出版社: Phaidon Press Ltd (2016年5月23日)

精装: 304页

语种： 英语

ISBN: 0714870501

条形码: 9780714870502

商品尺寸: 20.8 x 2.5 x 26.9 cm

The Indian subcontinent is an amalgamation of peoples, cultures, languages and philosophies. Throughout history Indian culture has been subject to myriad different influences, from the Mughal empire to the British Raj to the now globalized nation in transition. Similar to 'Wa: Essence of Japanese Design', this book will trace continuity through the history of Indian design from antiquity to the present day.

The book explores the elements that make Indian design so special, including the varied manufacturing and decorating techniques of the country’s incredibly skilled craftsmen, highly specialized object designs that have been refined over centuries, and ongoing responses to nature, technology, and necessity. The objects were chosen for their enduring quality and beauty, and their integral connection to Indian culture.

Rather than following a chronological order or concentrating on the (often anonymous) designers, this book separates the objects into abstract categories anchored by Hindi words chosen to illuminate how each object fits into the lives of Indians.

新兴强势崛起的印度设计风，探索200组永恒经典的印度设计作品

印度是一个人口爆炸，集结各种文化、语言与复杂多变哲学理论的国家。探寻整个印度历史，印度历经了印度蒙兀儿帝国到英属印度，到成为现在的全球大国，因而造就印度复杂而独特的文化与艺术面貌。本书与同系列的《WA: The Essence of Japanese Design》相同，收录超过200组印度历年来设计产品演变，深入理解印度设计的精髓与美丽。印度设计风格的多变与独特，来自印度拥有许多技术精湛的手工艺工匠，这些精致的设计品经过几世纪的演进与雕琢，再将特殊的工艺技术运用在科技与生活必需品。全书作品刻意不以编年顺序编排，或是刻意介绍印度的知名设计作品，每个篇章以印地语抽象而深奥的概念为主题分类，每样作品宛如变化无穷的美丽万花筒，最能充分理解巧妙融合东西方的印度设计风。

Swapnaa Tamhane (b. 1976) is an artist and curator working between Toronto and Mumbai. She was formerly an editor at Phaidon Press and curator at Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery and Museum Abteiberg. She has been a recipient of fellowships from Kulturstiftung des Bundes and the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, and has also received grants from Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and Kunststiftung NRW. Her works have been exhibited at Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art and KHOJ, Bangalore. Rashmi Varma (b. 1974) is a costume and fashion designer with an eponymous clothing line, based in New Delhi. She has exhibited her work at the V&A Museum, London; Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto; and Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto. She has received numerous grants and awards from the Ontario Arts Council and the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. She has also worked with noted filmmakers such as Deepa Mehta as the costume designer for film 'Heaven on Earth' and assisted on 'Midnight's Children'.

"India is enthralling the design world this summer." -The Sunday Times "A delectable list, spanning geographies, roping in the antique and the contemporary." -Mid-Day "The timeless, richly coloured beauty of Indian design" -Mayfair Times