Radio Ock Pop Tok
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Let Maysa guide you around our Living Crafts Centre
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Set in lush tropical gardens and located on the banks of the Mekong, the Living Crafts Center by Ock Pop Tok is the perfect place to learn more about ...
Let Valérie guide you around our Living Crafts Centre
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Set in lush tropical gardens and located on the banks of the Mekong, the Living Crafts Center by Ock Pop Tok is the perfect place to learn more about ...
Let Nora guide you around our Living Crafts Centre
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Set in lush tropical gardens and located on the banks of the Mekong, the Living Crafts Center by Ock Pop Tok is the perfect place to learn more about ...
Let Veo guide you around our Living Crafts Centre
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Set in lush tropical gardens and located on the banks of the Mekong, the Living Crafts Center by Ock Pop Tok is the perfect place to learn more about ...
Let Jo guide you around our Living Crafts Centre
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Set in lush tropical gardens and located on the banks of the Mekong, the Living Crafts Center by Ock Pop Tok is the perfect place to learn more about ...
Thao Vu & Kilomet 109: Designing eco-fashion in Hanoi
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Designer, artist and eco-entrepreneur Thao Vu is a leader among a pioneering group of young designers who have made Hanoi an emerging creative hub. He...
XTANT: In Mallorca, A New Heritage & Luxury Folk Art Market
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Designer Kavita Parmar wants you to know that “heritage is the new luxury.” She hones in on this point while discussing XTANT, an artisan market s...
Ramzia Khorami and Maryam Omar: Afghan Jewellery & design
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
All aboard? Let’s go to Kabul and meet Ramzia Khorami and Maryam Omar, two vanguards bringing Afghan jewellery and Silk Road-era crafts to the conte...
Shoshana Stewart: Pioneering Craft Business in Kabul
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shoshana Stewart went from studying astrophysics to rebuilding the streets of Kabul. Literally. These days, Shoshana heads Turquoise Mountain, an inno...
Norlha: Yaks, Nomads & the Tibetan Plateau
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This story is one of our favourites! We are in Ritoma, a small village in breathtaking grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau, where we meet Kim and Dechen...
Mahila Print: Re-imagining Rajasthani block printing
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you introduce ‘start-up’, entrepreneurial thinking to a 400-year old artisan community? In Bagru, the hub of Rajasthani block-printing, Jer...
Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez: Reviving Quechua textiles in Peru
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The road to Machu Picchu takes you through Chinchero, a village in the Peruvian Andes where you’ll find Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez, a dynamic Quechua...
Inthy Deuansavanh: Laos’ ecotourism pioneer
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How did a man born in Vieng Xai cave during a revolutionary war end up unlocking the country’s impressive potential for adventure travel? This is...
Monica Moisin on Cultural Intellectual Property Rights
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cultural intellectual property rights are a complex issue. Cultural intellectual property and fashion attorney and founder of the Cultural Intellectua...
Celebrating Stories on Film: Luang Prabang Film Festival
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Luang Prabang is full of stories. Textiles, temples, ceremonies, rituals and conversations convey stories of Lao culture. As Lao culture evolves, film...
Journey to Houaphan: OPT’s Village Weavers Project
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jo Smith, Ock Pop Tok co-founder, regales us with the story of a spontaneous journey to Houaphan Province in northeastern Laos. This journey jumpstart...
Pippa Small: Explore Fairmined & Ethical Jewelry
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is “ethical jewelry”? What is fairly mined, or fairmined, gold? In this episode, renowned jewelry designer Pippa Small takes us inside arti...
We Are IBU: Empowering Women Artisans
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Hull Walker and IBU Movement are at the forefront of galvanising the global artisan community. Susan’s work empowers and connects people—in ...
Designing & Upcycling with HLA DAY in Myanmar
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why is Myanmar difficult terrain for artisans? Plastic upcycling genius Peter Pau Son, founder of Shin Thant Plastics, and Ulla Kroeber, co-founder an...
Kissweh: Palestinian Embroidery by Refugee Craftswomen
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Palestinian embroidery is a traditional craft dating back centuries. Traditionally used on garments and pillows for the home, this embroidery is rich ...
Kitzia Barrera Discusses Indigenous Pottery in Oaxaca
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Artisan textiles and crafts are often talked about in terms of technique, beauty and functionality. But what about the artisan mindset? In this episod...
Craft & Spirituality: Tibet’s “Khyenle” Lama Bronze Statues
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Travel with us to Dzongsar, Tibet and meet the intriguing Dawa Drolma. A filmmaker and storyteller, Dawa Drolma helps her father and brother run the K...
Moroccan Carpet Hunting With Nina Mohammad-Galbert
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Moroccan carpet is iconic. It’s flooded the marketplace, but the makers of these textiles have not necessarily benefited. Correcting the transac...
Bibi Hanum: Uzbeki Ikat & Women Of the Silk Road
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bibi Hanum founder Muyaho Aliyeva takes us on a journey on the Silk Road, illuminating the rich history of “adras” or Uzbeki ikat and the importan...
Crafting & Mending with Bookhou’s Arounna Khounnaraj
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bookhou Studio co-founder Arounna Khounnaraj is credited with making crafting cool, fun and accessible, and she’s got legions of fans around the wor...
Kavita Parmar: How to create a design ecosystem & be the change
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kavita Parmar, founder and creative director of I OWE YOU Project, discusses the need for a new design ecosystem. And, she shares her love affair with...
Radio Ock Pop Tok: MookV Textile Innovator
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Weaver, designer, textile innovator Ploenchanh “Mook” Vinyaratn uses traditional handlooms and needlework to create modern, multi-dimensional text...