Saturday, March 31, 2012

Burmese Lacquerware

"The accessories at your home reflect who you are."

These Burmese lacquerware are adorable and
great accessories for home.

Provide interesting height and shapes for a space
and also provide storage for small items and in
some cases can use as center
piece for a table setting.



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Friday, March 30, 2012

Afternoon tea @ Morris-Jumel Mansion

Life is beautiful for simple affair such as
afternoon tea @ Morris-Jumel Mansion - 
Manhattan's oldest colonial residence
and also served as General Washington's 
headquarterin American Revolution.

There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
~ Henry James 1843 - 1916 ~


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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Louis Vuitton Fall 2012/2013 Show

Amazing opening of the show!


Louis Vuitton began with a beautiful handmade steam engine pulling into a set in a courtyard of the Louvre, which had been transformed into an old train station edged in iron and adorned with a clock that glowed like a full moon.






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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Abaca Fabric

Fell in love with this abaca handwoven fabric from Southern Philippines.
It comes in various patterns and color palettle
simply for contemporary or classic furniture and interior.


Available @ 
www.ledecorfrancais.com

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Monday, March 26, 2012

A fine curvacious Biedermeier Chaise Longue

A beautiful Biedermeier chaise longue
 from Sweden circa 1820.
Fine Tiger birchwood upholstered in Calico / lining fabric.
The plain fabric just brings out the fine
curvacious of this chaise.

Available @ 
Rupert Cavedish Antiques
in London UK

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Friday, March 23, 2012

Chinese Imperial

A RARE AND VERY LARGE IMPERIAL PAINTED
AND GILT-LACQUERED CHEST AND STAND

GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908) 


Painted on each side in red, white, green and blue with writhing five-clawed dragons confronted around flaming pearls, the domed cover painted in similar fashion below a single front-facing dragon in pursuit of a further flaming pearl painted on the top, all amidst scrolling clouds and reserved on a yellow ground, the chest fitted with thick metal hardware painted in red lacquer with lotus and phoenix scroll reserved on a gilt ground, the corner fittings applied with circular bosses, the square base painted with a border of lappets above a band of addorsed chilongcentered on shou medallions, the chest sliding into the separate stand painted with borders of archaistic scroll and key fret above a narrow, thumb-grooved waist and plain aprons and stretchers painted with lotus scroll, the whole raised on short legs of square section terminating in hoof feet

41 1/8 in. (104.4 cm.) high, 26¾ in. (67.9 cm.) wide, 27 in. (68.6 cm.) deep 


清光緒 御製漆金彩繪五龍紋箱配座

source:
Christie's Rockefeller
USA

Photograph:
Christopher Ong
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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Kings Cross Station @ London

New Meets Old
Kings Cross station in London was opened in 1852 and it is a key station in Londons railway network. The solid built station became dingy and dark; it went through renovation and it is now lively and uplifting just on time for Olympic Game 2012 in London.

The new Western Concourse opens the station up, improves passenger circulation and amenities, and creates a better connection with the connecting metro station. Designed by Arup, the semi-circular concourse rises 20 m in height and spans the full 150m-length of the existing Western Range building by cleverly incorporating the restored brickwork and masonry features of the historic structure. The juxtaposition of the new and the old references the past while surging on into the future. The new vaulted canopy not only brings critical natural daylight into the space, but also provides new retail, support and administrative facilities necessary for the future of Londons rail. 

 
 
Image Hufton + Crow 

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