Ready for Chinese New Year
Fill your home with these auspicious accessories.
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Add a feline touch to an armchair by draping this velvety cashmere blanket over it. A drawing of the tiger majestically walking out from a backdrop of stripes, is printed on the blanket using the screen technique. Tigre Bayadère blanket, S$6,800. Available from Hermès.
Bring the courage and ferocity of the tiger home with this bronze cast sculpture handcrafted byJapanese atelier Seiun Souemon Hara. Satoshi Hara, the 5th generation master, hand sculpted each piece with beeswax, before baking and polishing. Each sculpture is fi nished with a special smoking technique that uses burnt rice steam to get the charred effect. Tora bronze cast sculpture, S$230. Available from @Hanabi.artisan on Instagram.
New bed linens are a must for Chinese New Year, and these ones from Frette will leave you wanting to stay in bed for a little longer. The chain detailing, while subtle, adds fl air and opulence, while its amaryllis shade is still auspicious for the season, without being tacky. Merano bed chains sheet duvet, price upon request. Available from Frette.
Give flowers an elegant home in this Delft Blue porcelain vase from Moooi. Available in 12 different designs, Moooi's Delft Blue vases are produced at Royal Delft, the original producer of the Delft Blue ceramics since 1653. Delft Blue vase, S$1,085. Available from Space Furniture.
Serve guests aged pu'er tea in these fine porcelain cups, which feature the majestic tiger with the iconic House motifs of Louis Vuitton. The cups come with gold rims for that auspicious touch. Set of 4 cups, S$1,490. Available from Louis Vuitton.
Chinese New Year celebrations would not be complete without a game of mahjong or two. Luxury board games company Geoffrey Parker Games worked with Liu Jun, China's foremost mahjong artist on this luxurious set, with tiles carved from ox bone and bamboo and the case in ostrich or calf leather. Pick from the conventional attache case or the trunk, which comes with crystal glasses and cigars. Mahjong set, from S$5,710. Available from Geoffrey Parker Games.
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A lucky ornament to place in the children's bedrooms or a gift for the young at heart. The playful looking tiger holds a Chinese lantern on its tail for luck. With 390 faces of yellow, brown, black, clear and red crystal, this tiger is bound to shine all year round. Crystal tiger ornament, S$215. Available from Swarovski.
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