Jim Thompson : The Thai Silk Sketchbook William Warren

When the renowned American businessman, Jim Thompson, disappeared on Easter Sunday 1967 in mysterious circumstances, the legend of this extraordinarily gifted designer and entrepreneur began. During a period of two decades, he had developed silk making from being a static village craft into a dynamic textile industry providing exquisite silks for both the Thai domestic and international markets. The house he built in Bangkok is a work of art in itself, furnished with his superb collection of Asian antiques and artefacts. Somerset Maugham was to write after on of Thompson #39;s enchanting dinner parties, Product details Format Hardback | 70 pages Dimensions 251 x 287 x 18mm | 771g Publication date 30 Dec 2017 Publisher Editions Didier Millet Publication City/Country Singapore Language English Edition Annotated Edition Statement Annotated edition ISBN10 9813018933 ISBN13 9789813018938