Furniture History (Part 6) : George II style furniture 1727 - 1760

George II, born in 1683, was king in Great Britain from 1727 until his death in 1760.

Mahogany replaced walnut as the fashionable wood. mahogany furniture furniture is dark reddish and did n't need varnishing.

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Furniture History (Part 5) : George I style furniture 1714 - 1727

George I, born in 1660, was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 until his death in 1727.

Much of the fine George I furniture was made of walnut and also veneered with walnut (veneering: covering with thin layers)

The serpentine curves, the cabriole leg of rounded section and the claw-and-ball-foot were all features of George I period chairs in England.

Furniture History (Part 4) : Georgian style furniture 17th - early 18th century

This furniture style was during the reign of George I, George II, George III in Great Britain. The most important change that occurred in the furniture in Georgian style was the replacement of walnut, by mahogany. The legs are elaborately carved terminating in a pad or ball-and-claw foot. Separate designers distinguished themselves in the late Georgian period, this is known as the "The Golden Age of Furniture". Important designers were: Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Adam. Common items included side tables with marble tops, chairs peaked with shells and legs graced with fish-scaled scrolls.

Furnitur History (Part 3) : Queen Anne style furniture 1702 - 1714

Queen Anne (1665 - 1714) 1702 - 1714 was the last monarch of the House of Stuarts. The Queen Anne style is a refinement of the William and Mary style with lighter, graceful, more comfortable furniture.

The single most important decoration of Queen Anne furniture was the carved cockle or scallop shell. Cabinetmakers replaced the straight, turned legs with more graceful cabriole legs. The leg had an out-curved knee and an in curved ankle.

Walnut became the preferred wood along with cherry and maple. Imported mahony began to be favoured. Regardless of the wood, a small amount of Queen Anne furniture was painted white.

The feet in which the legs of furniture terminate underwent alteration and improvement. Ultimately claw and ball feet make their reappearance, and makes an attractive finish to the heavier type of cabriole leg that evolved after the disuse of the stretcher. Scroll feet are generally associated with the earlier Queen Anne furniture, but there were also club feet, spade feet, the drake foot which was carved with three toes and a square moulded type of foot.

Card and the collapsible bridge table or gaming tables were another Queen Anne innovation.

Still popular are lacquer work, the rich oriental wares and china, the use of gesso design, and the Dutch marquetry cabinets, with their bombe sides and fronts and profuse decoration.

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Jepara carving: the legend who became the pride of the island of Java

Jepara carving art is sculpture that has the range and patterns are very unusual. beauty and diversity of relief carving patterns that no one could have made memalihkan gaze when looking at the sculpture.  Jepara carving sculpture of a difference with other regions, but the most famous in Indonesia today is Jepara carving.

LEGEND

Narrated an expert on sculpture and painting named Prabangkara who live in the UB from the King of Majapahit kingdom, at one time the king sent Prabangkara to make king consort of painting as an expression of his love for the queen who was very beautiful and fascinating.

Painting the empress without clothes that can be solved by Prabangkara perfectly and of course this makes King UB became suspicious because on certain body parts and secret there is a natural mark / special there are also the paintings and the place / position and shape exactly. By a ruse, Prabangkara with all the equipment disposed tied to a kite that after the laying-up in the sky cut the rope.

In these circumstances hover Prabangkara chisel fell in a village known as Rear Mountain near the town of Jepara. In a small village north of Jepara town until now indeed there are many high-quality carvers. But the origin of the carvings here whether it is correct due to the fall chisel Prabangkara, there are no historical data that supports it.

HISTORY

1. In the reign of Queen Kalinyamat, there was a vizier named Sungging Badarduwung derived from Campa (Cambodia) turned out to sculpt an expert as well. Now his Patih can still be seen at the Old Mosque and Mausoleum complex Kalinyamat Queen built in the XVI century.

2. The collapse of the Majapahit Kingdom has led to the spread of Hindu scholars and artists to various parts of the first half of XVI century. In the development, these artists continue to develop its expertise by adjusting the identity in the new area so that timbulah various regional motifs such as: Motive Majapahit, Bali, Mataram, Pajajaran, and expanding in Jepara Jepara until now.

Jepara carving art now is a very nice decoration to display in the house, either as pproperti and other home appliances, such as: doors, windows, tables, chairs and other.

Jepara carving art is sculpture that has the range and patterns are very unusual. beauty and diversity of relief carving patterns that no one could have made memalihkan gaze when looking at the sculpture. emiliki Jepara carving sculpture of a difference with other regions, but the most famous in Indonesia today is Jepara carving.

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Wood Carving Center in Palembang Indonesia

The wood carving center in Palembang is located on Faqih Jalaluddin Street, near the Palembang Grand Mosque.  Dozens of showrooms, which are also used to give finishing touches to wood carvings, are available in this city center.  Palembang wood carvings, which are identified by dark red and golden colors, are displayed along this street.

You can also find unfinished products, those which have not been softened or painted.  Workers in each shop usually give their final touch before sale.

Gold is the most dominant color in Palembang carvings.  It distinguishes Palembang carvings from carving products from other parts of Indonesia, such as Jepara in Central Java.
Cupboards bodies, doors, or glass, as well as picture frames are usually painted in gold color.  Other parts are covered by dark red and black colors.  Pictures of flowers in black make these carvings more beautiful.

 

Bamboo Facts

Introducing you to the oldest, most remarkable resource on the planet. Both sustainable and plentiful, bamboo has been used for thousands of years to make a vast array of items. From housing and furniture to musical instruments and needles, its uses are endless.

Bamboo is strong, flexible and beautiful in both its natural and finished states. It is an abundant resource that could beneficially replace many of the less sustainable materials now commonly used in our daily lives.

Bamboo grows faster than any other plant on the planet, the record being an incredible 47.6 inches in a 24 hour period. It has been recorded at upto 180 feet tall with a diameter of over a foot and walls an inch or more thick. There are some fifteen hundred species that are native to every continent except Europe.

Bamboo is essentially a giant grass and as with your lawn, can be cut without killing the plant unlike other hardwoods such as teak and mahogany, where the whole tree dies when cut. What could be more environmentally friendly than a plant that can be harvested but just keeps on growing, with no forest destroyed in the process. It is the resource of the past, present and most definitely the future, and its popularity will only increase in time as more and more people realize its potential.