ANON (CAMBODIA) — Eco-sculpture · Botanicals · Taste of Angkor

Carved from what the world threw away.

Hand-carved sculpture from carpentry offcuts. Botanical soaps, candles and balms from wild Khmer herbs. The spices and brews of Angkor. Made by artisans in Siem Reap — shipped anywhere in the world.

Apsara dancer, hand-carved from upcycled wood-waste
Pictured — Apsara dancing Carved from carpentry wood-waste in the Angkorian style
3rd Champion — Cambodia Public Innovation Award 2026 1st Champion — GCIP Cambodia 2025 Street Global Award 2025 Best Startup Award 2024 1st Champion — National Entrepreneurship Awards 2023 3rd Winner — ECOTHON 2022
01 — Our brand

Every piece begins as something thrown away.

Carpentry offcuts. Resin-tree scraps. Fallen flowers. In the hands of Siem Reap’s artisans they become sculpture, scent and flavour — and a living for the families who make them.

Eco-circularity

Upcycled wood-waste, natural herbs and low-impact methods — production that counts its carbon.

Cultural preservation

Genuine Khmer lacquerware and old painting colours, carried into objects made for today.

Community elevation

Safe, dignified work for local artisans, gender-balanced by design, sourcing straight from smallholder farmers.

After: hand-finished pieces — a lacquered elephant beside a carved Angkor relief
Before: sawdust and offcuts from a Siem Reap carpentry workshop
One workshop · six houses
Part sculpture studio, part apothecary, part kitchen.

Each craft carries its own name and mark — all made under one roof in Siem Reap.

02 — From waste to wonder

Four steps.
Many hands.

Keep scrolling — the frame follows the journey of one piece, from a workshop floor in Siem Reap to a shelf on the other side of the world.

Sawdust and offcuts collected from Siem Reap carpentry workshops
Khiev Savorn carving a sculpture at the ANON workshop
Ry Poch hand-painting a finished statue
A finished elephant figurine beside a carved Angkor relief
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Step 01 — Collect

What others burn, we gather.

Offcuts and shavings from Siem Reap carpentry workshops. Resin-tree wood that sustains the Phnong communities of the highlands. Material that would otherwise go up in smoke — collected, sorted and dried.

Materials — carpentry wood-waste · resin-tree offcuts · paper and natural fibre
Step 02 — Carve

The grain decides the form.

Carvers like Va Sori and Khiev Savorn read each blank before the first cut. No two offcuts are alike, so no two sculptures are either — a statue, a wall hanging, a tea-light holder, each with the memory of the tree still in it.

Craft — hand carving · moulding · traditional Khmer motifs
Step 03 — Finish

Lacquer, colour, patience.

Natural resin lacquer and old painting colours, applied the way they were generations ago. Mrs Ry Poch has spent more than twenty years with the brush; her apprentices are in their twenties. The technique passes hand to hand.

Finish — natural lacquer · old painting colour · hand-polished
Step 04 — Renew

Trash leaves as a story.

Each piece is wrapped in SMOK — the hand-woven sugar-palm-leaf box of rural Cambodia — with a tag that names the UN goals it serves and the artisan network behind it. No plastic. Nothing wasted, including the wrapping.

Packaging — SMOK palm-leaf boxes · SDG-referenced gift tags
03 — The collection

Three studios,
one workshop.

327 products across sculpture, scent and taste — all hand-finished in Siem Reap and shipped worldwide.

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Apsara dancing statue carved from wood-waste
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Eco-Sculpture & Home Decor

Heavy grain, ancestral form. Statues and wall hangings carved from 100% upcycled wood-waste, beside genuine Khmer lacquerware and the small objects of a quiet home.

Statues Wall hangings Khmer lacquer Tea-light holders Vases & pots Incense stands
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Ganesh candle, tropical jasmine
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Natural Cosmetics & Home Scents

Apothecary-pure, botanically Khmer. Soaps carved like miniature sculptures, candles scented after local festivals and flora, balms and oils from herbs grown an hour away.

Hand-carved soaps Artisan candles Solid perfume Balms Massage oil Essential oils
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Khmer curry powder in a kroma bag
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Taste of Angkor

The flavours of a heritage. Certified Kampot pepper, heritage spices and organic palm sugar from the Pradak community; Rattanakiri tea and small-batch Mondulkiri coffee.

Kampot pepper Heritage spices Palm sugar Tea Coffee
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Hands holding a hand-finished Khmer lacquer piece
04 — Heritage craft

Generations in every layer.

In Cambodia, the art of Khmer lacquer shows the elegance and resilience of the Khmer people. Each piece begins as wood or bamboo, is coated in natural lacquer, and finished with designs drawn by hand — skills passed down through generations.

