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Folded beauty
Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 05/11/2012
» The fourth exhibition of the Museum of Floral Culture is called "The Heritage of Thai Floral Culture", which comprises two exhibition rooms that open to the impeccably-landscaped Thai-meets-Zen garden at the back of the museum. "The Heritage of Thai Floral Culture" reveals to visitors the secrets behind our floral culture. Thailand is a tropical country where flowers bloom every day all year round, but most tropical flowers last but one day. Therefore Thai floral art has evolved in a different way from those of countries in the temperate zone where cut flowers are displayed in vases.
Beauty in contrast
Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 20/06/2012
» In the course of preparing for the opening of the Museum of Floral Culture to commemorate HM the Queen's 80th birthday in August, I am currently busy working on different aspects of the museum. In addition to the permanent exhibits that are housed in the century-old teak mansion built during the reign of King Rama VI, the garden will also be one of the main highlights of the museum as a living exhibit.
A Lanna celebration
Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 06/06/2012
» Today's flower arrangement is inspired by the traditional decoration of the architecture of the Lanna Kingdom that in its pomp straddled what today is northern Thailand and parts of Myanmar and Laos.
Wreath of glory
Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 25/04/2012
» As I am preparing for a permanent exhibition that I am currently creating work for, called The World of Floral Culture at the Museum of Floral Culture, I have been researching several ancient civilisations where floral decoration seems to be as old as the civilisation itself. The remains of great civilisations such as Egypt, Greece and Rome provide us with ample proof that people have always been appreciative of the beauty of flowers.
Busung beauty
Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 28/03/2012
» Two weeks ago, when we held a Buddhist house blessing ceremony, which was followed by a Brahmanical ceremony for the house which is going to become the Museum of Floral Culture in the near future, my Balinese friend, Ary Pratama, joined both ceremonies. Being from Bali, Ary was interested to see what the Thai Brahmanical ceremony was like compared to the one in his homeland.
At one with the flower
Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 22/02/2012
» I have recently developed a brief ceremony to mark the beginning of my workshops on flower arrangement. I call it "The Floral Ceremony." The purpose of The Floral Ceremony is to awaken all the senses of the participants in order to prepare them for the arrangement of flowers. A rose with sweet perfume is set on the table for every participant.
Beauty bountiful
Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 08/02/2012
» Especially in Eastern cultures, flower symbolism plays a significant role in the way the people use and associate themselves with those little pretty things with petals we call flowers. And my new discovery is that fruit symbolism does pretty much the same. In every culture around the globe, fruits symbolise fertility, joy and happiness. Together with flowers, fruits have long graced the dining tables of royalty and nobility as a modest display of abundance in lives.
Recycled beauty
Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 25/01/2012
» The planet we call Earth is always recycling itself, whether we realise it or not. Young leaves unfold, perform their faithful "green" duty, become old and yellow, fall, and decompose. Soon all the particles that once were parts of those leaves would reassemble and re-emerge into this planet anew by taking fresh new forms with new duties. These never-ending cycles of renewal make this planet always new, always fresh, young and exciting.