9/05/2011

Sium-See | Toothpick Dispenser



ELLE DECORATION Thailand Design Contest 2005 | Ethnic Evolution
The Best Design Award
Different culture with one religion
Many languages, various origins
And believe from generation to generation
With faith lead to the inspiration...
“Sium-see Toothpick Dispenser”

What is Sium-see? Sium-see is a Chinese name was using in Thailand for the object most people know as Chinese Fortune Sticks or Chi Chi Stick in western. Sium-see means poem on a paper. But in different country we called in different name and diverse appearance. In Chinese they called Kau Cim or Chien Tung, always use red color and open top to see all stick in can the same as Sium-see in Thailand, shaking in order to expel a single stick. In Japanese called Omikuji which is using a hexagon tube contain stick inside and have one hole on top at the corner to let a single stick pass through. However each fortune stick in all country needs to have number on it, to use number to check with paper of oracle.

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