Vietnamese Lanterns: A Guide

Vietnamese Lanterns – One of our most popular products! The wonderful Vietnamese silk lantern. We source these from our maker in Hoi An in Vietnam and they provide a fantastic oriental look to your room. Heres how to put them like a pro. It’s easy! Watch this video….

How-to: Turn your Vietnamese Lanterns into a lamp

The lantern is ideal as a hanging lamp, both with a small European base (E14) and a larger European base (E27). For white and coloured lanterns we recommend a light bulb (max. 25W), even better is an energy-saving lights. If you want to achieve a warmer tint to white lantern, use a candle bulb or a softone energy-saving light up to 25W (light output).

Tip: “Hemma” by Ikea

If you use the lantern as a hanging lamp, the cord set from Ikea, called “Hemma” gives a cost-effective solution. If there is no IKEA in the near area, a cord set is also available in your local hardware or electrical store.

Cleaning the lantern
The lantern can easily be cleaned by wiping it with a lightly dampened cloth.

Buy your Vietnamese lanterns here. We now sell them in 2 shapes and 3 sizes. Balloon Shaped and Globe Shaped. We have 3 sizes; small, medium and large, (see above diagram) and we sell in 10 colours; Red, Blue, Sky Blue, Green, Mint Green, Orange, Yellow, Pink, White and Silver.

Our lanterns are fair trade and are made in Hoi An by Hoa & her family who have been making traditional lanterns for generations.

Tips for erecting a Vietnamese Silk Lantern
1. Use a flat non-slip surface to place your lantern end on.
2. Ensure all the bamboo struts are facing outwards
3. Using even pressure on the top ring push down until the metal holders come far enough out of the end.
4. Insert these into their grooves.