{"product_id":"chanakya-jesal-thacker-9788857253985","title":"Chanakya: Threading Transformations Through Craft, Couture and Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive publication on Chanakya, tracing its four-decade legacy of craftsmanship and its enduring collaborations across art and couture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1984, the Mumbai-based textile and embroidery house Chanakya International has realized hundreds of haute couture and ready-to-wear pieces for leading fashion houses. Over four decades, the atelier has partnered with international maisons including Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Alberta Ferretti, Etro, Versace and others. Under the direction of Karishma Swali, Creative Director of Chanakya, the artistic practice is conceived as an archive of cultural ethos, where materials and motifs are reimagined as metaphors, shaping a contemporary and discursive visual language. Drawing from the house's extensive archive, this book illustrates Chanakya's pivotal role in elevating Indian heritage skills within global embroidery-based collaborations, expanding critical dialogues across textiles, fashion and art. It underscores Chanakya's practice as one of preservation and inquiry, engaging material, technique and process to shape a cross-cultural discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jesal Thacker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8857253988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788857253985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skira\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Jesal Thacker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48066745762047,"sku":"9788857253985","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b360c3c-bf34-49b7-af17-88dea8266c55.jpg?v=1768680276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chanakya-jesal-thacker-9788857253985","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}