I — Craft
The Art of Indian Wood Carving
Teak, sheesham and deodar, worked by hand with a chisel held between the toes. On regional grammar, the depth of relief, and how to read a carver's hand two centuries later.
Eight minutes · Winter
Volume One
The Silk Route Journal
Notes on objects, craft, regions and the trade — published when there is something worth saying.
II — Travel
A Journey Through Rajasthan's Antique Markets
Six days between Jodhpur and Shekhawati, and what is actually behind the shutters on the second lane.
Six minutes
III — Objects
The Story Behind a 19th-Century Indian Chest
Iron strapwork, a lock with no key, and a rubbed initial on the underside of the lid.
Five minutes
Illustration to follow
IV — Architecture
Understanding Indian Architectural Fragments
Brackets, jalis, corbels and door frames — what they did before they became objects.
Seven minutes
Illustration to follow
V — Method
Materials, Craft & Provenance
How we record what we know, and why we prefer an honest gap to a plausible story.
Four minutes
Illustration to follow
VI — Interiors
From Forgotten Haveli to Contemporary Interior
Placing a heavily worked antique in a plain modern room without either one losing its argument.
Six minutes