Gaggenau

333 years old craftsmanship & precision in  luxury built-in appliances, now in India!

First-of-a-kind Commercial Demonstration Of Douglas-fir Glue Laminated Beams At CEPT Workshop

CEPT Centre of Excellence Workshop’s commercial demonstration of Douglas-fir glue-laminated beams. The building also showcases varied B.C. wood species in other structural and interior applications.

10 Factors To Consider While Choosing High-performance Windows And Doors

#SURFACES REPORTER invited Mr. Robert Holellrigl to throw light on some of the factors while choosing the right windows and doors for your homes and projects. Robert Höllrigl is an Austrian graduated mechanical Engineer who joined Cincinnati Milacron Vienna (now Battenfeld –  Cincinnati) in 1974 as extrusion tool designer for uPVC window and door profiles; relocated in 1982 to the UK to work for W.H. Smith (Extrusion) Ltd., WHS Halo, Bowater Building products and VEKA UK, designing and building-up the well known uPVC brands ‘System 10, Rustique, Eclipse & Esthetique ’ until 2013. During his spell in the UK, he assisted a technology transfer to EncraftIndia Private Limited in 2006; moved to India in 2013 and works nowadays  solely for Encraftas Executive Director of R&D.

10-On-10 With Pratap Jadhav, National President, Institute Of India Interior Designers (IIID)

“Last two years have been the most satisfying time for me in IIID, so also the time when I headed Pune Regional Chapter as Chairman.”

Application-Ache Decorating With Window Blinds

Forget curtains, now is the time of Window Blinds, says Nilu Kapur. Trendy, suave and availability in a variety of colours and materials make them the new hep in town. With automation coming in a big way, the need and demand for smart window blinds that can be operated with remote or smartphone has increased greatly. However, caution should be made while selecting the blinds as an inapt blind can spoil the whole ambience. Surfaces Reporter spoke to Interior Designer Nilu Kapur, Principal Designer at Maison Du Luxe, who gave her valuable inputs on the decoration with Window Blinds. For sharing expert opinion, contact us at PRESS@SURFACES.IN

The Design Studio Of Architecture Discipline

The Design Studio Of Architecture Discipline

A Vivacious Tête-à-Tête: Varun Poddar CEO, VOX Building Products

VOX is a European Company operating in the building material and home furnishing market since 1992. They have 6 high-tech factories located in Europe & Russia, along with a prominent presence across 4 continents and 40 countries. They have recently joined hands with the Poddar Family, the ex-promoters of Ashirvad Pipes, to expand their distribution network in one of their most important markets in India. #SurfacesReporter spoke to Varun Poddar, the CEO of VOX Building Products Pvt Ltd on this partnership, his plans for the Indian market, new product launches and more...

10-on-10 With Artist & Sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar & AR Anil Sutar

Within a tenure of 60 years, Ram Sutar’s hands have immortalised countless realistic sculptors, including influential personalities like Mahatma Gandhi to Rabindra Nath Tagore, Chattrapati Shivaji and even the World’s Tallest Statue ‘Statue of Unity’.

Tasting A Miniature Gujarat In Urban Context

‘The Rotlo’ is a traditional Gujarati setting born from a need of a traditional Gujarati restaurant where the menu and ambience are in sync with each other in the best possible manner.

Somany Ceramics - Launches New Designs In French Collection

Founded in 1969 by late Shri H. L. Somany, Somany Ceramics is an internationally acclaimed organization that specializes in ceramics and allied products segment. In the last four decades, Somany Ceramics has established itself as an unchallenged leader in the Indian Ceramic Industry and globally as well. Somany is a complete décor solutions provider and its extensive range of products include – Ceramic Wall and Floor Tiles, Polished Vitrified Tiles, Glazed Vitrified Tiles, Digital Tiles, Sanitaryware and Bath Fittings as well as Tile Laying Solutions. #Surfaces Reporter recently spoke to Abhishek Somany, MD, Somany Ceramics Ltd on the launch of their new Premium bath-fittings Collection - French Collection, furture plans and more.

A Cost Effective, Durable Substitute For Plywood - Club Grade HDF

India’s largest manufacture of wood panels, Greenpanel has their state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in Uttarakhand and Andhra Pradesh, producing Medium Density Fibre Boards (MDF), plywood, Black Boards, Veneers, wood floors, etc.

Häfele Digital Door Locking Systems - It's Time To ‘Reinvent Access'!

