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Bohemian Soul: The Vanishing Interiors of New Orleans
₨34,200.00Add to cartBohemian Soul: The Vanishing Interiors of New Orleans explores the distinctive homes, artistic spirit, and cultural character of old New Orleans. The book celebrates interiors that reflect individuality, history, creativity, and a deep connection to place rather than modern uniform design.
Through photographs and stories of historic residences, the book presents spaces filled with antique furnishings, inherited objects, handmade details, vibrant colors, and layers of personal history. The featured homes range from elegant Garden District cottages to historic Creole residences, showing how architecture and interior design preserve the memories and personalities of the people who live within them.
The introduction invites readers to appreciate the bohemian character of New Orleans—a style shaped by artists, travelers, collectors, musicians, and free spirits who embrace beauty in imperfection. It serves as both a visual celebration and a reflection on a disappearing way of life, encouraging the preservation of creativity, heritage, and authentic personal expression in interior spaces.
Corvette: Chevrolet’s Supercar
₨11,400.00Add to cartCorvette: Chevrolet’s Supercar introduces the Chevrolet Corvette as one of the most iconic and enduring sports cars in automotive history. The introduction explains how the Corvette evolved from an experimental American sports car introduced in 1953 into a world-class performance vehicle capable of competing with the finest sports cars from around the globe.
The author emphasizes that the Corvette’s success has been driven by continuous innovation in engineering, styling, and performance. Each generation reflects changing technologies, customer expectations, and General Motors’ commitment to advancing the capabilities of America’s flagship sports car. The introduction also highlights the Corvette’s influence on automotive culture and its loyal community of enthusiasts, collectors, and racers.
Country House Living
₨30,400.00Add to cartCountry House Living: Celebrating the Beauty of Life at Home introduces the idea that a country house is more than a physical place—it is a way of living and a state of mind. Nora Murphy describes country living as warm, welcoming, comfortable, and authentic, where homes reflect the personalities, histories, and lifestyles of the people who inhabit them.
The introduction explains that true country style is not defined by luxury or strict design rules. Instead, it is created through a thoughtful combination of history, craftsmanship, antiques, natural materials, treasured collections, and everyday comfort. Each featured home expresses these qualities in its own unique way while preserving a strong sense of character and place.
Creative Homes: Evocative
₨26,600.00Add to cartCreative Homes introduces the idea that a home is more than a place to live—it is a reflection of its owner’s imagination, creativity, and personal story. Through photography and storytelling, the authors explore how thoughtfully designed interiors can inspire creativity and express individuality.
The introduction explains that each featured home has evolved naturally through the lives and artistic practices of its occupants rather than by following strict design rules. The spaces are filled with handcrafted furniture, artwork, vintage objects, meaningful collections, and personal treasures that together create unique and authentic environments
Dürer’s Knots: Early European Print and the Islamic East
₨19,000.00Add to cartDürer’s Knots: Early European Print and the Islamic East introduces a new interpretation of the relationship between Albrecht Dürer’s art, early European print culture, and the Islamic East. The book examines how Dürer’s representations of Muslim figures, motifs, and symbols reveal connections between Renaissance Europe and Islamic societies that were often based on exchange, interaction, and shared artistic interests rather than only conflict.
The introduction challenges traditional views that portray the Muslim world in early European art as simply distant or foreign. Susan Dackerman argues that Dürer’s prints reflect a more interconnected world shaped by diplomacy, trade, artistic exchange, and intellectual communication between Christian Europe and Islamic regions.
FLAMMARION Living Beautifully in Paris
₨26,600.00Add to cartLiving Beautifully in Paris introduces readers to the atmosphere, elegance, and cultural richness of Paris through the perspectives of people who shape the city’s creative world. The book presents Paris not only as a historic destination but as a living cultural environment where fashion, art, design, gastronomy, architecture, and personal style come together.
The introduction explores the idea that the beauty of Paris is found in everyday experiences: private homes, studios, restaurants, boutiques, conversations, and artistic communities. Guided by Mathilde Favier, the book offers an intimate view of the city through encounters with influential figures from fashion, beauty, art, interior design, and culture
Fran Silvestre
₨30,400.00Add to cartFran Silvestre Architects introduces the work and architectural philosophy of Spanish architect Fran Silvestre. The book presents a selection of the studio’s most significant projects, exploring how contemporary architecture can combine simplicity, elegance, technology, and sensitivity to natural surroundings.
The introduction explains Fran Silvestre’s approach to architecture, which focuses on creating spaces with clarity, harmony, and environmental connection. His designs often emphasize clean geometric forms, natural light, carefully chosen materials, and a close relationship between buildings and their landscapes. The book examines how his practice seeks what it describes as “efficient beauty”—architecture that achieves maximum impact through refined simplicity.
