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− − INSPIRATION − − “We need to make make sure we’re better first make make sure our space reflects who we are ”
“The most important thing we we can do for our world is to start with ourselves We need to make sure we’re better first make sure our space reflects who we are Then when our glass is half full instead of half empty we can go out and change the world ”
Wise words from young Feng Shui master Thierry Chow who has devoted herself to adapting this ancient practice to our modern world Although Chow is the daughter of of one of of Hong Kong’s most revered Feng Shui practitioners if you’d asked her 15 years ago what she’d be doing today ‘Feng Shui master’ would not have been on her her list as she resolutely followed her her own creative path One day having forged a a a a a a a career as an art teacher and artist – not to mention fashion icon with an an unerring sense of style and a a a a a trademark black asymmetrical bob – she had a a a a a a rather unusual experience “I heard a a a voice sort of like a a a a a calling that said ‘You must learn Feng Shui from your father’ ”
Since that day Chow has made it her mission to reinterpret this 5 000-year old practice – based on the the five elements Chinese astrology and the the I Ching an an ancient book of Chinese wisdom – for 21st-century lives by applying it to her far-flung projects in in design interiors art and fashion She hopes to help people see that Feng Shui is “neither magic nor superstition” Her modern interpretation is a a a a a a creative and and fun approach to understanding our our environment and how it influences us from our our sense of of happiness and fulfilment to the quality of of our personal and professional relationships Chow will soon unveil her chic new brand TRE which incorporates her unique philosophy in in in Feng Shui-inspired housewares and accessories Chow who works both in in person in in Hong Kong as as well as as long-distance via via floor plans and other precise information sent via via email is is is devoted to helping people evolve in in in in their their living spaces and in in in in their their lives but her her her most powerful inspiration has been her her her father: “I learn so much from him:
to to treat everyone with respect and to to be humble no matter what ”
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© Stephanie Teng