Sudpsuez Hand-Embroidered Floral Placemats (Set of 2)
Sudpsuez Handmade in India
Words by Aditi Ranjan & M.P. Ranjan
Daily life in India is enriched by a colorful profusion of handmade goods, crafted with simple tools by artisans rooted in local traditions. From the richly embroidered gabba rugs of Kashmir to the polished metal mirrors of Kerala, and from the turned-wood vases of Gujarat to the coiled-cane hats of Arunachal Pradesh, the range of Indian handicrafts is as rich and varied as the country’s culture and geography.
Handmade in India is the first book to explore the entire spectrum of Indian crafts, state by state and district by district. The product of extensive fieldwork, it covers all aspects of India’s regional traditions: their historical, social, and cultural context; design and production processes; and markets old and new. Thousands of color photographs show the artisans at work, their tools, and their finished products. The broad geographic scope allows the reader to appreciate not only the astonishing diversity of Indian crafts, but also the variations (sometimes subtle, sometimes surprising) in the same craft as practiced in different regions.
This beautifully illustrated volume is an indispensable reference for product and textile designers, artists, architects, interior designers, development professionals, and collectors alike.
Published Abbeville Press
Sudpsuez Hanging Decorative Paper Panel, Arjumand’s World Gold Fish
Drawing inspiration from an exquisite representation of a beautiful Qing-style scroll, this hanging decorative panel features playful children amidst a garden. Some of them carry lanterns shaped like rabbits, goldfish, and cicadas, while others are seen with musical instruments or riding horses, all set against a striking black background. These depictions symbolize a heartfelt wish for the recipient to be blessed with fertilite abundance, making this tapestry panel a perfect choice for a wedding textile. The fabric is supported by gold-painted faux bamboo sticks.
Arjumand's World, after 20 years mastering the art of mural painting and trompe l'oeil. The inspiration behind the beautiful collections is Idarica’s fictional muse, Arjumand, an Indian Empress of the Mughal Dynasty. The collection is an eclectic mix of patterns based on Arjumand’s travel inspirations: the Moghul and Ottoman motifs of India’s Taj Mahal, Genoese fabrics for the Russian court, Japan’s ancient indigo-dyed fabrics, and the stripes and florals of the Miao population’s folk clothes in southeast China.
Lead Time
9 - 12 Weeks
Sudpsuez Hanging Decorative Paper Panel, Arjumand’s World Rhapsody in Blue I
Drawing inspiration from early 18th-century Chinese embroidered motifs, this hanging decorative panel features a "Hundred Antiques" motif with still-life elements and auspicious objects set against a rich, deep blue backdrop. The intricate embroidery captures a captivating tableau of still-life elements and auspicious objects, including ritual bronzes, vases brimming with vibrant peonies and cherry blossoms, fragrant incense, luscious fruits, and precious corals. The fabric is supported by gold-painted faux bamboo sticks.
Arjumand's World, after 20 years of mastering the art of mural painting and trompe l'oeil. The inspiration behind the beautiful collections is Idarica’s fictional muse, Arjumand, an Indian Empress of the Mughal Dynasty. The collection is an eclectic mix of patterns based on Arjumand’s travel inspirations: the Moghul and Ottoman motifs of India’s Taj Mahal, Genoese fabrics for the Russian court, Japan’s ancient indigo-dyed fabrics, and the stripes and florals of the Miao population’s folk clothes in southeast China.
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Sudpsuez Hanging Decorative Paper Panel, Arjumand’s World Rhapsody in Blue II
Drawing inspiration from early 18th-century Chinese embroidered motifs, this hanging decorative panel features a "Hundred Antiques" motif with still-life elements and auspicious objects set against a rich, deep blue backdrop. The intricate embroidery captures a captivating tableau of still-life elements and auspicious objects, including ritual bronzes, vases brimming with vibrant peonies and cherry blossoms, fragrant incense, luscious fruits, and precious corals. The fabric is supported by gold-painted faux bamboo sticks.
Arjumand's World, after 20 years of mastering the art of mural painting and trompe l'oeil. The inspiration behind the beautiful collections is Idarica’s fictional muse, Arjumand, an Indian Empress of the Mughal Dynasty. The collection is an eclectic mix of patterns based on Arjumand’s travel inspirations: the Moghul and Ottoman motifs of India’s Taj Mahal, Genoese fabrics for the Russian court, Japan’s ancient indigo-dyed fabrics, and the stripes and florals of the Miao population’s folk clothes in southeast China.
Lead Time
9 - 12 Weeks
Sudpsuez Hanging Decorative Paper Panel, Arjumand’s World Rhapsody in Blue III
Drawing inspiration from early 18th-century Chinese embroidered motifs, this hanging decorative panel features a "Hundred Antiques" motif with still-life elements and auspicious objects set against a rich, deep blue backdrop. The intricate embroidery captures a captivating tableau of still-life elements and auspicious objects, including ritual bronzes, vases brimming with vibrant peonies and cherry blossoms, fragrant incense, luscious fruits, and precious corals. The fabric is supported by gold-painted faux bamboo sticks.
Arjumand's World, after 20 years of mastering the art of mural painting and trompe l'oeil. The inspiration behind the beautiful collections is Idarica’s fictional muse, Arjumand, an Indian Empress of the Mughal Dynasty. The collection is an eclectic mix of patterns based on Arjumand’s travel inspirations: the Moghul and Ottoman motifs of India’s Taj Mahal, Genoese fabrics for the Russian court, Japan’s ancient indigo-dyed fabrics, and the stripes and florals of the Miao population’s folk clothes in southeast China.