Gloria Cortina: Interiors
₨19,000.00Add to cartGloria Cortina: Interiors, Modernity & Myth introduces the work of Mexican interior and furniture designer Gloria Cortina, presenting her distinctive approach to creating spaces that combine contemporary elegance with Mexico’s rich cultural heritage. The book explores her interiors, furniture designs, and artistic vision through photography and critical essays.
The introduction presents Cortina’s design philosophy as a dialogue between modernity and tradition. Her work draws inspiration from Mexican history, indigenous crafts, archaeological forms, and natural materials while incorporating influences from modernist art, European design, and contemporary architecture. Her interiors are characterized by carefully balanced compositions, luxurious materials, handcrafted objects, and a strong sense of place.
Hidden Faces
₨15,200.00Add to cartHidden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance introduces a fascinating but lesser-known aspect of Renaissance portraiture: artworks designed with covers, reverses, protective panels, or paired images that concealed and revealed meanings beyond the visible portrait itself. The book explores how these hidden elements were not merely decorative but played an important role in communicating identity, status, symbolism, and personal values.
The introduction presents Renaissance portraits as complex objects meant to be experienced through discovery. Many portraits from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were created with additional surfaces featuring allegorical imagery, mythological scenes, religious symbols, or personal emblems. These hidden “faces” encouraged viewers to interpret the sitter’s identity through both the visible image and the concealed artwork.
Home at Last
₨30,400.00Add to cartThe introduction reflects on how Gil Schafer’s understanding of home has evolved through both his architectural career and personal life. He explains that a successful house is more than an attractive building—it should support the daily lives, traditions, and changing needs of the people who live in it. Drawing on years of designing contemporary homes rooted in classical architecture, Schafer discusses creating houses that are timeless rather than trendy, adaptable to different regions and family structures, and closely connected to their surrounding landscapes. He introduces the homes featured throughout the book as examples of enduring design principles that balance historical inspiration with modern living
Station
₨15,200.00Add to cartThe introduction explains that railway stations are much more than transportation hubs. They are landmarks that reflect a city’s history, architectural identity, technological progress, and cultural aspirations. The author argues that while many books focus on the nostalgia of the steam age, this book celebrates the evolution of railway architecture from the mid-20th century to the present.
Christopher Beanland introduces railway stations as places where engineering, architecture, urban planning, and public life intersect. Modern stations are designed not only to move people efficiently but also to serve as civic spaces, commercial centers, and symbols of national or regional identity.
Key ideas introduced include:
- The evolution of railway architecture from postwar modernism to contemporary high-speed rail terminals.
- Stations as public spaces, combining transportation, commerce, and community life.
- Architectural diversity, showing how different countries express their cultures through station design.
- Innovation in transport infrastructure, including high-speed rail, metro systems, monorails, and integrated transport hubs.
- The relationship between architecture and travel, highlighting how stations shape the experience of movement and exploration.
The Black Yearbook
₨16,720.00Add to cartThe introduction explains that The Black Yearbook was created to document and celebrate the diverse experiences of Black students in higher education. The author, Adraint Bereal, presents photography and personal narratives as tools for understanding individual lives beyond stereotypes and simplified representations of Black student experiences.
The project grew from Bereal’s earlier photographic work at the University of Texas, where he explored the experiences of Black students within a predominantly white campus environment. The introduction describes his goal of creating a space where students could share their own voices, identities, ambitions, struggles, and moments of joy.
Key ideas introduced include:
- Representation and visibility — showing the complexity and diversity of Black student experiences rather than presenting a single narrative.
- Personal storytelling — combining portraits, interviews, and reflections to allow individuals to define their own identities.
- Community and belonging — exploring how students build connections and find support within academic environments.
The Colorado River: Chasing Water
₨19,000.00Add to cartThe introduction presents the Colorado River as both a natural wonder and a vital resource under increasing pressure. It explains that the river has shaped landscapes, supported communities, and sustained ecosystems across the American West, while also facing serious challenges from overuse, drought, climate change, and growing human demand.
The introduction describes photographer Pete McBride’s long-term journey along the river, using images and storytelling to document the Colorado River from its source to its lower reaches. The project aims not only to celebrate the river’s dramatic landscapes but also to encourage awareness of the fragile condition of this essential water system
The World Atlas of Rivers, Estuaries, and Deltas
₨26,600.00Add to cartFrom the Congo and the Mekong to the Seine and the Mississippi, Earth’s rivers carve through landscapes before coursing into the world’s o