The Craft Pair | Anniversary Sale

Two books about the things people make to keep something out - or keep something safe.

Bhavani Jamakkalam follows a handloom tradition that's outlived the households it was made for. Kolli Kannu looks up at the drishti bommais still watching over doorways, walls and lorries across Tamil Nadu.

Both are records of craft that survives on habit and belief rather than patronage. Together, they make a good argument for looking more carefully at the ordinary.

Anniversary offer, Aug 14 - 16.