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More on Asian-inspired interior design…

February 9th, 2008 · No Comments

A while back in our post “Are Asian design influences here to stay?” we were discussing the longevity and staying power of Asian Design Influences. I must say, that when poking around in the interior designer blog community this really seems to be the case. Asian is really here to stay and as the […]

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Tags: Design Ideas · Interior Design

What Chinese Style Furniture is hot this year?

February 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

There is a great little blog apartmenttherapy.com which covers New York, San Francisco, Chicago & New York. Its really less of a blog, and rather more of a series of columns written and posted by interior designers.
We love the look of antiques or imports mixed with more modern furniture. One piece that almost always fits […]

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Tags: Design Ideas · Interior Design

Are Asian design influences here to stay?

January 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Landfair Furniture has an interesting blog which seems to cater specifically to topics of interest to interior designers. As interior designers tend to drive the market I would assume looking to them for clues as to whats “up and coming” would be a good idea. Which is why I think its interesting they have an […]

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A a vivid example of artistic nudes, photography & chinese antiques

October 20th, 2007 · No Comments

I came across these amazing photos on a Chinese website (though unfortunately I do not know who the photographer is). Now, normally this blog is about Chinese Antiques and the ethnic home furnishings industry (and me complaining about the headache of dealing with Chinese suppliers) but I thought these photos were a great reminder of […]

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Tags: Chinese Culture · Photography

Integrating Tibetan furniture into the home

September 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Chinese furniture is becoming more and more popular, surely about 50% of the decorated homes have an item one or the other Asian style. Before the 90’s Asian furniture used in western interiors was often of a abstract, cold, zen style. Mono-colored cabinets, without any curls. Often plain red or black lacquered. But in the […]

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Tags: Antiques · Chinese Furniture · Design Ideas