent 20 years of his life writing about Mường culture. He has published more than 20 books and research papers on Mường shamans, rituals and food.

Kim Thoa from Thanh Hoa province developed her hobby of embroidering on different materials and making handicrafts. Her embroidered paintings on Bodhi leaves have become famous and earned her high profits.

Nguyễn Thành Tâm has put his passion into turning thin fragile eggshells, assumed to have little to no usage, into adorable and lively figures.

With talented penmanship and special techniques that he invented, Hong Duc Thanh breathes life into zisha tea pots.

A woodwork artisan in the northern province of Bac Ninh has created a Tesla Cybertruck electric pickup, attracting great attention from the public.

Speaking about her motivation to run the club, Bình recalled her childhood when she learned Dao embroidery techniques from her mother and grandmother. At age 14, Bình said she could sew and embroider on her own dresses.

Hoang Manh Chien, a young blacksmith, is among the few individuals in Vietnam who possess the skill to create legendary Damascus steel. This type of steel is famous for producing exquisite, expensive, and rare handmade knives.

Do Thu Huong is making paper lanterns to bring traditional values back into contemporary society, and is constantly experimenting and developing more exquisite products made with artisanal paper.

The great Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh was honored in this way by a Hanoi craftsman.

Like many Hrê ethnic youths in Teng Village in the central province of Quang Ngai, Pham Thi Y Hoa is overwhelmed with pride when she wears the distinctive traditional brocade costume of her ethnic group.

Le Hoang Nhan has dedicated himself to creating these ’bark pictures’ for over 15 years.

A man from the former imperial capital of Hue has given Vietnam’s cultural symbol, the conical hat, a twist by using almond leaves instead of palm leaves and making it transparent.

With her passion for vegetarian food, Nhung has dedicated her life to studying and creating recipes to make delicious, original dishes with a Vietnamese soul.

Thai Dang Tien's bamboo products business supports local residents to grow, take care of and harvest the bamboo while ensuring the safety of the environment.

Pham Ngoc Toan is one of the last artisans that still hold on to the craft of hand-carving wood stamp in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

Nguyen Kim Chi, a fashion designer specialising in tailoring, has held the Cuc Chi class in Hanoi to share her interest in the embroidery craft.

In the central city of Hoi An is a house on Bach Dang Street that is home to hundreds of colorful paper masks made by artist Bui Quy Phong, who has devoted his whole life to these masks.