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Traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine Definition Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is based on a set of interventions designed to restore balance to human beings. The therapies usually considered under the heading of classic Chinese medicine include: acupunture and moxibustion dietary... Read more |
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wallpaper
wallpaper was used in Europe in the 16th and 17th cent. as an inexpensive substitute for costly hangings. The French developed marbled papers, introduced from the East via Italy and used at first for box coverings, into larger sheets for wall coverings and also made other papers in small designs.... Read more |
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art nouveau
art nouveau , decorative-art movement centered in Western Europe. It began in the 1880s as a reaction against the historical emphasis of mid-19th-century art, but did not survive World War I. Art nouveau originated in London and was variously called Jugendstil in Germany, Sezessionstil in... Read more |
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Vivienne Tam
Vivienne Tam Chinese-born American fashion designer Vivienne Tam (born 1957) draws inspiration from her Chinese heritage to create distinctive clothing that blends the best of both cultures. After two decades in business, Tam's company enjoyed annual sales in the $40-million-plus range, and she... Read more |
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willow-pattern ware
willow-pattern ware sometimes porcelain but frequently opaque pottery, originated in Staffordshire, England, c.1780. Thomas Minton (see Minton , family), then an apprentice potter, developed and engraved the design, presumably after an old Chinese legend. It portrays the garden of a rich mandarin... Read more |
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John Galliano
COX, Patrick Canadian footwear designer working in London Born:Edmonton, Canada, 19 March 1963. Education:Studied at Cordwainers College, Hackney, London, 1983-85. Career:Established firm in London and designed collections for Bodymap, Vivienne Westwood, John... Read more |
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THE PLAY'S THE THEME CHINA PICKS VALLEY FIRMS TO HELP DESIGN HIGH-TECH...
...was born. ``The Chinese told us they wanted...Entertainment Co.'s designs include Universal...never before. The Chinese have long had Ferris...before the first Western-style theme parks...Valley that build, design or outfit theme...mainland because many Chinese may have ... |
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Design and Shopping: Mugging up for the big one Ceramicists are firing up for...
...contributed mug designs include Gordon...exhibition's theme in the end uncovered...took a symbol from Chinese tradition rather than western culture. Her mug...starts during the Chinese year of the hare...February 2000. The Chinese theme is also taken... |
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VALLEY FIRM WILL DESIGN THEME PARK IN CENTRAL CHINA.(BUSINESS)
...agreement Friday to design a $150 million theme park in central China...will feature both Chinese and Western themes and include a hotel...about half a dozen theme parks in China when...standing within the Chinese government, made... |
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Beauty in pursuit of pleasure: 19th-century Chinese export watercolours on...
...often adapted to western taste, give the...derive from classic Chinese art. Pictures of young women playing 'Chinese chess', as in Figure...pattern and colourful design, Ch'iu's female...influence on later Chinese art; indeed his...ladies became a stock theme in later Ming and... |
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Bling dynasty: AMJ Design mixes an East-West cocktail at the China Club, Berlin.
...Jagdfeld's AMJ Design provided right down...dining rooms combine Chinese antiques and contemporary...sensibility into a Chinese theme came naturally to...so interwoven with Western culture. Most people...tones of contemporary Chinese paintings. At the... |
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International collaborative digital decorative design project.(Essay)
...artifacts, fabric design and technology...Inspirational Chinese Designs: East and...The US and Chinese universities...primarily on the Western perspective...computer-aided design for textiles...and modern Chinese themes into textiles... |
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Hong Kong's high-tech retreat: the first Best Western in Hong Kong carves out...
...s 274-room Best Western Rosedale on the Park...s team and KWSG Design Consultants, Hong...cyber boutique. Best Western's first Hong Kong...business, the Best Western Rosedale's versatile...tables carry this theme through the lobby...fixtures in Cheena, a Chinese restaurant that ... |
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Disappearing design borders
...Disappearing design bordersByline...inscribed with Chinese characters...with a unique theme. Songjiang...Foreign themes to entice buyers Other non-Chinese developments...between foreign designs and Chinese...along with the Chinese custom of...most unique designs ... |
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THE CHINA CONNECTION THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM AND THE MOSES MYERS HOUSE SHOW...
...cowrie shell. Western fascination with the Chinese decorative arts...is a recurrent theme throughout the...18th centuries. Chinese motifs became so...objects made in the Chinese style. China became...this time, ship design and navigation... |
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A Chinese Architect Goes HomeYung-ho Chang Tries to Restore an Appreciation...
...turned it into a theme park,'' says Yung...Yuanmingyuan a remarkable Chinese-baroque folly...appreciation of art and design after many years...reinterpretation of Chinese concepts.''There...architecture with the Chinese context. Second...exposure to contemporary Western ideas without ... |
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