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This beautifully shaped warm elm desk is more in a Chinese concession or colonial style than Ming Chinese, but it still comes with plenty of orient...
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Classical Chinese furniture has a timeless appeal that never goes out of style. Our signature range of traditional Chinese furniture is handcrafted from reclaimed elm or poplar wood, and includes reproductions from China's golden age as well as more contemporary designs inspired by the same period. The range includes oriental cabinets, beautifully crafted chairs, Chinese blanket chests and much more.
This beautifully shaped warm elm desk is more in a Chinese concession or colonial style than Ming Chinese, but it still comes with plenty of orient...
View full detailsCross Legged Armchair, Warm Elm
Based on the classic Chinese horseshoe armchair but in a more colonial style, this lovely warm elm chair goes perfectly with our cross legged desk ...
View full detailsChild's Yoke-Back Armchair, Warm Elm
This is a mini warm elm version of our classic yoke-back armchair, scaled down to suit the little ones in your life. It has the same curved headres...
View full detailsTwo Drawer Filing Cabinet, Warm Elm
This small warm colour filing cabinet is in solid elm wood and has the same distinctive style as the larger version but with two drawers instead of...
View full detailsLow tables and cabinets were in use from early on in China's history, particularly in the colder northern provinces, where low furniture would be p...
View full detailsSmall Herbalist Chest, Warm Elm
Chinese herbalists used chests containing dozens of small drawers to hold their medicines for hundreds of years. This little warm elm chest is a mo...
View full detailsThe random looking design of this warm elm, square wall panel is referred to by the Chinese as 'cracked ice' and is made up of individual mortised ...
View full detailsSouthern Official's Chair, Warm Elm
This style of chair appeared slightly later in China's history than the 'Yoke-Back' or 'Official's Hat' chair. The main development was that the to...
View full detailsThree Drawer Kang Table, Warm Elm
The Chinese did not use coffee tables in the sense that we know them but in colder parts of the country they would use low level tables placed on t...
View full detailsTables like this warm elm version, simple in style with two or three drawers, were commonly used by Chinese scholars of the Qing dynasty. The 'hors...
View full detailsCarved Console Table, Warm Elm
Great as a modern day console table with a beautiful lattice shelf at the bottom, this warm elm piece is a reproduction of desks that were common i...
View full detailsThis lovely little warm elm side table has exactly the same features as our carved console table, but sized to sit perfectly next to a sofa or a be...
View full detailsOur warm elm version is a faithful reproduction of the classic design, and has a rattan top set within the seat. It works well for occasional seati...
View full detailsFolding Horseshoe Armchair, Warm Elm
Simple folding stools were seen very early on in China's history - the first recorded stools being from the Han dynasty almost two thousand years a...
View full detailsCarved Panel - 'Courage', Warm Elm
Finished in warm elm this panel is designed to represent one of the 'Four Nobles', the central carving is made from camphor, a wood which is easy t...
View full detailsCarved Panel - 'Purity', Warm Elm
This panel is finished in our warm elm and is designed to represent one of the 'Four Nobles', the central carving depicts orchids a symbol of purit...
View full detailsCarved Panel - 'Uprightness', Warm Elm
With a frame made from fir wood, our warm elm panel has a design that represents one of the 'Four Nobles', the central carving here depicts bamboo ...
View full detailsCarved Panel - 'Humility', Warm Elm
Our solid wood panel, here finished in our warm elm is a representation of one of the 'Four Nobles', the carving set within the centre is surrounde...
View full detailsThese lovely wall mirrors, here finished in our warm colour, have a bevelled frame in solid elm wood and bevelled glass. They include fittings on t...
View full detailsThese large, chunky full length mirrors are designed to be stood against a wall, the model above being in our warm elm finish. The frames are in so...
View full detailsCarved Panel, Warm Elm, Clearance
The random looking design of this warm elm, square wall panel is referred to by the Chinese as 'cracked ice' and is made up of individual mortised ...
View full detailsSquare Stool, Warm Elm - Clearance Item
Our warm elm version is a faithful reproduction of the classic design, and has a rattan top set within the seat. It works well for occasional seati...
View full detailsTwo Drawer Filing Cabinet, Warm Elm - Clearance
This small warm colour filing cabinet is in solid elm wood and has the same distinctive style as the larger version but with two drawers instead of...
View full detailsClassical Chinese furniture refers to a style and an aesthetic taste, of restraint, balance and grandeur, rather than to a particular period. Plain hardwoods, like the reclaimed woods we use for these reproductions, were always accorded high esteem by Chinese craftsmen from the Qing dynasties onwards. Trade had recently opened, and tropical hardwoods from South-East Asia were beginning to be imported. It was these strong hardwoods which allowed the craftsmen to create austere, slender legged chairs and tables which showed off the beauty of the precious wood, alongside the lacquered furniture which was equally prized. Here at Shimu, we’re very happy to be continuing the tradition of Chinese classical furniture, and to be bringing you these beautiful pieces of furniture to show off in your home.
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