Create a Tibetan interior in the living room: the traditional carving and painting of furniture, patterned metal utensils, manufacturing technology of national carpets.
Model Anastasia Ignatova
Last century, Tibet became the center of mystical attraction for Europeans. The country of thousand-year secret knowledge, the location of the Shambhala ... less is known to be a real tibet, the place is not yet otherworldly, but very exotic, cradle of amazing arts.
Councils of decorator
Since the Tibetan furniture (tables, seats) is difficult to find, but there are no sofas in Tibetans, there can be massive furniture of restrained forms with an expressive texture when designing the living room. Perfectly harmonize authentic carpets and pillows with carpet pillowcases. Tibetan fabrics are a good addition to a good complement: wide wool striped cloths or silk.
History with geography
Tibetan territory, where the ethnocultural community of people professing Buddhism in the form of Lamaism, as well as the National Tibetan Religion Bon. The cultural complex here was under the influence of religious traditions. Buddhist monasteries were real educational and cultural centers, where art and crafts developed: for them, images of Buddhist divine, bronze small plastic, skillfully decorated books were created. This culture turned out to be surprisingly distinctive, and in our days interest in it, which preserved living antiquity, increases every year.
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Practical advice
If you decide to create a Tibetan interior at home, then, acquiring furniture and accessories in the salons, make sure that they are truly tibetan style and manufacturing manner. To understand this will help you with illustrations on this article and advice of experienced consultants. When you buy carpets, keep in mind that only a small part of the product is authentic. Often there are products, although Tibetan carpets, but modern, focused on the tastes of the Euro-American buyer: smooth, without decor, in the style of Deco either abstractionism. The desaltic objects have such a feature: if they are from brass, then the chased brass glitters, and the background is copper-matte or dark brown.
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Councils of decorator
Thanks to the bright colors and expressive patterns, Tibetan carpets (usually not very large sizes) create juicy accents in the interior. At the same time, it does not matter whether they lie on the floor, on the sofas or hang on the walls. Such carpets are perfectly combined with painted furniture and patterned metal utensils. The ritual mask gives the room decoration completion and a special color.
The editorial board thanks the Himalayan boutique Khelo and personally art director Galina Majekina for the provided accessories and help in holding shooting.
