Although I've been back home for about a week, my design mojo is still in
Thailand.
After last week's
buddha trend, this week I'm on to... Foo Dogs!
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| Foos from Wat Pho, photos by me |
These figures actually go by several names, though Foo or Fu Dog seems to stick here in Amurrica. However, they're technically not dogs at all. These statues originated in Chinese design as guardian lions, symbols of protection, that sat at the entrance to Buddhist temples and rich people's homes. In Thailand, every single wat we visited had at least a couple of these bad boys, which are always presented in pairs as a representation of yin and yang. Ahhh, deep.
At any rate, they're kinda funny lookin' so I love them. From a design perspective, the renewed interest in Asian design and Chinoiserie means foos are all over the ever-pinning internet. Check it out:
Oh for dharma's sake foos don't always have to be turquoise blue!!!
And please, if you want foos in your home, do yourself a favor and get a PAIR or else feng shui and kharma are going to crap all over your carpet.
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