Chun Mee Lee Rattan Furniture

23/07/2024

Ever wondered where your grandparents' rattan furniture came from? 🤔

Tucked away under a Bukit Merah HDB block is
Chun Mee Lee Rattan Furniture, 🪑🪑🪑 where second generation rattan maker, Chen Foo Kee, aka Uncle Chen, is keeping the art of rattan weaving alive, one hand-woven chair at a time.

🇸🇬 Watch on to discover the legacy woven into his creations and learn more about Uncle Chen’s story of .

10/07/2023

Thank you for featuring our shop and Uncle Chen.

Hope everyone enjoys this video.

Rattan weaving is a traditional craft that uses rattan, a type of vine belonging to the palm family. Two strands of rattan are weaved together to create prod...

12/05/2023

Thank you for featuring our rattan trade and interview.

Special thanks to awasingapore and Ms Elena Boyce.

Faces Behind the Makers: Discovering Singapore's Heritage Trades by Elena Boyce The use of rattan as a material for furniture can be traced back to ancient Egypt, where it was also used to create baskets and other household items. The ancient Greeks and Romans as well used rattan in their furniture,...

11/08/2022

10岁用脚踏车载送藤制家具，17岁因为父亲病倒，开始独当一面打理藤制家具店生意。1970年曾焕枢就接手父亲在1948年开业的 “曾美利藤器” 。 藤制家具里最受欢迎的可说是“蚶椅”了，你有没有一张小时候坐在“蚶椅”上拍的...

11/08/2022

Chinese media interview by FM958. Please enjoy (Part 2).

11/08/2022

Chinese media interview by FM958. Please enjoy (Part 1)

过去的生活点滴，从前的味道记忆，和你一起分享回忆，共同拼凑历史，重温岁月的足迹。

11/08/2022

Chinese interview from FM958 (Part 4)

过去的生活点滴，从前的味道记忆，和你一起分享回忆，共同拼凑历史，重温岁月的足迹。

11/08/2022

Chinese media interview by FM958. Please enjoy (Part 3).

过去的生活点滴，从前的味道记忆，和你一起分享回忆，共同拼凑历史，重温岁月的足迹。

11/08/2022

A chinese media reporting from Mediacorp FM958

https://www.facebook.com/100063151633989/posts/406039074844477/

https://bit.ly/3PcfNZ0 （一）深入原始森林找寻藤

https://bit.ly/3vPzWxw （二）相隔60年父子做同款藤球

曾美利藤器店的老板曾焕枢接手父亲的生意后，有一次本地一家体育会拿着一张照片找上他要他制作一个舞狮用的藤球，原来的那个由他父亲60年前做的已经坏了，需要做新的。就这样，父子俩在相隔60年的时间里，为同个体育会制作了同款的藤球，既是一种缘分更是一种传承。

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