The Lotus Flower: A Textile Hidden in the Water

by Pier Luigi Loro Piana and Sergio Loro Piana

Book Overview

Emotional photographs from the Far East to discover a product of excellence. The latest textile treasure discovered by Loro Piana grows in the waters of Inle Lake in eastern Myanmar: the fibre of the lotus flower. This extraordinary raw material of vegetable origin is obtained from the aquatic plant that was sacred to the Buddha. The Intha people, "children of the lake", use ancient techniques passed down across generations to work the fibres into...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8857208877
• ISBN13: 9788857208879
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Skira
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 11.3" x 12.0"