In a world of mass production, lacquer is the opposite: slow, human, unrepeatable. For our artisans it is a labour of love. For you, an object that will outlast its trend.

Base
Generational bamboo or wood
Coat
Natural resin lacquer
Finish
Intricate hand-painted detail
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05 — Impact

Impact you
can hold.

ANON exists to prove that the circular economy can be beautiful — and that it can pay a fair, dignified wage in rural Cambodia.

Founded
2018
In Siem Reap, at the heart of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
The collection
327
Pieces hand-finished across three studios.
Supply chains
12
Local partners — from Kampot sea salt to Mondulkiri coffee.
Recognition
6
National and international awards since 2022.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Every gift tag names the goals a piece serves — and the artisans behind it.
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UN Goal 1 No poverty Fair wages and social protection for every artisan on the bench. ANON · Handmade in Siem Reap
UN Goal 5 Gender equality Women lead our painting and natural-cosmetics studios. ANON · Handmade in Siem Reap
UN Goal 12 Responsible consumption & production Wood-waste, paper and natural fibre upcycled into every piece. ANON · Handmade in Siem Reap
UN Goal 13 Climate action Offcuts are carved instead of burned — keeping carbon out of the air. ANON · Handmade in Siem Reap
06 — Recognition

Five years.
Six awards.

From a green-innovation competition in 2022 to Cambodia’s national innovation stage in 2026 — recognised for combining green technology with high-end craft.

6Awards
2×1st Champion
5Years running
2022
3rd Winner

ECOTHON

Green-innovation competition — where the journey began.

2023
1st Champion

National Entrepreneurship Awards

I-Stories — Cambodia’s national entrepreneurship stage.

2024
Best Startup

Best Startup Award

Honoured within Cambodia’s startup ecosystem.

2025
1st Champion

GCIP Cambodia

Global Cleantech Innovation Programme — UNIDO-backed, national round.

Winner

Street Global Award

International recognition.

2026
Latest
3rd Champion

Cambodia Public Innovation Award

National recognition for public-benefit innovation.

07 — The people

The hands behind
the work.

Founded by Kouch Senghtai in 2018. Seven of the carvers, painters and soap-makers who make ANON — together, close to a century at the bench.

Kouch Senghtai Founder

Kouch Senghtai

Founder · art design & moulding

Began at the bench himself; today he leads design and moulding across every studio.

20 years of craftAge 38
Va Sori

Va Sori

Carving & recycling

Turns carpentry wood-waste into eco-sculpture.

10 years of craftAge 29
Khiev Savorn

Khiev Savorn

Master carver

Known for meticulous, intricate relief work.

12 years of craftAge 34
Va Som

Va Som

Colour & old painting

Brings historical Khmer painting styles back to life.

12 years of craftAge 44
Ry Poch

Ry Poch

Old painting colour

Keeper of the workshop’s traditional palette.

20+ years of craftAge 55
Va Sreymoch

Va Sreymoch

Soap & natural cosmetics

Formulates soaps and balms from local herbs.

20+ years of craftAge 43
Roun Somphors

Roun Somphors

Painter

The youngest brush in the workshop.

2 years of craftAge 20
And the wider network of farmers and makers. Beekeepers, salt farmers, palm-sugar makers and SMOK weavers — the supply chain is a community. Meet them at the workshop
08 — Visit the workshop

Come and see
it made.

Our Siem Reap workshop is open for free visits. Watch wood-waste become sculpture, carve your own soap, pour a candle — or just come for the smell of lemongrass and sawdust.

Eco-sculpture
Watch carvers turn discarded wood into statues — and hear the story each piece carries.
Soap
Coconut oil, palm oil and local herbs; then carve a design into your own bar to take home.
Candle
Natural waxes blended with scents inspired by local festivals and flora. Pour, mould, finish.
Natural cosmetics
Blend herbs, oils and essential oils into lip balms and creams as gentle on the earth as on skin.
ANON artisans at work in the Siem Reap workshop
Women weaving SMOK palm-leaf gift boxes
09 — Gifts & wholesale

Gifts that carry
a story.

From a single hand-carved soap to a thousand co-branded gift sets — customised to your brief, fairly made, and packed in SMOK, the hand-woven palm-leaf box of rural Cambodia.

Custom & co-branded
Tailor pieces, scents and tags to your brand or event. Bulk orders welcome.
Wholesale-ready
327 products, consistent batches and fair-trade pricing for shops, hotels and agencies.
Traceable impact
Every tag names the SDGs a piece serves and the artisan network behind it.
Trusted by souvenir shops, gift stores, tourism agencies, corporate clients and NGOs across Cambodia — and now shipping to the world.