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surreal surfaces This month February is almost universally celebrated as the month of love. Love, which is known to be the strongest emotion that a person can feel. When we relate this to design & products that revolve around our homes, interiors, architecture, nothing connects & binds us more than Surface materials. And why not? A surface is the first element that comes in contact with our senses, the starting point of visual & emotional relationship, triggering initial response & experience, breeding familiarity or otherwise. It's not the impression it makes; it's the impression it leaves on you! Thus, we have conceptualized the entire February issue on Panels & Surfaces. I am sure you will love to go through topics like Blurring Boundaries between Natural and Man-made designs; How some materials like WPC, Fiber Cement Boards and Corten Steel are slowly but significantly finding space in India’s architecture & interiors; The expanding world of Panels & Surfaces and how we at Surfaces Reporter are looking at the possibilities of some materials in near future. We have also compiled a series of Highlighter designs for ready reference. Sanjay Puri Architects have exclusively shared one of their latest projects with Surfaces Reporter – The Crescent. With the first look at the images, I was awestruck to see a sculptural ‘Corten Steel project’ in one of India’s tier –II cities, Surat. The last Corten Steel project we had covered was Ron Arad’s Holon Museum, Israel. Undoubtedly, our Tier-II cities are fast becoming the hotspots of progress in real estate activities. I hope they defy the current global slowdown and help India to emerge strongly with growth & expansion opportunities for the entire nation. In the month of January, Team Surfaces Reporter was present at 4 different exhibitions around the world – Domotex Hannover, IMM Cologne Germany, KBIS in USA, and Acetech Ahmedabad. We have a treasure of inputs to share from these visits, which we will keep pouring in coming issues. In the current one we have briefly published some innovations in Flooring from Domotex and the winning product designs from KBIS, Las Vegas.
Wishing you a month filled with love, health, growth & happiness!
vertica@surfaces.in
february 2016 SURFACES REPORTER 2
The Crescent @Surat by Sanjay Puri Architects, MUMBAI
Ar. Sanjay Puri from Sanjay Puri Architects, Mumbai
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BETWEEN NATURAL & MAN MADE DESIGNS. DO YOU AGREE?
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readers comments Hello Vertica, Congrats! We have been going through your publication Surfaces Reporter for the last several issues. Amazing effort and commendable task achievement. It’s looking good and getting better with every passing month. I know you must be getting a lot of these messages everyday, just sharing the thought with you. Keep it going. Wishing you all the best! Rohit, Founder Partner, Studio Parallele, New Delhi
I am a vivid reader of “Surfaces” and enthralled with the varied products intelligently put together! Brian J. Vieyara, House of Kyrav, European Designer Doors
I like the concept of the Surface Reporter very much, as it keeps us informed about the latest & trending materials available in the market & being used by people. Keep it up! Ar. Pratik Kotak, Rajkot
I have seen Surfaces Reporter in a showroom and would love to explore more. Have flipped through the magazine briefly and found it informative. Taranjeet Kaur, Kloudbridge the Design Studio, Bengaluru
I run a showroom and was looking for a magazine centred around materials. I hope that Surfaces Reporter will help me to get the knowledge of industry & updates. Sahil Sahni, Diamond Decor, Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh
You have created a new method of presentation, and the magazine is full of knowledge about new materials & applications! Akshit Tholia, Graphite Design Studio, Jaipur
I am a manufacturer. I have seen Surfaces Reporter in our architect’s office and instantly liked it. So, I would like to subcribe. Vishwas, Nutec Woodwonders, Yelahanka, Bangalore
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es “The message from MoEF, Climate Cange, to the readers of Surfac the to rence interfe Reporter is that, we should try and minimise the tenvironmental systems. Use materials which are more environmen ng friendly. There is no fixed definition for this; you have to keep evolvi s source able renew on ed focuss the technologies. Government is highly gs buildin new and of energy. Wherever constructions are taking place are coming up, if we can incorporate these things at the earliest stage able to itself, it will become easier for people to adopt to it and we will be n.” fashio better much mitigate the impacts of climate change in a Ravi S Prasad, IAS, Joint Secretary, MoEF, Climate Change, Govt. of India
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