We started our journey, look for a balance between work and pleasure.
We started our journey, look for a balance between work and pleasure.
We work with
FAMILIES
We co-operate with women from farmer’s family in Northern Thailand, merging local craftsmanship and traditional technique with our exclusive design.
We look for
PERFECTION
No one is perfect, but passion motivate us in our work and create things we are proud of. High quality is the result that passionate lead us.
We respect
NATURE
Natural fabric with Azo-free dye color. Producing high quality is also a way to respect the raw material and environment.
We notice more and more people are giving up their rural life. Working far away from their family. The concept of Omatti is to manufacture without factory. Our member work from home, they can stay with their family and villagers while working, farming their own rice and vegetable. The flexibility of work helps them went through many difficult moments.
We notice more and more people are giving up their rural life. Working far away from their family. The concept of Omatti is to manufacture without factory. Our member work from home, they can stay with their family and villagers while working, farming their own rice and vegetable. The flexibility of work helps them went through many difficult moments.
Year 1992, a family in northern Thailand began to sew different products for the local market. Since 2009, they teamed up with Omatti and began to produce for the European market. Emerging traditional Craft skill and our exclusive design, the demand grew rapidly. We organized women in the village working together with the philosophy of helping the local community. With the additional income, the economic situations of those small farmers families have been improved.
“We know everyone has a different dream”
Our members are mainly small farmer housewives, who have to stay home taking care their family and were not possible work far away from home.
Our project gives the flexibility to Omatti women choosing the amount of work and the place to work (In our workshop or their home) depending on their needs. Project leader divide the process and material to different women according to their ability, family situation and preference.
Part of the profit are re-invested in buying new equipment, such as: sewing machine, cloth cutting machine, overlock machine and improving the working condition and to be more precise and efficient.
Meanwhile, we offer opportunity to our women to attend sewing school to learn new techniques. In a second step, they pass their new knowledge to the others women. It helps them to build up confidence and encourage them to give their input to the production and new product development.
All Omatti women are insured by the state social insurance against sickness and accident, which medical care is guaranteed. Depends on case, members can get advance wages from us for emergency family difficulties.
“Everyone has her own merits and demerits”
I can’t sew straight, but perfectly on the curve. I am very happy that this workshop gives scope for my abilities. -pa Nai
“It’s important for me everybody are happy”
I cut fabrics and divide the process to different members according to their ability and family situation. Every member has different strength and will. A good communication helps me to do well my job. – Noi
“I can stay home and take care my grandson”
I am so glad that I can working from home and take care my grandchild, since my son and daughter-in-law both work far away from the village. – pa Mai
“I won’t feel well if the product is not done finely”
My teammate and I check the quality of all pieces which coming from different members. Sometime the whole production needs to be redone, but it’s important for us to maintain high quality. – Nok
“Sabai Sabai… if you are calm, you can do it well.”
30th years I have been working on textile industry. Making bags and accessory became part of my life. Here, I can choose the time and the amount to work freely, and also the process, which I love to. -Mae dang
“If we love, trust in each other we can do the best.”
Omatti gives me a platform to produce high quality product. I am so glad to be part of Omatti team, I am proud of my hands too. – PNoi
Karen Iman Cheong and her husband Claudio Lendi founded their fair trade project ‘OMATTI’ in 2009.
They wish to share their concept, idea and to show the alternative way of mass production.
With the documentary you can see how fair production can look like. and how the works are done by their members in a village in Chiangmai, Thailand.
DIRECTOR
Nat Sakhonbut (Thailand) – Director/ Filmmaker / Sound Designer of Virus Film.
He is known in Thailand with his outstanding documentary film.
He promotes various subcultures in Thailand with his creative documentary.