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