Located in the space of Van Phuc silk village (Hanoi), Vụn Art is a community art model using fabric scraps to create handicrafts such as paintings, bags, keychains or decorations. Not only recycling silk pieces that seemed to be discarded, this model also creates jobs for people with disabilities and autistic children.
This space has become a destination chosen by many foreign tourists when coming to Hanoi. Here, they not only visit but also directly experience making recycled handicrafts with special workers working at the workshop.
According to Ms. Nguyen Huong Ly, interpreter and tour guide at Vụn Art, every week this place welcomes international delegations to visit, experience making products and bring the results back with their own hands.
What makes many tourists admire is that even though they are disabled or autistic, they are still well-trained to create products beyond imagination. Even when directly experiencing, they realize that this job requires meticulousness and is not easy at all," Ms. Ly shared.
Under the guidance of young people at Vụn Art, visitors can directly cut, paste, and create shapes from scrap fabric to make fabric bags, keychains, or decorations. From seemingly discarded materials, each person can create a colorful product, bearing a personal mark.
For many tourists, this is not just a simple handicraft activity but also a meaningful tourism experience, helping them feel more clearly the humanistic value of the job creation model for people with disabilities.
Mr. Malcolm, a Canadian tourist, participated in making bags at Vụn Art and completed the product under the guidance of members in the workshop. He said that what moved him was not only the handicraft activity, but also the way young people accompany tourists with patience and sincerity.
I think it's great to receive support from people who can't say much in words, but they show me a lot of love, empathy and patience," Malcolm shared.
Ms. Kelly, a Canadian tourist, also expressed admiration when she learned that the guides were people with disabilities. According to her, it is the calmness, meticulousness and creativity of young people that has created a very different experience compared to ordinary tourist destinations.
The activity of making recycled handicrafts at Vụn Art not only brings international tourists a new and interesting experience when coming to Hanoi, but also contributes to enriching tourism products at Van Phuc silk village. From the creative, humane and highly interactive values, this model is expected to contribute to attracting tourists, stimulating tourism demand and spreading the image of friendly and rich in identity Hanoi.
