| Many ways you can incorporate an | | | | now even a trend to have Conji tatoos. |
| oriental look in your home. Different | | | | Anyone who decides to have this done |
| types of oriental design. including | | | | should be careful. If you are not sure |
| using Conji in decorating. Oriental rugs | | | | of the correct Conji. you may end up |
| can relect oriental design as well. | | | | with a symbol that you do not want. |
| The trend of Oriental design is becoming | | | | American tatoo artists rarely understand |
| extremely popular in America today. Not | | | | Conji. and just pick them out if they |
| only in the decorative arts. but we are | | | | like the way they look. You may end up |
| now seeing oriental clothing styles. | | | | with an unflattering symbol on your |
| tatoos. posters and other works. So many | | | | body. |
| products are being influenced by age-old | | | | Oriental design is also frequently used |
| oriental design that it can really be | | | | in embroidery. The grace and curves of |
| said to be a trend. We can all | | | | this design lend themselves very well to |
| appreciate the rich heritage of oriental | | | | needlepoint work. unlike many western |
| art. especially when it is incorporated | | | | designs. We frequenly see oriental |
| into the modern products used in western | | | | designs on dishes and serving pieces. as |
| countries. Oriental rugs are a perfect | | | | well as on furniture and other |
| example of this. Beautifully woven | | | | decorative items. There are many |
| designs with an ageless artistic | | | | wallpaper designs that incorporate an |
| heritage are seen in more and more homes | | | | oriental theme in the pattern; the |
| today. on the floors and even on the | | | | famous French "toile" is a good example |
| walls as tapestries. | | | | of this and it is seen in many very |
| Did you know that some of the oldest and | | | | sophisticated drawing rooms. Korean |
| most popular oriental designs are based | | | | blankets are an Asian product the |
| on the Chinese alphabet? These | | | | exhibits beautiful oriental designs in a |
| characters are called Conji. and. unlike | | | | practical product that is warm. soft and |
| western alphabets. they are not letters. | | | | very serviceable. Lovely scenes of |
| but rather ideograms. An ideogram is the | | | | nature. forests and animals cover these |
| symbol of a word or a concept. This kind | | | | beautiful blankets. |
| of alphabet developed because of the far | | | | If you want to recreate an oriental look |
| flung regions of China. Even people with | | | | in your home. you will have to obtain |
| different languages could communicate | | | | genuine oriental products. Luckily. the |
| because they could understand the | | | | countries of the orient are big |
| picture or ideogram of what was being | | | | exporters of these products so they are |
| depicted. Conji are very beautiful | | | | easy to obtain. especially if you live |
| symbols and because of this have | | | | in an area with a large Asian |
| frequently been used in design. There is | | | | population. such as San Francisco. |