Serene Buddha Panel @ VivaTerra. How can anyone not love a wood named monkeypod? This fast-growing sustainable wood is grown in many tropical countries and is a popular material for the handcarving of many Asian style pieces, from decorative bowls to furniture to bold wall art pieces such as Viva Terra’s Serene Buddha. If you’re aiming for an organic or exotic look, one of your safest bets is monkeypod wood. I find that even without the carving of a massive buddha or the popular lotus flower, monkeypod pieces instantly inject a feeling of zen or Asian inspiration into a room.

Serene Buddha Panel @ VivaTerra.

How can anyone not love a wood named monkeypod? This fast-growing sustainable wood is grown in many tropical countries and is a popular material for the handcarving of many Asian style pieces, from decorative bowls to furniture to bold wall art pieces such as Viva Terra’s Serene Buddha.

If you’re aiming for an organic or exotic look, one of your safest bets is monkeypod wood. I find that even without the carving of a massive buddha or the popular lotus flower, monkeypod pieces instantly inject a feeling of zen or Asian inspiration into a room.

.:January 26, 2008

Chinese Lounge by Mariela Campo on HGTV’s Design To Win. As a follow up to the previous photo of Viva Terra’s Serene Buddha, here is another sustainable monkeypod buddha panel used on one of the sets that I designed and created for HGTV [Home + Garden Television].  This particular set was called “Chinese Lounge” and it was one of the 33 model suites that I created for a game show about interior design called Design To Win. More pix of the sets created for this show can be seen under “Set Styling” at my on-line portfolio. All of the beautiful pieces in this Chinese Lounge were provided by Dragon Heir in Toronto. They are one of my favourite suppliers and have a vast amount of imported Chinese antiques in stock. I once featured a 500 year old bed of theirs, especially brought in from Beijing to be featured on my HGTV set. It was drop dead gorgeous and can be viewed here. If you’re into Chinese antiques and you live in the Toronto area, Dragon Heir is your best resource. On the sustainable front, they carry a selection of pieces made from bamboo and monkeypod wood.

Chinese Lounge by Mariela Campo on HGTV’s Design To Win.

As a follow up to the previous photo of Viva Terra’s Serene Buddha, here is another sustainable monkeypod buddha panel used on one of the sets that I designed and created for HGTV [Home + Garden Television]. 

This particular set was called “Chinese Lounge” and it was one of the 33 model suites that I created for a game show about interior design called Design To Win. More pix of the sets created for this show can be seen under “Set Styling” at my on-line portfolio.

All of the beautiful pieces in this Chinese Lounge were provided by Dragon Heir in Toronto. They are one of my favourite suppliers and have a vast amount of imported Chinese antiques in stock. I once featured a 500 year old bed of theirs, especially brought in from Beijing to be featured on my HGTV set. It was drop dead gorgeous and can be viewed here.

If you’re into Chinese antiques and you live in the Toronto area, Dragon Heir is your best resource. On the sustainable front, they carry a selection of pieces made from bamboo and monkeypod wood.

.:January 26, 2008

Small Lotus Panels @ VivaTerra. Using the popular Thai revered lotus flower for its design [symbolizing fertility and prosperity], these intricately hand-carved panels are made from sustainable monkeypod wood. These 12” squared pieces are quite versatile and can be used to hang on the wall in any configuration, or tilted against a backdrop/mantle for display.

Small Lotus Panels @ VivaTerra.

Using the popular Thai revered lotus flower for its design [symbolizing fertility and prosperity], these intricately hand-carved panels are made from sustainable monkeypod wood.

These 12” squared pieces are quite versatile and can be used to hang on the wall in any configuration, or tilted against a backdrop/mantle for display.

.:January 26, 2008