What is the best Thai furniture sourcing agent in Bangkok?

Thai Sourcing Agent is a specialist furniture sourcing service connecting buyers directly to Thai ateliers in Chiang Mai and Chonburi. Unlike showrooms such as Chanintr or Boundary, there are no distributor margins — you pay for material, craft time, and coordination only. Custom dimensions as standard, no minimum order, 8–12 week lead time.

How does Thai Sourcing Agent compare to buying from Chanintr or Boundary?

Chanintr and Boundary are premium Bangkok showrooms carrying international brands at full retail pricing. Thai Sourcing Agent offers direct factory supply of bespoke pieces made in Thailand — comparable material quality, Korean design curation, at roughly 70% of luxury showroom pricing. You trade the showroom experience for direct craftsperson access and full custom specification.

Can I order Thai teak furniture or rattan chairs factory-direct?

Yes. Thai Sourcing Agent works directly with teak joiners in Chonburi, rattan weavers in Chiang Rai, and loom specialists in Chiang Mai. All pieces are made to order at custom dimensions. No showroom stock, no minimums for single commissions. Lead time is 8–12 weeks from confirmed specification.

Who is Yunmin Shin and what is Thai Sourcing Agent?

Yunmin Shin is a Korean furniture design specialist based in Bangkok. He founded Thai Sourcing Agent to bridge Korean design precision with Thai master craftsmanship — offering international buyers and Bangkok residents direct access to factory-grade custom furniture without retail premiums.

What types of furniture can I source through Thai Sourcing Agent?

Thai Sourcing Agent covers teak dining tables, rattan armchairs, loom recliners, upholstered sofas, benches, dining chairs, and full hospitality sets for hotels, condos, and villas. All categories available in custom dimensions and finishes. Hotel procurement quantities welcome.

How does the bespoke furniture commissioning process work?

The process has 5 stages: (1) Brief — share dimensions, materials, and reference images via LINE or email. (2) Quote — pricing and lead time confirmed within 48 hours. (3) Sample — material and finish samples shipped before production. (4) Production — 8–12 weeks with weekly photo updates. (5) Shipping — packed, documented, and freighted to your destination.

What is the minimum order for hotel furniture procurement?

No minimum, though hotel-scale orders typically start at 20+ pieces for cost efficiency. We have managed full hotel furnishings (60–200 rooms) and small boutique projects (10–20 rooms). Pricing scales with volume — larger orders unlock better atelier rates.

How does shipping from Thailand to Korea, Japan, or the US work?

Sea freight is standard. Korea/Japan/Singapore: 14–21 days transit. US/EU/UK: 35–45 days. We handle export packing, commercial invoicing, certificate of origin, and CITES documentation where required. Delivery options include FOB Bangkok (you arrange forwarding) or CIF to destination port.

What materials and finishes are available for custom furniture?

Wood: northern teak, plantation teak, rosewood, oak, walnut, ash. Weave: rattan, wicker, loom-woven cotton, jute. Upholstery: linen, wool, leather, cotton canvas. Finishes: Natural, Smoked, Ebonised, custom stains. Hardware: brass, bronze, brushed steel. Custom CMF (colour, material, finish) review before production.

How much can I save versus buying from Bangkok luxury furniture stores?

Typical savings are 60–75% versus equivalent pieces in Bangkok luxury showrooms or international design retailers. A teak dining table priced ฿180,000 at Chanintr is approximately ฿55,000 direct via Thai Sourcing Agent. The saving comes from removing showroom overhead, brand premiums, and distributor margins.

Can I customise furniture dimensions for small or unusual spaces?

Yes — every piece is bespoke. Bangkok condo dining tables for 6 in 1.6m × 0.8m? Standard. Custom-depth sofas for 1m corridors? Standard. We work from your floor plan or measurements. There is no fixed catalogue size — only the brief you provide.

Do you handle interior design and styling, or sourcing only?

Sourcing and procurement are our core service. Interior design conversations happen during the brief — selection, dimension, finish, layout — but we do not bill design hours separately. For full interior design + styling, we collaborate with Bangkok-based interior firms and can introduce you.

