You want to create beautiful gardens for your home?
But unfortunately, your front yard or back yard was narrow?
No big deal!

A maximum of ideas, will maximize something, which is minimal. (more…)

Stained glass windows were commonly used in churches for decorative and informative purposes. Many windows are donated to churches by members of the congregation as memorials of loved ones.

Important examples :

• Cathedral of Chartres, in France- 11th-13th century glass
• Canterbury Cathedral, in England- 12th-15th century plus 19th-20th century glass
• York Minster, in England- 11th-15th century glass
• Sainte-Chapelle, in Paris, 13th-14th century glass
• Florence Cathedral, Italy, 15th century glass designed by Uccello, Donatello and Ghiberti
• St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney, Australia- early complete cycle of 19th century glass, Hardman of Birmingham.
• Coventry Cathedral, England, mid 20th century glass by various designers
• Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church, extensive collection of windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany
• Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, Kentucky, USA (more…)

Lighting & Lamps

10 Things to Know about LED Lighting :

LED lighting is an attractive alternative to incandescent or fluorescent lighting in both residential and commercial applications of lighting because they are very energy efficient, have a very long life, are very small, no time re -strike, may be variable, producing relatively low heat, have a failure rate slow, are resistant to shocks, work well at low temperatures, their light can be easily carried, and they do not contain toxic mercury unlike popular Today’s lighting product energy-efficient, compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL). Here are 10 things you should know about this new source of light emerging. (more…)

The fancy goods bring out the best flavor of wine and sake : Enn Tsuikidoki “Wine bucket” & “Sake set”

These goods are made with a handicraft technique called “Tsuikidoki”. The product is made by beating a copper plate a number of times. You can watch the making video of Tsuiki doki here.
A copper sake pot is thought to improve the flavor of the sake. Sake changes its flavor according to the sake cup or pot. You will find out the new flavor of your favorite sake with this sake set.

The fancy goods bring out the best flavor of wine and sake : Enn Tsuikidoki “Wine bucket”, “Sake set”

The sake pots also have an intriguing texture like the wine bucket. The thin spout which looks like a beak is impressive.

The fancy goods bring out the best flavor of wine and sake. : Enn Tsuikidoki “Wine bucket”, “Sake set”

These wine buckets have a unique texture. They have a semidull luster and a little irregular surfaces. The intriguing surface looks so elegant that it seems to be in an Asian palace. You can use it not only for wine but also sake bottles.

Kijiya “Wine stand”

This is a wine stand. Put the bottle neck in the hole, and it stands.

……I really wonder how it stands, but it looks very stylish and modern. The careful designed wine stand will surprise your guests on the table.

This wine stand has an elegant curve and a fine wood texture. The wood is used for furniture, so it is high quality and hard. You can choose your favorite wood from 4 kinds of wood. (more…)

Dago Tea House is located in Dago area at an altitude of 600 meters above sea level. Cool air make visitors feel at home relaxing and enjoying food and drinks here. You can pass through Jalan Ir. H. Juanda to reach this place until almost the north end of this road. When entering, you must purchase a ticket into the area Dago Tea House at IDR. 1000, – per person.

Although initially a place to drink tea and eat or restaurant, this place recently changed to Culture Park West Java Province. In West Java Cultural Park is often held a variety of artistic and cultural performances Sunda. Later it was renamed to Institute for Management of the West Java Cultural Park. (more…)

Borobudur temple is located in Magelang, Central Java, about 40 km from Yogyakarta. Borobudur Temple has 10 levels consisting of six levels of a square, three levels of circular hoop and a main stupa as a peak. At every level there are several stupas. Altogether there are 72 stupas in addition to the main stupa. In every stupa there is a statue of Buddha. Ten levels of Buddhist philosophy which describes the ten levels of Bodhisattva which must pass to reach the perfection of the Buddha in nirvana. This perfection symbolized by the main stupa at the top level. Borobudur structure when viewed from above form a mandala structure depicting the Buddhist cosmology and human thinking.

On the fourth side there is the temple gate and stairs to the level above it like a pyramid. This illustrates the Buddhist philosophy that all life came from rocks. Stone later became the sand, then into plants, then into the insect, and then become wild animals and pets, and the last to be human. This process is known as reincarnation. Last process is the soul and finally into nirvana. Each stage of enlightenment in this life processes based on the philosophy of Buddha depicted on reliefs and statues in the temple of Borobudur.

This giant building just a giant pile of stone blocks which have a total height of 42 meters. Each stone joined without the use of cement or adhesive. These stones are only connected on the pattern and stacked. (more…)

Borobudur is the biggest temple in Indonesia. Borobudur temple is located in Magelang, Central Java, in addition to being a busy tourist attraction visited, also a center of worship for Buddhists in Indonesia, especially on every Vesak celebrations. This is in accordance with the meaning of his name which is “a monastery in the hills.” Currently established as one of the Borobudur World Heritage.

Borobudur Temple History
Borobudur was built around 800 BC or 9th century. Borobudur Temple was built by the Mahayana Buddhists during the reign of Wangsa Syailendra. This temple was built in the heyday Syailendra dynasty. Founder of the Borobudur Temple is derived from King Samaratungga dynasty or dynasties Syailendra. The possibility of this temple was built around 824 AD and was completed around the year 900 AD during the reign of Queen Pramudawardhani who is the daughter of Samaratungga. While the architects who contributed to build this temple according to stories passed down through generations named Gunadharma. (more…)