
AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF 19TH CENTURY MARBLE TEMPLE STATUES DEPICTING GANESHA, HANUMAN, SHIVA BULLS, LAXSHMI & KRISHNA. WE HAVE SOURCED THESE RARE SCULPTURES ON SUCCESSIVE BUYING TRIPS TO INDIA OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS AND ARE DELIGHTED TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO PRESENT THEM TO YOU AT OPIUM IN LONDON.
SOME OF THE STATUES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE WEB SITE, BUT TO APPRECIATE THE FULL COLLECTION, WE DO SUGGEST YOU VISIT THE KINGS ROAD STORE..

OPIUM JEWELS WEB SITE HAS LAUNCHED!!
WE ARE SO VERY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE OPIUMJEWELS.COM, A WEB SITE DEDICATED TO OUR OPIUM JEWELS COLLECTION, DESIGNED BY OPIUM'S OWNER, TRACY KITCHING. TRACY HAS BEEN DESIGNING JEWELLERY FOR THE STORE FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS AND IS EXCITED TO BRING HER BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS TO A WIDER AUDIENCE WITHTHE OPIUM JEWELS WEB SITE.
HER DESIGNS ARE CREATED WITH FINE PRECIOUS AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES & A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE PROTECTION AMULETS. WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE 'JEWELLERY' MENU OPTION ABOVE, YOU WILL BE REDIRECTED TO THE OPIUM JEWELS WEB SITE; OR YOU MAY SIMPLE ENTER OPIUMJEWELS.COM INTO YOUR WEB BROWSER.

AS FEATURED IN WORLD OF INTERIORS & HOUSE & GARDEN
OUR BAMBOO CHIK BLINDS ARE HAND MADE TO ORDER IN A CHOICE OF STITCHED DESIGNS & COLOURWAYS. THEY WORK BEAUTIFULLY IN BOTH CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL INTERIORS ... IN THE CITY, THE COUNTRYSIDE OR AT THE BEACH ... THINK COLONIAL, DIFFUSED SUNLIGHT
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OUR LATEST SHIPMENT OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE & ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUES ARRIVED FROM INDIA IN THE AUTUMN
In the late autumn we received our latest container shipment from India, full of decorative treasures for the home ... doorway mirrors, pillars, antique coffee & dining tables, doors, dowry chests, sculpture, architectural stone salvage.
For more than 20 years, Opium has specialised in sourcing and curating fine architectural antiques, Colonial & Tribal furniture, Buddha & Hindu God Sculptures, Decorative pieces for the home and contemporary and vintage textiles. Each piece is selected for its aesthetic appeal and craftsmanship by Opium's owner, Tracy Kitching.

BUDDHA, GANESHA, KRISHNA, LAXSHMI, SHIVA
WE SOURCE STATUES & SCULPTURES OF THE BUDDHA & HINDU DEITIES CAST IN BRONZE & CLAY OR HAND CARVED IN SANDSTONE, MARBLE OR SOAPSTONE. ALL PIECES ARE CHOSEN FOR THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP, AESTHETIC APPEAL & MEDITATIVE EXPRESSION
HAND BLOCK PRINT COTTONS FROM JAIPUR
Hand block printing on fine cotton fabric has continued for hundreds of years in Jaipur, Rajasthan in home workshops using natural dyes. Hereditary carvers, mostly fathers and sons chisel designs traced onto teak wood blocks and families of printers then precisely print the designs by dipping the blocks into natural colour dyes and stamp them onto lengths of cotton stretched onto long tables. For Opium, the beautiful hand blocked fabrics are made into cushions, bed covers and garden parasols.
HAND APPLIQUE & KANTHA STITCH WORK
Cotton applique work has its origins in Barmer, Rajasthan as a desert culture tradition. Cushions, bed covers and curtains are created in beautiful cutwork designs hand appliqued onto calico cotton or an organdy sheer fabric. Geometric and tree of life designs are equally popular and make beautiful cushions, bed covers and curtains.
Kantha stitch work is a tradition of West Bengal for many hundreds of years. Embroidered designs are created using a simple running stitch.