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Why Gold Detail Works in Flat British Light
Why Gold Detail Works in Flat British Light
The reason so many objects in this category carry gold, and it is optical rather than decorative. Read more...
Wall Mounted Elephant Heads, a Buying Guide
Wall Mounted Elephant Heads, a Buying Guide
Three finishes, and a wall object that behaves quite differently from anything standing on a surface. Read more...
What Elephants Mean in Indian Tradition
What Elephants Mean in Indian Tradition
A genuinely significant symbol, and one that Western retail has attached an invented rule to. Read more...
Trunk Up or Trunk Down, and What the Traditions Actually Say
Trunk Up or Trunk Down, and What the Traditions Actually Say
The trunk up rule is mostly a Western folk belief. What the actual traditions hold is considerably more interesting. Read more...
How to Hang an Elephant Head Without It Looking Like a Trophy
How to Hang an Elephant Head Without It Looking Like a Trophy
Wall mounted animal heads carry an obvious association. The distinction is craft and material, and it is a real one. Read more...
Why Elephants Turn Up in So Many British Homes
Why Elephants Turn Up in So Many British Homes
A cultural history with some uncomfortable chapters. How the elephant became one of the most common motifs in British homes. Read more...
How to Group Elephant Ornaments Without It Looking Like a Collection
How to Group Elephant Ornaments Without It Looking Like a Collection
People accumulate these, and accumulated objects read as clutter. Here is how to make several pieces look like one decision. Read more...
What to Look For in a Carved Wooden Elephant
What to Look For in a Carved Wooden Elephant
Carved elephants vary enormously in quality and most of the difference is in three places. Here is where to look. Read more...
What a White Elephant Means, and Why the Phrase Turned Negative
What a White Elephant Means, and Why the Phrase Turned Negative
A phrase everyone uses and almost nobody can explain. The origin is a genuinely good story. Read more...