A new prouduct in the market that Surfaces Reporter loved is the- all new Locking Systems by Hafele. Aptly named the Reinvent Access, here are some of the products they launched...

The Fascinating Facade Of Sangini House

A corporate headquarter, at the heart of Surat is designed in collaboration with Urbanscape Architects, New Delhi and Utopia Designs, Surat. Celebrating, the soothing tonality and colour variations in Agra Red Sandstone, several modules of stone panels were developed with a different intensity of lattice cut-outs and engraving on a shot-blasted texture.

In Conversation With Dr Ramki Subramanian

Sr. Vice President, at Reliance Industries Ltd. (RelWood™)

Samruddhi Bungalow

Mahapura, Vadodara

Harish V. Holalu - Business Head, Certainteed-India, Saint-Gobain

Saint-Gobain entered India in 1996, and has achieved strong and profitable growth since then. Today, it is a leader in all its major businesses, has 25 manufacturing sites and about 6,500 employees in India. CertainTeed is a business unit dealing with world-class exterior building products. Since its inception in 1904, the company has pioneered innovative roofing and wallcladding product applications. The products are from CertainTeed Corporation, a Saint-Gobain company in the USA.The two major products from CertainTeed are Roofing Shingles and Vinyl Siding. Roofing Shingles are the most commonly used roofing material in North America, which are now being widely preferred across India. The unique characteristics of style, flexibility and high performance are making Roofing Shingles an increasingly popular choice among architects, designers, builders and consumers. Inclined to know more about this interesting product, the #SurfacesReporter team engages into a conversation with Mr Harish V. Holalu, Business Head, CertainTeed-India, Saint-Gobain. The conversation turns out to be highly engaging, letting us know a great deal about the product.

Plagiarism In Design

Good artists copy, great artists steal. This quote attributed to great artist Pablo Picasso makes us to rethink and discuss about the thin line between inspiration and imitation.An initiative by Surfaces reporter magazine’s ‘the talk of town’ city events

Surfaces Reporter's - In-Focus The Story Of Paints

Keen to remain within beautiful surroundings, humans have been using various mediums to adorn the walls of their homes since ages. Paints, along with protecting a building from harsh weather conditions, add a lot of aesthetic value to it. Over the years, we have witnessed huge transformations in paint products in terms of functionality, materials and application methods. Toxic materials are out and 'natural' is in. What's more? From brushes and rollers, we are moving towards having robots painting our homes. Are you ready?

Innovations At Global Level

The paint and coating industry is innovating largely at global level to create sustainable solutions. Innovations based on technological advancements are enabling the industry to come up with unique decorative solutions that are good for the environment and our well-being as well.

Rising Stars Rashi Bothra & Ruchi Gehani Founders, Azure Interiors, Raipur

Rashi Bothra & Ruchi Gehani met at the Aesthetic Institute of Design (AID), Raipur, while pursuing a course in Interior Design.

Housing Multigenerational Family Dynamics

The project embodies a desire to sculpt rather than build a structure with ‘soul’.

Organic Store Built In 15 Days

The impetus for the store came from the lifestyle of the client — a farmer by birth — who was heavily involved in organic farming and who followed an organic way of life, albeit in a modern context.

The 76 South Avenue

The 76 South Avenue is a luxury residential building in Bandra on a plot of 5317 sqfthaving one 3 bedroom apartment of 1420 sqftper floor, with the top two floors being a duplex penthouse.

Greenpanel Industries Limited

Redefining its Commitment to Innovation in Wood Panelling and Surface Enhancement

Let's Know More About Coatings From

Mr Apoorv Agarwal, Joint Managing Director, Sirca Paints

Surfaces Reporter's Material Poetries

SR Material Poetries is a section that highlights those small but significant stories behind a design that often get crushed & forgotten behind the main idea/theme. Share your projects & the unpublished stories behind them on Materials, Innovations, New Learnings; how you stumbled upon ‘that’ unique idea, and more at press@surfaces.in.

Genesis Of A Contemporary Indian Architecture Practice

ARCHITECTS: MANIT RASTOGI & SONALI RASTOGI, MORPHOGENESIS

Infosys Campus Mihan

This project is located in Nagpur and sits in a ‘Special Economic Zone’ (SEZ). SEZs are designated areas that possess special fiscal regulations different from the rest of the land with the aim of easing International trade and being conducive to foreign direct investment.

The British School, New Delhi

An International education with an Indian soul

A River In Need: The Ganges

Sustainable restoration of a historic interface between the space of human habitation and the space of water.