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BLOOMINGDALE'S
China Promotion;
Reflecting the cosmopolitan style of the city that has
long been a center for international trade.
The focal dining table is a Chinese Chippendale style, made by
Bloomingdale's in Spain. Chairs are by Swaim, upholstered in fabrics
by Stroheim. A handpainted mural is by New York artist Jonathan
Bressler; the chandelier is by Metropolitan Lighting. Leading
up to the rooms, the Chinese garden Court with its street of shops include
a Silk Road shop, with antique porcelains, glass paintings, wood carvings,
bird cages and silk pillows, plus a highly carved Chinese wedding
bed that serves to display some of the wares.
the Eye of the Dragon is another antique shop, which introduces the
Lubliner collection of antique porcelain soup spoons and the Lubliner
collection of pewter and jade teapots. The shop also includes
painted boxes and trunks, foo dogs and old Chinese country pine furniture.
The area also includes a Thousand Flowers shop, focusing on the Ralph
Lauren Home Collection, designed especially for Bloomingdale's for the
promotion. The small room features upholstered pieces done in black
faille and bed linens designed around an ancient Chinese print. |