A blog of Chinese art, culture and design

This in-home spa in Chicago was designed by Marshall Erb of Marshall Morgan Erb Design, Inc. A simple well-worn 19th century provincial Chinese elmwood stool is set off by the polished stone floor creating a serene getaway at home.

Below, in this Suburban Chicago home, Marshall uses a 19th century Serab naturally-dyed carpet and a monumental Chinese wine jar to emphasize that art is not always hung on walls.

www.marshallerb.com

Scale can be challenging–but not for Michael Del Piero of Michael Del Piero Good Design. Aside from a bookshelf filled with provincial finds from Pagoda Red, another thing we loved about this library she designed in Lake Forest was her interesting use of space.  The skirted table occupies a quarter of the floor and, amazingly, the room doesn’t feel tight.

We all know how difficult it is to arrange a bookshelf, however, Michael is a master.  The pair of Chinese urns, c. 1800 and provincial footrest are perfectly at home with the leather books, wooden mortars and miniature apothecary jars.

Michael uses a c. 1850 Chinese elmwood trunk table hand-carved from a single log as a bedside table.

Here’s a secret–Michael had the drawers of the Chinese apothecary cabinet in the dining room below converted into doors to accommodate the client’s large trays.

www.michaeldelpiero.com

In a private garden on Chicago’s North Shore, a natural meditation stone from Pagoda Red is used as a bridge to unite two sides of a stream lined with colorful stone boulders from different mountainous regions in China.

Darryl Carter is always on our design radar.  His mix of new and old, and raw and refined always inspires us…which is why we were excited when the cover of his book, The New Tradtional, featured not one, but two pieces from our collection.  The bronze rain drum from Thailand and the tall Chinese document chest in the corner are Asian, but blend seamlessly with the European elements in the room.

Another Darryl Carter project features a Vietnamese egg-shell lacquered table from Pagoda Red.  Check out the detail below to see the beautiful finish – it is created by meticulously placing egg shell fragments, one at a time, in lacquer.

www.darrylcarter.com

Studying under Chicago design giants Bruce Gregga and Alex Jordan for several years, Stephan Jones of Stephan Jones Interiors is known for mixing styles and materials to create bold and honest living spaces.  The Chinese wine table in his Chicago lakefront high-rise home was a bold and honest choice too.

http://www.stephanjones.com/

John Willey of Willey Design, LLC has worked for some of the biggest names in the design community (Vicente Wolf, Sharon Simonaire, Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz, and the Getty’s Group).  Opening his own firm in 2006, John’s signature has become mixing classic and modern elements with bold colors.

Across from the sofa and bookshelves in this Central Park West Residence in New York City sit two custom mounted meditation stones on a yellow lacquered pedestal perfectly designed by Willey.

http://www.willeydesign.com/

The owner of this home in Winnetka, IL  brought a timeless quality to the exterior of her new residence by incorporating 18^th c.  sculpture from our collection. Don’t miss the four-season cast iron urns in addition to the carved limestone Fu dogs.

Taihu stones near the pool add some drama during the day…

…and a little magic at night.

Another carved limestone Fu dog guards the pool terrace.

This is the first entry in the Pagoda Red Everywhere album.  Next we’ll feature jewelry created with Pagoda Red treasures that the designer sells exclusively thru Barney’s NY, the personal residence of an AD 100 designer, and a project by Alessandra Branca.

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