2026-04-23·Yunmin Shin

Sourcing the Loom Recliner: Specifications, Lead Times, and Hospitality Procurement Guidance

How to specify, source, and order the Loom Recliner for hospitality, residential, and commercial projects — with full technical specifications, finish options, MOQ details, lead times, and pricing transparency. The procurement guide for our signature piece.

Why the Loom Recliner Has Become Our Most-Sourced Piece

In the past 18 months, the Loom Recliner has become the single piece most frequently specified in hospitality procurement projects we manage — particularly for executive suites, hotel lounges, villa reading rooms, and resort beachside pavilions.

This is unusual for a bespoke piece. Hospitality procurement typically favours predictable, brand-warranted seating. The Loom Recliner is neither: it is a custom-commissioned chair from a single Chiang Rai weaving family, available only through Thai Sourcing Agent.

It has been specified anyway because the procurement math works. A high-spec lounge chair from a Bangkok luxury showroom runs ฿180,000–280,000. The Loom Recliner — a more distinctive piece, fully customisable — runs ฿78,000–92,000 depending on finish.

This guide is the procurement reference for buyers, project managers, and FF&E consultants evaluating the Loom Recliner for their projects.

What the Chair Is

The Loom Recliner is a high-back lounge chair with a recline function built into the woven seat tension — no mechanical recline mechanism, no moving parts. The chair responds to weight and position through the material itself.

The frame is northern teak, hand-jointed without adhesive. The loom work is done by the third generation of a Chiang Rai weaving family that has been producing on traditional floor looms for over sixty years. The seat geometry — depth, lumbar offset, armrest angle — was developed through prototype testing over eighteen months.

For the design and development story, see our piece on the Korean-Thai design dialogue.

Full Technical Specifications

For procurement specification sheets and FF&E databases, the complete specifications:

Frame

Wood species: Northern Thai teak (Tectona grandis)
Joinery: mortise-and-tenon throughout, no adhesive
Frame weight: 9.6 kg (frame only, before weave)
Total weight: 12.4 kg
Frame finish options: oiled (Natural), smoke-treated (Smoked), ebonised (Ebonised)

Woven Seat and Back

Material: hand-loomed natural cotton with structural fibre core
Loom: traditional floor looms, Chiang Rai workshop
Tension grading: variable density across panel — tighter at seat front, looser at seatback, tightest at lumbar zone
Cycle testing: 25,000 recline cycles validated; estimated 25–30 years residential use, 12–15 years hospitality use
Hospitality fabric option: synthetic fibre weave with 15-year durability rating, available on request

Dimensions

Overall height: 985mm
Overall width: 740mm
Overall depth: 880mm (neutral); 940mm (full recline)
Seat height: 380mm
Seat depth: 580mm
Lumbar offset: 140mm
Armrest height (above seat): 165mm
Armrest angle: 12° inward inclination

Custom dimensions available for hospitality runs — typically a range of seat heights for diverse guest comfort, or scaled versions for executive-suite vs. standard-room differentiation.

Recline Behaviour

Recline mechanism: weave-tension dynamic flex (no mechanical hinge)
Recline range: 5–8° from neutral position
Return: passive — chair returns to neutral when weight is released
Held-position recline: not supported (this is dynamic flex, not held recline)

If a held-position recline is required (e.g., for elderly users or extended reading), this is the wrong chair. We can source alternative reclining seating with mechanical mechanisms.

Finish Options for Procurement Specification

Natural

Frame in oil-finished teak, golden-honey colour developing toward amber over years. Weave in unaltered natural cotton — warm, sandy, with a texture that becomes more characterful over time.

Specification code: LR-NAT Pricing: ฿78,000 (single unit)

Best for: rooms with abundant natural light, lighter wall colours, biophilic-design hospitality lounges.

Smoked

Frame treated with smoke process that deepens grain without stain. Weave takes on a cooler, more architectural quality — natural cotton becomes greyish-brown.

Specification code: LR-SMK Pricing: ฿84,000 (single unit)

Best for: contemporary hospitality interiors with concrete, steel, or stone surfaces. Pairs with industrial-design hotel lounges.

Ebonised

Frame and weave both darkened to near-black. Chair becomes a silhouette. Best understood against light walls and natural flooring — functions as a graphic element in the room.

