Jim Thompson

Jim Thompson

The Thai Silk Company is one of the most famous silk producers in Thailand. The company was founded in 1951 by former OSS operative Jim Thompson. The American national is credited with single-handedly turning Thai silk production from a tiny cottage industry into an article that is recognized globally as synonymous with premium quality. From…

Thai Silk

Thai Silk

World-famous Thai silk is made from an ancient art form that received a breath of new life after World War II when an American man named Jim Thompson started exporting the product worldwide. Before that, Thailand did not manufacture silk and imported it from other countries. During the late 1940s, Jim Thompson made a savvy…