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| Chista stump table via |
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| Stump coffee table - Hudson Furniture |
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| Stump table by Arteriors via |
Global Views on Trends for Fashion, Accessories, Interiors and more. From Sydney with Love.
……….Root Furnishing
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Coco Republic - oly - resin twig shelf via
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| Dutch Designer Anke Weiss - Bonsai table |
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| Dutch Designer Anke Weiss - Bonsai table |
.. made from 150 Bonsai trees!
Root furniture
The origins of this style of furniture lay in
China.
Root furniture being a genre where stools, chairs and tables were made
from tree roots, chosen for their knotty, twisted appearance and minimally
pruned and worked.
These odd-looking pieces are depicted in the paintings of
the Song dynasty (920-1279) and may have been produced even earlier. They are,
however, particularly associated with the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and were
made throughout the Quing (1644-1911).
Their rustic simplicity was combined with
ingenious joinery that made the furniture sturdy while interfering as little as
possible with the organic growth pattern of the material.
Artificial ornamentation or carving was never
used on root furniture. Like Chinese sculpture consisting of oddly shaped
stones, it was associated with an attitude toward nature, of seeing natural
forms and details as important sources of philosophical and artistic
stimulation that Taoism and certain Buddhist sects shared.
Root furniture was often found in the rural
retreats of scholar-artists, but its combination of simplicity and
sophistication had a wide appeal, and it was also used by urban officials,
aristocrats, and even some emperors.
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| 1stdips-Chinese Root Carved Table China 1940’s via |
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| Chinese Antique Root Wood Bench via |
Winged Fantasies - The Swan Motive
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| Neo Classical Console - German, early19th-century |
The romantic Swan motive
Swans are monogamous, meaning that they have a pair bond that sometimes lasts a lifetime. However, if a swan loses its mate, especially early in its breeding years, the remaining bird doesn’t typically die of a “broken heart”. Most often, it will bond with another individual to continue producing offspring. The reality is that some new genetic testing suggests that there are many more “divorces” of monogamous pairs than first thought.
……….Treasure Chest
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| Grotto Shell Chair Neoclassical armchair - Russian, circa1805. via |
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| Venus Chair - German, circa1800 via |
Winged Fantasies - Neo Classic Revival
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| via decorativecrafts |
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| Russian Neoclassical Carvied Giltwood Armchair |
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