EDITORIAL
If my eyes could click Photos! In 2011 with the birth of Surfaces Reporter, I started visiting Design exhibitions frantically all around the world. Ever since, it had been difficult to put the camera down. Now my team mates narrate similar experiences. Most of my personal pictures taken by others used to be with a camera in front of my face. While seeing the world of design & architecture through my lenses, I do wish if my eyes could click photos!
Vertica Dvivedi
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Alas, so much of pain, hardwork, passion and dedication go into making of designs and products. Yet when it comes to showcasing, especially the ones collected from exhibitions, most of the magazines and other platforms, including ours, usually pick up certain images with a general note. Inspecting a design would tell a story but getting into a dialogue with the designer brings forth many more fascinating perspectives. However, just before publishing, on the editing table, the whole experience would be truncated to a few pages of collective showcase. At several occasions, when people praised even those coverage, I used to feel guilty. Because we have ‘so much more’ than what gets published. The ‘more’ with us is usually the result of mavericks at work who refuse to listen to the pain in their feet or the hunger in bellies, while on a design tour. I questioned myself. Why are we following any pattern that others do? Are we doing justice to the designs, the stories, the designers who poured out their hearts, or to the readers who have or have not visited the show and expect to see through the pages of Surfaces Reporter magazine? 100 DESIGNS FROM MILAN and Surfaces Reporter's “SHOWCASE COLLECTOR’s Edition” are the results of these constant questionings. We are glad to come up with the 2016 series of 100 Designs from Milan. While it may not be the best 100 from the lot, nevertheless we can definitely say that it is one of the best lots... haha. Rest, the issue includes some insightful articles on Decorative Veneer, GRC, Solid Surface, Kitchen Countertops, Flooring and stimulating bulletin on Material innovation. SHOWCASE Annual Collector’s Edition-III on Products & Materials for Architecture & Design is coming up. The entry for Products, Materials and innovative Application will be closed by JULY so rush to submit your latest products for a chance to be included in the Annual Edition.
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100 DESIGNS FROM MILAN 39-97
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CONTENT IN VISUAL- II 99
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ASHWANI PAHUJA DIRECTOR GENERAL, NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CEMENT AND BUILDING MATERIALS
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GFRC - THE MATERIAL USED FOR 72 SCREENS, JAIPUR
BRAND BUZZ
PATRICK BOURGUIGNON GLOBAL VICE PRESIDENT, SALES AND DISTRIBUTION, UNILIN (QUICKSTEP)
104 INNOVATIVE WAYS TO
USE VENEER FOR DECOR POSSIBILITIES WITH
116 SOLID SURFACES NEOLITH AS
118 KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS
ALSO INSIDE
Karim Rashid New York
Philipp Käfer Germany
Laura Väre AAVA, Finland
Marco Costa Designer, Boca do Lobo, Portugal
Dipen Gada Dipen Gada & Associates, Vadodra
Ashmi A. Shah, Amit & Ashmi Architects & Interior Designers, Hyderabad
Ar. Ankur Shah, Director, Volume Architects, Jaipur
Ar. Rahul Mistri Open Atelier, Mumbai
Ar. Sanjay Arora Renesa Architecture Interiors Design, New Delhi
Ar. Sanchit Arora Renesa Architecture Interiors Design, New Delhi
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Ar. Hiren Patel Hiren Patel Architects, Ahmedabad
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