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  From China, with love

  Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 15/10/2012

  » China has always been fascinating to me, not only with her long history and colourful civilisation, but also because of her natural wonders. Flora and fauna in China have captivated the imagination of the people in the West for hundreds of years. Chinoiserie is the term for the fashion of Chinese themes in decoration in western Europe, beginning in the late 17th century, reaching its peak in the rococo chinoiserie wave, 1740-1770.

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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.

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  Historic delight

  Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 15/08/2012

  » My museum, the Museum of Floral Culture, was opened to the public on Aug 12, to commemorate the 80th birthday of HM Queen Sirikit, whose caring and benevolent acts for the arts and culture community have brought the nation prosperity, including in the flower culture community of Thailand. The Museum of Floral Culture is the first and the only one of its kind that celebrates the floral culture of humanity.

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  A dance of flowers

  Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 29/08/2012

  » The tour of my flower museum, The Museum of Floral Culture, takes about 45 minutes and it is divided into two parts. The first part of the tour is of the beautifully-preserved golden teak mansion where visitors will be guided through all the exhibitions.

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  Nihon no Hana

  Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 01/10/2012

  » The second exhibit of the Museum of Floral Culture is called "The World of Floral Culture". This takes the visitors on a magic carpet ride to the beautiful world of floral cultures. Important floral cultures of different nations flourishing in different parts of Asia _ China, Japan, Cambodia, Bali, Tibet, Laos and India _ are celebrated and put into delightful displays in the exhibition.

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  Arrangement fit for a goddess

  Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 04/07/2012

  » Celebrated in the month of October or November in almost all regions of India, Diwali is perhaps the most important of all Hindu festivals. It marks the beginning of the new year in the Hindu calendar and during the festive time of Diwali, the women in many Indian households create rangoli (sacred welcoming areas for Hindu deities) on their living-room floors or outside in the courtyard.

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  Poetic butterflies

  Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 01/08/2012

  » When I was doing my bachelor's degree at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology at Lat Krabang, I was granted a scholarship from Japan Airlines to study summer session courses at Sophia University in Tokyo. One of the subjects I studied was Nihon-go Kiso Ichi (Basic Japanese 1).

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  Floral Fountain

  Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 11/04/2012

  » April is the hottest month in Thailand. During the day temperatures can rise well above 40 degrees Celsius. Just as the heat is almost unbearable, along comes Songkran Festival _ also known to foreigners as the Water Festival of Thailand. Songkran was celebrated as the traditional Thai New Year until 1940 when it was moved to Jan 1 in line with celebrations around the world.

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  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.

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  Woven Wonder

  Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 23/05/2012

  » In Varanasi, the enchanting tune of the sitar reverberates through the air over the Ganges while the dexterous hands of a weaver move as he follows thousands-year-old tradition of producing the famed silk of Kashi. Flower garlands that adorn the statues of gods in more than 1,500 temples of Varanasi are acquired by the devotees from flower merchants' baskets woven from rustic vine.

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