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Sudpsuez Hanging Decorative Paper Panel, Arjumand’s World Roundels & Flowers
Drawing inspiration from 19th-century Chinese "Roundels," this hanging decorative panel features decorative and figurative motifs that beautifully capture the essence of the Immortals, revered and auspicious figures deeply rooted in Daoism, China's indigenous religious tradition. It is mounted on gold-painted faux bamboo sticks.
Idarica Gazzoni founded the Milan-based fabric house, Arjumand's World, after 20 years of mastering the art of mural painting and trompe l'oeil. The inspiration behind the beautiful collections is Idarica’s fictional muse, Arjumand, an Indian Empress of the Mughal Dynasty. The collection is an eclectic mix of patterns based on Arjumand’s travel inspirations: the Moghul and Ottoman motifs of India’s Taj Mahal, Genoese fabrics for the Russian court, Japan’s ancient indigo-dyed fabrics, and the stripes and florals of the Miao population’s folk clothes in southeast China.
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Sudpsuez Hanging Decorative Paper Panel, Arjumand’s World Tapisserie XXVIII
Drawing inspiration from 18th-century tapestries adorned with chinoiserie patterns, taking inspiration from a pair of side curtains created for a canopy bed. The fabric is supported by gold-painted faux bamboo sticks.
Idarica Gazzoni founded the Milan-based fabric house, Arjumand's World, after 20 years mastering the art of mural painting and trompe l'oeil. The inspiration behind the beautiful collections is Idarica’s fictional muse, Arjumand, an Indian Empress of the Mughal Dynasty. The collection is an eclectic mix of patterns based on Arjumand’s travel inspirations: the Moghul and Ottoman motifs of India’s Taj Mahal, Genoese fabrics for the Russian court, Japan’s ancient indigo-dyed fabrics, and the stripes and florals of the Miao population’s folk clothes in southeast China.
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Sudpsuez Haute Bohemians by Miguel Flores-Vianna
Published Date: September 2017
Written and Photographed by Miguel Flores-Vianna
Who, exactly, is a haute bohemian? Leave it to the discriminating, gimlet eye of photographer Miguel Flores-Vianna, who enjoys an international, cult-like following. He has journeyed through four continents to capture an extraordinary group of fashion designers, landscape architects, artists and art historians, potters, and interior designers, where they live—country cottages, beach bungalows, canal-side lofts, and East Village apartments, as well as assorted estancias, châteaux, and palazzi. Some of these spaces are grand, others are modest, but all are original, stylish, charming, and above all authentic, in the sense that they reflect their owners’ care and taste.
Published by Vendome
Sudpsuez Haute Bohemians: Greece by Miguel Flores-Vianna
Published Date: May 2023
Written and Photographed by Miguel Flores-Vianna
A glorious, intimate homage to this magical country from bestselling photographer and writer Miguel Flores-Vianna
This stunning volume chronicles Miguel Flores-Vianna’s photographic odyssey through the beautiful Greek landscape, showcasing historical houses alongside contemporary homes, united by the colorful characters who live or have lived in these places—the “haute bohemians”.
From the sophisticated residences of collectors and painters to island hideaways, centuries-old tavernas, royal follies, breathtaking gardens and even a restored sailboat, Flores-Vianna transports his armchair travel companions to a wondrous world, bathed in the glow of ethereal light. An extraordinary range of characters emerges—including historic figures such as the shepherd Alexandros Rodakis and Queen Amalia, and contemporary creatives such as antique dealer Eleni Martinou and architect Katerina Tsigarida. Featured, too, are the homes of international residents who share a passion for this magical land, such as interior designer John Stefanidis, artists Helen and Brice Marden, and financier and philanthropist Jacob Rothschild. A self-confessed “Hellenophile” who has visited Greece countless times since his childhood, Flores-Vianna invites us to join him in paying tribute to his beloved adopted nation, capturing the character and patina of this enchanting country through his trademark intimate, atmospheric photography, and engaging texts.
Published by Vendome
Sudpsuez Heart Moor by Sophie Coryndon
Sudpsuez Home at Last: Enduring Design for the New American House by Gil Schafer III
Words by Gil Schafer III
Photographs by Eric Piasecki
Bestselling author and popular American architect Gil Schafer return with the final installment in his trilogy on the rewards of living in the American house.
The work of Gil Schafer—one of the world’s leading experts on contemporary traditional architecture—is beloved for its elegance, charm, and strong sense of history and place. Since his last book, Schafer has become a husband and stepfather, a change that has deepened his understanding of how a house must reflect and support the lives of those who live within its walls. Home at Last is a distillation of what he has learned and how he translates it to his work on houses that are adaptive to the evolution of life, depending upon a family’s needs.
The book includes homes he has designed in the mist-covered Hudson Valley, on a bluff above Lake Champlain, on the windswept shores of Block Island, and on the coast of Maine. Schafer shares the stories of these houses and their owners, exploring the choices made for architecture and interiors, and reemphasizing his guiding principles: how to create classical buildings that “live modern”; how to adapt buildings to different regions and ways of life; the connection to landscape; why fancy can coexist with simple, and traditional with modern.
With original photography by Eric Piasecki, layered with practical takeaways, Home at Last is a tribute to the power of the American house.
Published by Rizzoli