Got shui?...
The art of feng shui (fung shway) is
used as a way to explain and evaluate the overall “energetic
feel” of a space. As an ancient Chinese art, it requires the
use of different tools to analyze how a space “flows”. The
use of form, color, and shape are pillars of the feng shui
process and can play a very important role in the successful
design of any interior or exterior. It can change a chaotic
environment into a serene one, an unproductive office into
an efficient one, and a sick environment into a healthy one.
While feng shui does share concepts with current day
interior design, it also covers many abstract concepts not
addressed in design education. At Hearthstone Interior
Design LLC we use these tools of the trade in all the work
we do. As the understanding and education about feng shui is
taking root in our country, more people are tuning into the
importance of how our environments reflect us and how we can
use intention to change our internal and external worlds.
With the phenomenon of the book and movie
The Secret, the collective
understanding that the law of attraction works to either
support or ruin our life’s work is becoming a less mystical
concept. Little does the public understand that these
principles have been used in feng shui for over 4,000 years!
As a way to de-mystify the practice of
feng shui, our owner, Kirstin, taught at Portland Community
College in their Community Education Department for several
years on this very subject. She has spoken at many other
venues such as the Portland Art Institute’s Interior Design
School, the City of Portland, at the Multnomah County
Library System Training Day, and in the Hollywood Library’s
“Brown
Bag Lunch Series”.
It has been said that we only
criticize what we don’t understand. This is our way of
reaching out to the public to help them make better
environmental design decisions and lead healthier and more
productive lives.
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