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A Chinoiserie Christmas as styled by Wendy Morrison

With Christmas almost upon us we’re busy thumbing through our favourite glossy home magazines and looking towards key interior designers for their decorative guidance on how to bring an elegant touch of Chinese charm to our festive décor themes throughout the home. So with this in mind, we thought, who better to speak with than Wendy Morrison, whose unique style is totally inspired by nature, maximalism and of course Chinoiserie! Completely obsessing over all things Christmas, oriental art and of course blue and white ceramics, we were keen to catch up with one of our favourite stylists and find why she loves Chinese design so much and what top tips she has to share for those looking to bring a flurry...

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Flowers in Oriental Design

Flowers, foliage and floral elements have been used in Chinese design for centuries and the familiar cherry blossoms and swirling floral borders are instantly recognisable.  Flowers have always had an honored position in their culture. They play a major role in the regular day to day life. But it is art and poetry, where flowers have been present the most in Chinese culture. The Chinese people believe that flowers convey positive messages and thus they are recurrent in Chinese literature, food, beverages, and decorations. Here are a few of themain flowers used in paintings and decoration on ceramics. Chrysanthemums are associated with the famous Chinese poet Tao Yuanming. In one of his works, he referred Chrysanthemums as a symbol of humility....

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Feng Shui Tips

The principles of Feng Shui could help you reorganise and revitalise your space. Not only that, Feng Shui could help usher in many facets of good fortune such as health, wealth, abundance and opportunity. Here we have some simple tips that will help you bring positive energy into your home: Start with the door This is where you should begin, as the doorway is the point of entrance for all energy or 'chi'. In fact, it represents the way that chi enters your life. Therefore, it should be clean and tidy so that nothing is blocking the chi. The entry to your home should be bright and light, and most of all welcoming. Introduce a water feature or aquarium A...

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Mohism in Chinese furniture and design

Not as well-known as some of the other Chinese philosophical schools, Mohism is still a valuable and interesting philosophy that we incorporate into our designs at The Nine Schools. It's one of the nine schools we're named after, that were written about by Le Xun, Ah Q and has a fascinating story. Here is an interesting website on Chinese furniture design

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Flowers in Chinese design

Flowers, foliage and floral elements have been used in Chinese design for centuries and the familiar cherry blossoms and swirling floral borders are instantly recognisable.

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