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Sixty-five years ago, just two days
in
after
during
the end of the World War II, Jim Thompson, an architect
at
for
from
New York, arrived
in
by
at
Thailand as a part of his volunteer service
on
to
above
the US Army's Office of Strategic Service
with
if
about
nothing to suggest that his name would later become one of the world's most famous icons
between
into
for
Thai artistry.
With
Unless
While
his imaginative eyes and considerate mind, Thompson immediately became very interested
with
in
by
hand-woven Thai silk.
He assembled a small collection of the fabric, and,
with
at
>
in
confidence that the quality of the Thai silk would have appeal outside Thailand, subsequently took it to show friends and potential buyers
at
for
in
New York. And that's when the Thai-silk road
to
for
or
world fame began.
Jim Thompson's Thai Silk Company was registered
at
in
during
1951 with the original purpose of reviving Thailand's craft weaving industry, which
at
in
from
that time was quickly fading due to competition from cheaper, machine-made fabrics. Nine years later, the Thai government awarded Thompson the Order of the White Elephant in recognition of his contribution
with
for
to
the country.
Today the company, with its 100 percent vertical operation—meaning all the products are manufactured here in Thailand under the care of the Thai Silk Co.—is the world's largest manufacturer of hand-woven fabrics,
about
with
yet
more than 3,500 employees. That does not include some 1,000 silk artisans
in
at
where
northeastern villages whom the firm also works with.
The company's properties include Thompson's world-famous traditional Thai house
in
at
on
Bangkok's Pathumwan district, which has been registered as a national museum, two silk farms that cover more than 3,000 rai of land in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, 38 retail shops in Asia, America and Europe, and 10 restaurants in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. …
''Mr. Thompson was famous not only for silk
but also
yet
as well as
for his gracious hospitality. In the 50s and 60s, his Bangkok mansion often hosted dinner parties
at
with
about
musicians, writers, statesmen and Hollywood celebrities. Somerset Maugham, Anne Baxter and Robert Kennedy were also among his guests.''
Because
According to
For this reason
Patrick Booth, the company's director of food and beverage department, the cuisine offered
on
at
with
every Jim Thompson outlet is "absolute Thai, Thompson-style". …
During
Thus
Meanwhile
, the menu and decor reflect an appealing mix of tradition and innovation inspired by Thompson's marvelous taste in art and design. …
In addition
Even though
In conclusion
90 percent of the Jim Thompson enterprise's approximately two-billion-baht yearly revenue comes from tourists, the company not only helps popularise Thai culture among foreigners, it also encourages Thais to understand more
about
for
in
traditional ways of life that may be disappearing.
Yet
Otherwise
Thus
, the Jim Thompson Farm in Nakhon Ratchasima's Pak Thong Chai district (originally a silk cultivation farm and weaving village) opened in 2000. Visitors can learn about the Thai silk production process as well as the regional culture of the northeast. Hoping to give farm visitors a better understanding of art, environment, nature
and
but
yet
ecological system, the farm has lately initiated the "Art Centre on Farm" project. …
"You can learn
about
with
in
the silkworm cycle, local craftsmanship and Isan life."
By
For
With
those who are interested in agricultural and gastronomic tourism, the farm is also a great place to visit. A spacious plot of land has been dedicated to organic fruit, vegetable and flower plantations.
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