Trinley (right) performs at the Norbulingka Park in Lhasa during the Shoton Festival.[Photo provided to China Daily] Trinley, 76, narrates Buddhist folktales depicted in the Thangka paintings using a wooden stick. Usually, it takes hours, ...
Tags: Trinley, ancient art, Tibetan Tradition
Great Seed produced a documentary after their 5,000 -kilometer journey across Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan provinces to explore the ancient art of papermaking. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As the country is paying more and more ...
Tags: paper culture, Culture Heritage, intangible cultural heritage
Li Weikang, one of the country's most famous Peking Opera performers, wants to use her experience to keep the traditional theater form fresh. [Photos provided to China Daily] Like many ancient art forms in China, Peking Opera is ...
Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese science originating from over 3000 years ago. At the beginning it was called Kan Yu, denoting the monitoring of the activities of the forces between the Heaven and Earth, but ever since Qing dynasty the term ...
Tags: Fengshui, Art of Placement
With the oven ablaze melting shattered glass in the workshop and the nearby store abuzz with curious customers, it is hard to imagine that just a few months ago Lebanon’s last glass blower was about to close shop for good. On a ...
Tags: Recycled Bottles, Glass Blower
An Austin artist brings the ancient art of Indian wood block printing to a present-day fashion fair and sustainable business model. Rebecca Layton spent years studying the detailed methods of this art form while living in Jaipur, ...
Tags: Rekh&Datta, Printed Clothing
Of the overall exports from Nepal, around 46 percent goods exported are handicrafts items, according to the Trade and Export Promotion Center of the country (TEPC). According to TEPC statistics which were shared during the ...
Tags: Handicraft, Textile
Uchit, a Social Enterprise aimed at Empowering Women, is excited to offer beautiful hand-woven fashion accessories and linens for the home at its online store. In collaboration with artisan handloom cooperatives in India, Uchit brings ...
Caravan Rug Corp has been making quality handmade rugs for over 30 years, and they have just released the latest collection in their line of traditional rugs: the Bamyan Traditional Rugs Collection. Whether you are new to handmade rugs or ...
Tags: Caravan Rug, handmade rugs
Creating mosaic patterns is an ancient art practiced in many different countries. The mosaic tile flooring patterns of Romans and Greeks are the oldest. The Greeks made use of geometric patterns in the creation of mosaic tile artworks. The ...
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Inspired by old oil lamps and candleholders, Vertigo Bird’s Balloon Table Lamp design was based on the ancient principles of light reflection. However the need for oil is long gone, and instead an LED light source sits almost hidden ...
Tags: Balloon Table Lamp, Lighting
While perusing the streets of Paris or Milan you may happen upon the robust smell of coffee brewing in a metal percolator. Bold and smooth, this potent coffee bounds with aroma and the performance of the special techniques involved in the ...
Tags: Pendant Light, Lights, Lighting
BIBA- the leading Indian ethnic wear brand unveils its second group of collection, highlighting the subsequent trends in women’s ethnic wear for the season. Now beat the heat with BIBA’s new collection in comfortable cotton ...
Tags: ethnic wear, Apparel
Most people would find it hard to imagine that the flat unlit item pictured below is actually a lamp. Lamps are tall with a thin base and a shade, that the bulb neatly hides beneath. How could a flat lamp in a flat plastic container become ...
Tags: LED Lighting, LED, Lighting
Today more than ever the desire to enjoy life is not only related to leisure and summer. It 's a need which is always served. That's why the focus on outdoor furnishings is growing, as well as research materials and sophisticated design. ...
Tags: Outdoor Furniture, Furniture, Furnishing