India modern : traditional forms and contemporary design

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India modern : traditional forms and contemporary design

Herbert J.M. Ypma

Phaidon Press, 1994

  • :hbk
  • :pbk

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Bibliography: p. 236

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Volume

:hbk ISBN 9780714831855

Description

The look of India provides an endless source of inspiration to modern designers in the West, yet this photographic survey is the first to examine contemporary work in architecture, design and craft in the sub-continent. This book looks at the roots and themes of Indian craft and design from village society to Moghul palaces, and shows how these traditional forms are repeated in all the contemporary arts. Herbert Ypma, together with a team of photographers, travelled across India to bring together an array of images of buildings, textiles and ceramics. Together with text, these images provide an insight into the emergence of an aesthetic that truly combines the old with the new.

Table of Contents

  • A history of design
  • a natural sense of colour
  • a return to indigenous skills
  • cultural ingredients
  • form follows function
  • an ambience of simplicity and authenticity
  • a decorative heritage.
Volume

:pbk ISBN 9780714836461

Description

India Modern is a visually stunning compilation of modern Indian design and architecture. This beautiful book examines contemporary sub-continental design and craft, to identify it within the context of native traditions and history. It explores the vast range of roots and themes from village societies to Mogul palaces, to illustrate how traditional forms and methods are reinvigorated in contemporary arts. Herbert Ypma travelled across India to bring together this array of astonishing images of buildings, textiles, ceramics and people. Together with a perceptive text on a variety of subjects - from the use of colour to traditional methods of hand-looming ikat cloth - the images provide an insight into the emergence of an exciting aesthetic that combines traditional forms and contemporary designs.

Table of Contents

  • A history of design
  • a natural sense of colour
  • a return to indigenous skills
  • cultural ingredients
  • form follows function
  • an ambience of simplicity and authenticity
  • a decorative heritage.

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