Shinde Jewels - Tapa dura

This lavishly illustrated book lifts the shroud of mystery from a man The New York Times has called "a leading figure in design known only to cognoscenti."Working with the world's rarest jewels, A.V. Shinde decorated everyone from the Queen of England to Madonna. Shinde Jewels traces the life of Shinde from the first two decades of his sixty-five-year career designing for the fabled Maharajas of India, to traveling the world as head designer for the diamond legend Harry Winston. Based on three years of intimate conversations with A.V. Shinde and featuring previously unpublished photographs and designs, Shinde Jewels offers an insider's account of the creation of the world's most famous jewelry.