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January 11, 2013

Tilleke & Gibbins Textile Collection Book Launch

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Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to announce the publication of Art of Southeast Asian Textiles: The Tilleke & Gibbins Collection. Written by Dr. Linda S. McIntosh and published by Serindia Publications, this beautifully illustrated book highlights the museum-quality textiles that compose the Tilleke & Gibbins Textile Collection.

To mark the launch of this book, the firm will be holding a cocktail reception from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on January 24, 2013. The event will be held at the Bangkok office of Tilleke & Gibbins on Rama 3 Road. During the reception, highlighted textiles from the collection will be on display, and copies of the book will be available for sale, with a portion of the proceeds to be donated to the textile gallery at Thailand’s National Museum.

To learn more about the book, please visit the Serindia website or Amazon.com. For more information on the book launch event, please contact Pornpimol Aroonsirirat at [email protected] or +66 2653 5548.

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