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21st-Century Embroidery in India in Their Hands

Categorie	Tapijten & Textiel
Boeknummer	#334701-KM29
Titel	21st-Century Embroidery in India in Their Hands
Auteur	Belkin, Aurore & Judith Benhamou-Huet
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Munich etc. : Prestel
Jaar van uitgave	2009
ISBN10	3791342290
ISBN13	9783791342290
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting	Globalization in the fashion world has taken many forms. An increasing number of the world's fashion dynasties outsource their finishing work, and many of them are turning to the embroidery artisans of Mumbai. The embroidery of India traces its history to the region's Mogul emperors of the twelfth century. These days much of the handiwork is done in clean, well-lit studios in Mumbai, usually by men from villages outside the large city. Aurore Belkin's thoughtful photographs of these workers depict their daily labors and the careful work that has gone into each piece. A large section of close-up photographs examines the intricate details of the embroidery. The book rounds off with a section on how the handiwork is incorporated into the latest fashion designs. Through this book readers are... (Lees verder) introduced to an art form that is centuries old, but adapting itself to twenty-first century realities.
Pagina's	127
Conditie	Goed — Small tear dust jacket repaired.
Prijs	€ 10,00

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