Indonesian Splendor

Indonesia is a country known for its orientaal design and Chinese inspired designs. One interior designer Leksmono Santoso decided to showcase the essence of Indonesia in his home, five house combined to create one huge estate. Indonesian design is greatly inspired by Chinese design and therefore can be seen in one of Santoso's rooms. Using the motto "more is more," there are 285 pieces in the Chinese Room. This room combines pieces from Yuan, Ming, and Qing. Throughout the house are brightly colored patterns and brightly colored painted walls. Mixed with Indonesian design is a Bohemian feel which can be seen in their Asmat room. The Asmat room is decorated wth tons of sculpted masks and bright colors. One color that is dominant throughout the house is the use of orange. Leksmono uses many traditional Indonesian style rugs . The purpose of his home is to tell a story of the Inodnesian history through patterns, colors, sculpted masks, and artifacts.

Based off of the artifacts in Leksmono's house, I really was able to get a sense of Indonesian design. I am glad to say that I liked what I saw. Although busy at times, all the rooms seemed to work. Looking at the artifacts , you can see the influences from other countries such as China.