My absolutely favorite artist for Chinoiserie art for the home is Harrison Howard. He has very recently added some new works to his Chinoiseries collection. These are some of my favorites ever. Available in the original watercolor and in limited edition giclee prints that are extraordinarily beautiful, one or a pair of these would be an incredible focal point for an entryway, dining room, living room, or bedroom. His work is a favorite of top interior designers. Click here to see his entire portfolio and be sure not to miss his new pieces under Gardens and For Children as well. Mr. Howard's art is the epitome of Chinoiserie-whimsical, elegant, sophisticated, and joyful.
If you love all things Chinoiserie and Palm Beach Chic, you will most certainly love the work of Harrison Howard. His delightful images will transport you into a whimsical, imaginative, playful, and exotic world that is so uplifting you will never want to leave. Recently, Harrison launched a new website, and in addition to his […]
Happy Monday! I'm so excited that Beth, of the amazingly beautiful blog Chinoiserie Chic , is a guest here today sharing gorgeous blue ...
Chinoiserie is a sophisticated style, merging Asian and European patterns, fabrics and textures to create a luscious look… Think bright, bold jewel tones, elaborate patterns including toile, rich silks and satins, opulent, antique furniture from cabinets to lamps, and accessories made with exquisite porcelain china, and carved woods, wicker and bamboo. Chinoiserie wallpaper and […]
My favorite painter of Chinoiserie scenes, Harrison Howard, has just updated his site with new works including one of my favorites, "The Architect", which is seen above. Harrison's paintings and prints are like instant mood lifters to me. How can one not be charmed by scenes with books, curtains, trellis, pagodas, butterflies, and coral? Not to mention those hard working figures who are busy painting, arranging curtains, and crab baiting. And I thought blogging kept me busy! I've included a sampling of Harrison's work, but do visit his website to see more Chinoiserie scenes. "The Two Gardeners" "Bibliophile" "The Dowry" "Crab Baiting" "Arranging Drapery"
An archival quality limited edition giclee print of an original watercolor painting on 100% archival rag paper individually signed by the artist and made with very finely ground pigmented inks. Standard Image Size: 16" x 20" Paper Size: 18 " x 22 " (includes 1" white border surrounding image) Limited Edition of
The Pink Pagoda The Pink Pagoda posted the other day about this fabulous set of ginger jar giclees a customer had her color in navy and orange. Orange continues to be very hot in interior design, but I feel that pairing it with turquoise is a little over and that pairing navy with orange will be coming on strong. Here is more inspiration. The Pink Pagoda can custom color any of her prints for you. Hermes Boxes Diane Bergeron My Fantasy Scalamandre Colors My House Vintage Vintage Room and Board Room and Board Furbish Hermes Furbish Pagoda Mirror Furbish Vintage
Last Updated on June 7th, 2018 Chinoiserie is a term that the French used while attempting to imitate Chinese design elements a few centuries ago. Contrary to popular belief, not all Chinoiserie design has…
Therefore, let me stop going on and on, and let's look at some gorgeous room candy filled with Chinoiserie decor, furniture, and more!
I think you all know by now that I have a penchant for all things Chinoiserie..... I recently was asked to embellish a small powder room done in Gracie paper. The trim and door were white and competed with the scene. I based coated everything in a high green. Gracie wallpaper is very complex with layers of subtle washes of color for their backgrounds. I used three to four washes to make the design seamless. Details were extended into the moulding to complete the scene...now, on to the door! I based the door and then began the layers of washes....all straight acrylic paint thinned with water and wiped back. No glaze. The layers gave a soft patina of age and depth. Accents of corals were added to the edges and bevels... A main element of ornament was added to the top panel with small accents in the lower panels... A bird cage of bamboo was added with songbird and foliage...colors were a traditional palette..cadmium yellow, burnt sienna, raw sienna, burnt umber, alizarin crimson and bone black The client designed the birdcage with thatched roof and bamboo design. This is a teeny room under the staircase and hard to shoot an interior shot with a camera! It's always about the details...there are no shortcuts. I can't wait to see the room with the sconces and mirror hung! It was a lovely project to be involved in.
Therefore, let me stop going on and on, and let's look at some gorgeous room candy filled with Chinoiserie decor, furniture, and more!
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I certainly do not need any reminders that Chinoiserie is my favorite style. Still, I couldn't help but notice that it has been on my mind more often than usual. Just in the last week I've been thinking about these items: My new black linen hand towels with a coral, Chinois monogram on them. I can't wait to use these at my next party. (Hand towels from Gramercy Fine Linen. This great linen shop is a block up the street from my home...meaning I will be getting into a lot of linen trouble.) While flipping through a circa 1980 magazine, I found this old Tiffany ad. I wonder if they still produce this clock? If not, they really should. I'm considering buying a copy of Cecil Beaton's Chinese Album, mainly for the dust jacket. And because what I just wrote makes me feel guilty, I will end up reading the book too. And, I was checking out Charlotte Moss' "Virginia" AirEssence Diffuser. Why? Because her "Virginia" fragrance smells divine; I love the decanter with the Chinoiserie pagoda stopper on it; and, I think I'm the only person in the world who has not yet tried one of these stick diffuser systems! Image at top: Dancing Figure Holding a Mask, part of a series designed by Jean-Baptiste Pillement, c. 1759. Image courtesy of The Getty.
This is a George III carved giltwood rococo chimney piece 10 1/2 feet tall circa 1755.
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If you love all things Chinoiserie and Palm Beach Chic, you will most certainly love the work of Harrison Howard. His delightful images will transport you into a whimsical, imaginative, playful, and exotic world that is so uplifting you will never want to leave. Recently, Harrison launched a new website, and in addition to his […]
The Chinese House has the shape of a trefoil. The rounded central building contains three cabinet rooms regularly interspersed with free spaces. Rounded windows and French windows that reach almost to the ground let light into the pavilion's interior. The rolling tented copper ceiling is supported in the free space by four gilded sandstone columns, the work of the Swiss ornamental sculptor Johann Melchior Kambly, who was in the employ of Frederick the Great from 1746. The gilded sandstone sculptures that sit at the feet of the columns and stand at the walls of the rooms originate from the workshops of the sculptors Johann Gottlieb Feymüller and Johann Peter Benckert. People from the area stood as models for the eating, drinking and music-making Chinese figures, which explains the statues' European features.
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G-005 Grand View Garden Chinoiserie Handpainted Wallpaper on Duckegg Blue Silk The colorways in this section present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs and any base ground(silk, paper, metallics, fabric and etc.) Price Listed price is for one standard panel of 3 by 8ft. For custom panel size and custom project, please contact us for further information. Custom work Custom size, color and design are available. Designs may be adjusted to fit any wall space or configuration, based on customer supplied wall elevations or dimensions. Designs may be adjusted to fit around doors and windows, up stairway walls and also singular, self contained panels appropriate for framing within wall. Contact Us If you are interested in any of those patterns, please send us messages. We are here at your disposal.
Considered to be one of the finest Chinese Export Porcelain collections in the world, the Tibor Collection consists of more than 500 works of art.
Big news. One of my favorite artists - renowned creator of fanciful Chinoiserie works, Harrison Howard - has.......wait for it....... FABR...
Иллюстратор Светлана Дорошева . Украинская художница. Родилась в Запорожье. Окончила художественную школу и университет по специальности иностранная филология и литература. Сейчас живет в Израиле. Работает как фриланс-иллюстратор. Художница предпочитает создавать свои работы на…
Considered to be one of the finest Chinese Export Porcelain collections in the world, the Tibor Collection consists of more than 500 works of art.
