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Look around. There is so much to inspire us, so many women, so many men with countless success stories to tell. With every recited story we are get to know the milestones they achieved, the struggles they faced and successes they celebrated. Surfaces Reporter’s August issue brings several such success stories on your table. The cover-story revolves around Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani – the real estate honcho – who’s defying all odds to be at the place where he’s in today. We also hear it out from Mr. Mahesh Gupta – the founder of Kent RO Systems about the revolution he created in the reverse osmosis sector and how. Also learn about the success behind leading glass company, AIS Glasxperts in the words of its COO, Aditya Bhutani in an exclusive chat with Surfaces Reporter. Plus we tell you about success story of WADe Asia – a massive movement for women-led development in India. Do not miss our #TheTalkofTown section where Ar Madhav Raman, Ar Vivek Gupta, Ar Amit Gupta, Ar Sushant and Rajiv Khanna presented their creative perspectives on ‘Simplifying the engagement with client’ in a talk moderated by Ar Sabeena Khanna at the #TTOT, Delhi. Read how the second-panel discussion moderated by young architect Manishi Aggarwal, turned out including intellectual panellists - Ar Vijay Garg, Ar Akshat Bhatt, Ar Britta Knobel Gupta, Prof Manoj Mathur and Ar Amit Khanna who engaged in a rich discussion on the topic “Are Architects adequately trained in universities to understand materials and construction processes?”. Also read about world’s best thermal insulator – Aerogel and discover super-advanced technology in homes with the “internet of things”. All this and much, much more in this issue of #SRM.

Aerogel

As Light as feather, yet Strong enough to Support a Brick, let’s talk about World’s Best Thermal Insulator...

3 mins

Niranjan Hiranandani

Even the mighty oak starts as a small acorn. However, it consistently pushes, relentlessly stretches, and gives it all it has to gradually transform into the mighty wood - the destiny it was meant for.

10+ mins

4 Aspects Of A Carefully Planned Kitchen

In traditional Indian homes, a kitchen was the only place one couldn’t enter without bathing. It goes to show how revered the cooking space was for the family and some kitchens even had prayer rooms inside or closeby to ensure that no one wandered around that space in an unclean appearance. Kitchen concepts in India however, have undergone a huge change from cooking on the floor to modern hobs on platforms. And this is true not just in large cosmopolitan cities, but also in smaller towns and villages. Shami Goregaoker, Design Director, GA Design elaborates four new aspects which can be added to the design of modern kitchen in order to make them more functional as well as aesthetically pleasing.

3 mins

From Struggles To Success, The Journey Of Kent RO Systems Ltd

Water is the one of the foremost necessities and good drinking water most essential for healthy life. Mahesh Gupta is known for revolutionizing the water purification industry in the nation. He introduced an avant-garde solution for purifying water, called Reverse Osmosis (RO) solution and launched Kent RO – a water purifier using the same technology. The appliance changed the way India consumed water and there was constant rise of RO purifier in every other home. Some recent addition to the product range are the revolutionary Air Purifier and Fruit & Vegetable purifier, which were launched by his company lately. Surfaces Reporter met the Founder-Chairman Of Kent RO Systems Ltd. in his Noida office and spoke to him about the journey of India's leading water Purifier company, in an exclusive chat. Here are the excerpts:

7 mins

A Tech-Savvy Flat By Jimmy Mistry For Rustomjee Elements, Juhu

The rage of IoT and automated homes is such, that it is even not sparing country’s celebrity designers and celebrities to fall in its awe. Jimmy Mistry, the Chairman of Della Group, one in the forefront of Mumbai’s design scene, has recently collaborated with Rustomjee Elements, an uber luxury project by Rustomjee, Juhu, to design a tech-savvy flat using his uninhibited design flair. It is known that Rustomjee Elements is the home of choice for some of the who’s who of Mumbai’s celebrity and social circuit and Mistry kept that as a reference point when it came to designing the interiors of this plush apartment. Here are the some of its features in the words of Mr. Mistry himself...

2 mins

The Significance Of Timely Engangement With Client And The Nuances Leading To More Satisfactory Results

Recently, a fine gathering of architects and design pundits was held in Delhi wherein they shared opinion and wisdom on some very important topics and also raised some new questions. 7th The Talk of Town, a nationwide series of events by Surfaces Reporter, the one-of-a-kind, crisp, edifying gathering was organized at The Suryaa, New Delhi on the 2nd of June 2018.

6 mins

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Surfaces Reporter Magazine Description:

Surfaces Reporter is India's 1st dedicated magazine connecting "Designs and Materials"! Based on the concept of clutter-free visual content with to-the-point helpful information for easy access to products, it provides clear cut understanding of projects and innovation with materials happening around the world.Surfaces Reporter being a magazine on Exterior-Interior products, projects & designs is created to be helpful for designers & architects to keep updated with the latest material designs and launches; hotel projects managers and developers can refer this to offer innovative design & materials solutions while design enthusiasts can use this to beautify their space! The objective of the magazine is to be ‘the best ever platform’ in India, for delivering Building-materials related informative content, for the Specifiers, Builders and manufacturing fraternity, including general Design enthusiasts, encompassing the B2S, B2B and B2C segments. It is printed in English and speaks more in visual than in written! Have a look among the 50+ more designs showcased regularly in Surfaces and we know that you will keep returning...