Places We Love: The Old Compass Café, Saigon
Venture down any of the small hems/alleys in Vietnam’s major cities and you never know what you will find. One of my favourite local cafes is hidden down one such laneway, just off Pasteur Street in the heart of downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Located on the third floor of a quintessential 1960s
Featured postcard: Rue Catinat, Saigon
The postcard that launched a lovely little business: Cochinchine: Saigon, Rue Catinat pres du theatre. An evocative image taken by French photographer, Poujade de Ladaveze, at the turn of the 20th century. I sourced this image back in 2009 from a French postcard enthusiast/collector who was living in Ho Chi Minh City at the
Shout out to a Very Ngon retailer: Collective Memory
We love our small, independently owned and operated retailers. They are the unsung heroes of the retail world, not only for us at Very Ngon Homewares, but for so many of the world’s makers, shakers and creators who make a living by creating skillfully made products for you and your home. While online
A bird cage & shadows in Hoi An
I love this image which I snapped a few years ago while visiting the ancient township of Hoi An in central Vietnam. The simple beauty of the cage, the unintended beauty of the crumbling painted wall, the soft shadows cast by both the cage and the unseen electricity lines…