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.
Carved Oriental Coffee Table, Warm Elm
This lovely warm colour, solid wood, coffee table is in a contemporary style but still with some classic oriental features, such as the 'horse hoof...
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Carved Chinese Coffee Table, Black Lacquer
This black lacquer oriental coffee table is made from solid elm wood and has an open lattice shelf at the bottom. Produced in a traditional Chinese...
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Low Apothecary's Cabinet, Warm Elm
This handsome low cabinet in our warm finish is a wonderfully versatile piece of furniture and although designed by us with the modern home in mind...
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Low Apothecary's Cabinet, Black Lacquer
With a strong oriental style our black lacquer low cabinet is a stunning and versatile piece of furniture designed to fit into a modern home. The c...
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Kang Style Coffee Table, Warm Elm
Low level tables and other furniture were used throughout northern China, where they would be placed on the 'kang' - a heated platform of brick or ...
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Chinese Kang Style Coffee Table, Black Lacquer
Our black lacquer table is an updated version in the same style as the original kang tables, but made slightly larger to be more practical as a mod...
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Three 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...
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Three Drawer Kang Table, Black Lacquer
This particular black lacquer table is larger than the original kang tables to make it more practical as a contemporary coffee table, but the simpl...
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.
