Features of the Asian style

Asian style in clothing and interior design involves the use of the cultural traditions of China and Japan, Thailand, India and Singapore, as well as other countries of the East. Each culture is endowed with its own unique flavor and has a number of distinctive features. Modern designers-orientalists, studying the image and lifestyle of Asian peoples, took the most interesting features from their traditions and, inspired by them, introduced a completely new direction into the culture of the West, fascinating with its exoticism.

The modern interior often gravitates towards Japanese or Chinese motives. For a long time Asia was closed from the prying eyes of Europeans, so now, when information has become available, the identity of the East looks like something unique and exotic. People striving for originality often decorate their house, apartment, room with oriental decor elements.

Residents of Asian countries have a special philosophy that differs from the worldview of a Western person. For an Asian, his home is a refuge from the storms of life, a place where harmony and tranquility reign. This philosophy is imbued with the entire atmosphere of the home: design, furniture, decoration. The main idea of ​​the interior is the absence of unnecessary items, so as not to clutter up the space and be in maximum harmony with nature.

The general concept of decor depends on your preferences: it can be a bright exotic design or calm and restrained, in the tradition of minimalism. If you are an adherent of the Chinese style, the décor will be dominated by red and black colors, while for lovers of Japanese style, white or muted pastel shades will be more pleasant.

Now let's dwell on a few useful tips for decorating an interior in an oriental style.

• When creating a design, attention is paid not only to the choice of the color palette of materials for decoration, but also to their texture. Every detail must be carefully thought out: furniture, its arrangement, choice of fabrics, accessories, plants. Bamboo occupies a special place in oriental design: its presence in the interior immediately adjusts to unity with nature and oriental flavor.

• Unlike Western culture, in Asia it is customary for the floors in the house to be covered with carpets or mats. The texture and color of flooring can be any, while their common goal is to create a cozy and comfortable environment in the room.

• Furniture in an oriental interior has small dimensions, it is compact and multifunctional, does not attract attention and does not take up a lot of free space.

• A special place in Eastern traditions is given to water. This source of life has always been a valuable resource in Asian countries, so the attitude towards it is respectable. The decor of the room can be complemented by an aquarium with fish or a small vertical fountain.

Asian design can combine modern and antique pieces. This mixture creates unique compositions and unforgettable images.

In modern Western culture, the Asian style looks catchy and fresh. This direction seems inexhaustible for more and more new creative ideas.

Unity with nature and careful handling of it is one of the main ideas of the philosophy of Asia, manifested in design.

For connoisseurs of eclecticism in the interior, Asian motives will be the simplest option that can be combined with the styles of other cultural traditions.

An overview of an Asian-style apartment in the video below.