About the Book: India Modern
Indias renowned palaces and forts, its Mogul splendours, and the colonial
architecture of the Raj are justly famous, but since the 1990s a new, different,
and exciting movement in design and architecture has emerged. India Modern is a
stunningly illustrated exploration of cutting-edge homes, bars, restaurants,
hotels, and spas, revealing the innovative ideas being introduced not only by
Indians, but also foreign architects and designers who have moved to India. Over
the four chapter - "A Break with Tradition", "Reworking the Idiom", "Courtyard
and Tent", and "Retreats" - photographer and author Michael Freeman examines the
ways in which contemporary design and