(Hardback)

(Hardback)

The textile treasure discovered by Loro Piana grows in the waters of Inle Lake in eastern Myanmar: the fibre of the lotus flower. This title includes photographs that takes the reader through the magic hills of the Shan plateau and among lake pile-dwellings, the catching of fish and the cultivation of fruits and vegetables in floating gardens.

(Hardback)

For more than ten thousand years Mongolias uplands have been home to the Hircus goat. This curious animal hides a genuine treasure under its outer coat: the warm, fine, ultra-soft luxury fibre that is cashmere. This title presents an illustrated story of a journey that the author goes on every year to purchase an extremely precious fibre.