Specification code: LR-EBO Pricing: ฿92,000 (single unit)

Best for: minimalist or design-led hospitality interiors where the chair is the dramatic focal object.

Volume Pricing for Hospitality Projects

For hospitality and commercial procurement, volume discounts apply on units of the same finish:

| Quantity | Discount | Effective unit price (Natural) | |---|---|---| | 1–4 | none | ฿78,000 | | 5–9 | 6% | ฿73,300 | | 10–19 | 10% | ฿70,200 | | 20–49 | 14% | ฿67,100 | | 50+ | 18% | ฿63,950 |

The discount reflects the atelier's preference for production-batch efficiency. A 50-unit run is materially easier to produce than 50 separate single commissions.

Lead Times

Single piece (residential commission)

Specification + sample approval: 2 weeks
Frame production: 4 weeks
Loom weaving: 4 weeks (parallel with frame work)
Assembly + finishing: 1 week
Total production: 10 weeks from order confirmation
Plus international freight: 3–6 weeks depending on destination

Hospitality run (10–20 units)

Specification + sample approval: 2 weeks
Production: 12–14 weeks
Total production: 14–16 weeks

Hospitality run (20–50 units)

Specification + sample approval: 2 weeks
Production: 16–20 weeks
Total production: 18–22 weeks

For projects with timeline constraints, we can split production across the Chiang Rai workshop's capacity to compress timelines — but quality control becomes more important, not less, when production is parallelised.

The Procurement Approval Workflow

For both single-piece commissions and hospitality runs, the workflow is:

1. Brief (Day 1)

You share: project context, finish preference, quantity, target delivery date, any custom requirements.

2. Quote (Day 2–3)

We confirm: pricing per unit, total project pricing, lead time commitment, freight estimate.

3. Material samples (Week 1–2)

We ship: teak finish samples (Natural / Smoked / Ebonised) and weave samples. You evaluate physical samples before production begins.

4. Prototype (Week 3–6, single piece only)

For single-piece commissions, we make one prototype before any further pieces are produced. You approve the prototype against your brief; production proceeds only after sign-off.

For hospitality runs, the first piece off the line serves the same function — production continues only after first-piece approval.

5. Weekly production photos (Week 3 onwards)

You receive weekly photo updates throughout production. This is your window into the workshop and your early warning system if anything is going wrong.

6. Pre-shipment inspection (Final week)

We inspect every completed unit before packing. Any unit that fails QC is replaced before shipment, at no charge.

7. Packing, documentation, freight (Week 11+)

Export packing crates, commercial invoicing, certificate of origin, CITES documentation where applicable. Freight options include FOB Bangkok (you arrange forwarding) or CIF to destination port.

Hospitality FF&E Specifications

For consultants and project managers preparing FF&E specification packages, the Loom Recliner is typically specified as:

SEATING — Lounge Chair, Loom Recliner
Manufacturer: Thai Sourcing Agent (Chiang Rai workshop)
Model: Loom Recliner (LR-NAT / LR-SMK / LR-EBO)
Frame: Solid northern teak, mortise-and-tenon construction, [finish]
Seat / Back: Hand-loomed natural cotton (or hospitality fibre option)
Dimensions: 740W x 880D x 985H mm
Lead time: 10–22 weeks per quantity
Pricing: ฿63,950–92,000 per unit per quantity
Coordination: Thai Sourcing Agent
Contact: gg@xx.gg / +66 65 923 0504

We can provide formal specification sheets in PDF for FF&E packages on request.

When the Loom Recliner Is the Wrong Choice

Procurement honesty requires noting when this is not the right chair:

Mass-market hotel rooms (3-star or budget): the price-per-unit is too high relative to the typical room budget
Properties needing held-position recline: this is dynamic flex, not adjustable held recline
Properties with severe weight requirements (per-unit guest weight >180kg): the weave tension is engineered for typical body weight; oversized loading is not warranted
Outdoor terraces and pool-deck use: the natural cotton weave is for indoor-protected use; outdoor exposure degrades fibre

For any of these, we can recommend alternative chairs from our atelier network.

Begin Sourcing

For project specification or single-unit commission, contact us via:

WhatsApp: +66 65 923 0504
LINE: same number
Email: gg@xx.gg

We respond within 24 hours with feasibility, pricing, and timeline.