First established in 1998 as a joint venture with Myanmar's Ministry of Social Welfare. Art & Deco now operates as an independent social venture. The collective figurines are drawn and sculpted in Yangon by a talented local artist, inspired by the country's daily life and traditions. The pieces are created from a precise combination of tin and lead at Art & Deco's molding and casting workshop in South Okkalapa, and later assembled and painted at their studio in Kantharyar.
Art & Deco currently employs around 15 women orginally from Yangon's Women Development Centre, a place for women from extremely vulnerable backgrounds to engage in vocational training and counseling.
