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Rajasthan Style

India's Magical Palaces, Forts and Camps
By Melissa Biggs Bradley
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Welcome to Rajasthan, India's colourful "Land of Kings," and explore why travellers and design lovers remain bewitched by its unique landscapes, princely palaces, and sublime decorative traditions. Photographer Guido Taroni captures the region's extraordinary range of visual wonders, from carved temples and lakeside palaces to desert... Read More
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Welcome to Rajasthan, India's colourful "Land of Kings," and explore why travellers and design lovers remain bewitched by its unique landscapes, princely palaces, and sublime decorative traditions.

Photographer Guido Taroni captures the region's extraordinary range of visual wonders, from carved temples and lakeside palaces to desert forts and richly embroidered textiles, delicate stonework, and opulent, colourful décor, all enriched by layers of history, mysticism, and myth.

Discover the region's artisanship, which weaves the unique threads of striking beauty, deep spirituality, reverence for nature, and ancient wisdom into material objects, from palaces and jewels to textiles and tassels.

Highlighting Rajasthan's most unforgettable architecture, interiors, textiles, and art while illuminating the rich history and artistic traditions of the region, Rajasthan Style opens the door to an enchanted realm of inspiration and wonder.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780865654815

Publisher: Vendome Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 September 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Vendome Press

Illustration: 550 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Photographs by Guido Taroni

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 305.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

Former travel editor at Town & Country, in 2007 Melissa Biggs Bradley founded the luxury trip-planning company and travel media platform Indagare, which curates transformative travel experiences around the world. She has explored more than 115 countries and often leads Indagare Insider Journeys, curated small-group itineraries centered on diverse passion points—from art, design, history, and culture to food, wine, and outdoor adventures. Bradley is the author of Vendome's Safari Style and hosts a travel podcast, Passport to Everywhere. Guido Taroni is a leading photographer specializing in fashion and interiors. Inspired by his uncle, renowned fashion photographer Giovanni Gastel, Taroni has forged a characteristic style that has seen his work regularly exhibited as well as featured in iconic design publications such as T Magazine, Cabana, The World of Interiors, and Architectural Digest. He is the great-nephew of Luchino Visconti, director of the classic 1963 film The Leopard, set in Sicily. His many books for Vendome include Inside Sicily, Inside Tangier, Inside Milan, Inside Yucatán, and Safari Style, among others. He lives in Milan.

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