Interior designer Susan Cohen incorporates several Buddhas in her Santa Monica home, including a cast-resin piece in her backyard. The statue is part of a landscape that includes bamboo, Japanese elms and other Asian elements. After going to Bali I was inspired to bring back that calming energy, she says. Though not a Buddhist, she says the history and spirituality behind the objects give her a sense of inner peace.
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Cohen refers to this piece, given to her as a gift, as her roving Buddha because she places it in different spots in the house. In the kitchen windowsill, I usually like to surround it with orchids, she says, and I love the way light shines through it.
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A Buddha candle in Cohens bedroom is surrounded by porcelain vases once owned by Tony Duquette and bought at the legendary designers estate auction.
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The trend, designers and consumers say, is driven by the desire for the peace and serenity that the Buddha statues symbolize. Here in Cohens bathroom, a Buddha by the tub.
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In a hallway leading to her family room, Cohen removed a bookshelf from a niche to make room for a bronze Buddha head from Thailand set atop a pedestal.
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