Jim Thompson: The Thai Silk Sketchbook - 9789813018938

Name : Jim Thompson: The Thai Silk Sketchbook_x000D__x000D_
Binding : Hardcover_x000D__x000D_
Publication Date : 2017-12-30_x000D__x000D_
Author : Warren, William_x000D__x000D_
Publisher : Editions Didier Millet _x000D__x000D_
ISBN-13 : 9789813018938_x000D__x000D_
Language : English_x000D__x000D_
Pages : 72_x000D__x000D_
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When the renowned American businessmanJim Thompsondisappeared on Easter Sunday 1967 in mysterious circumstancesthe legend of this extraordinarily gifted designer and entrepreneur began. During a period of two decadeshe had developed silk making from being a static village craft into a dynamic textile industry providing exquisite silks for both the Thai domestic and international markets. The house he built in Bangkok is a work of art in itselffurnished with his superb collection of Asian antiques and artefacts. Somerset Maugham was to write after on of Thompson's enchanting dinner partiesYou have not only beautiful things, but what is rarer you have arranged them with faultless taste.This attractive book portrays the world of Jim Thompson with annotated sketches and fine watercolor paintings - exploring his life story; the housenow a museum; the history of silk; sericulture and silk making; and the company he established which today continues his workproducing some of the world's finest fabrics and designs.