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Discrete Dimension Enough of the looking outwards for inspiration, it’s time to look within and see what could be hidden unexplored from the view so far. It’s time to broaden our horizons!

No more can we let our designs be limited to what is in trend or just follow the west blindly.

Photo: Piero Mancheni Product displayed: Natuzzi leather sofa, Milan

Creativity is seeking pure forms but with a scientific twist, as seen at Interzum this year, be it wood that bends, natural fungi infested designs, almost invisible fittings, light emitting wood, and more. Old materials are being revisited and explored in new ways. Indian participation has increased in most of the design led foreign exhibitions. We found distributors and importers queuing up to meet material manufacturers. While this is positive for business, yet I would like to take your attention to another dimension.

We are all part of the Architecture & Design fraternity of India. Each one of us is responsible for how India would develop in this arena. While it is absolutely fine to bring new materials & innovations from other parts of the world, it is equally important to check the ground beneath us. We are a creative & prosperous country with rich art & heritage. While we feel enlightened to see the innovations in materials & designs globally, it is equally important to explore options and create new ideas with the already available materials in our country.

I would urge the big & capable Distributors and Showrooms of India to pursue, display & create space for India’s locally made products. Indian designers should spend more time in global environment to learn how to make quality products, rather than just checking trends.

Imagine a situation wherein we are moving around the world for checking different innovations and sourcing of products, while at the same time, the world is visiting our country and importing a vast variety of architectural & interior products made by us or sold through us. As long as it will be one sided, we will not be able to touch the realm of perfection as a Design fraternity. Perform or perish is the mantra.

The devastations caused in the recent earthquakes in Nepal ask the question again, ‘Are we safe from natural disasters and calamities?’ The hud hud cyclone in Vizag questions the kind of materials used and quality of construction in high risk zones like these. We covered a special feature on this.

Our architect featured this month is none other than Ar. Manit Rastogi, a person who has been known for his uncompromising attitude towards sustainability. ‘Fresh air, clean water, walking without the threat of being run over and killed - are the basic rights my city should give, without which there is no notion of even a city let alone a Smart city,” says Manit.

These aside, check out this month’s Surfaces Reporter Rising Star - Ar. Shweta Balasubarmoni from Hyderabad.

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CONTENT iN Visual- i Best Material & Surfaces Exclusively Picked from Interzum 2015

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65 44 acoustic paneL from hay!

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furniture with inteLLigence

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Pearl Academy of Fashion, Jaipur

What a city leaRnt fRoM hudhud cyclone 100

staR 120 Rising vistaar associates, hyderabad

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Homapal

Carved veneer

The diamond Surface

Limed Oak Matt Short Carved – Laminate with reconstituted veneer surface in an authentic carved look. Traditional craftsmanship meets modern production methods and results in an optical and haptic highlight. info@homapal.de

Diamant – Unequal triangles, linked up-apparently arbitrary and neutral in direction create a perfect match of light and shadow. The high exactitude of the structure emphasizes this effect. info@vd-works.de

Decospan

The OAK MAGIC

The “Querkus” – range is Decospan’s answer to the contemporary interior design trends in Northern Europe. Oak is a key factor in this and can be used in various options as a sustainable product. www.decospan.com

Imi- Beton

Old Timber imitation

Imi-altholz – composite materials with fire protection class B1. No cleaning, cutting or trimming of thickness.

Available in 6 different wood design, an immediate processing of the insect-free boards is possible. info@imi-beton.com

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auberdem

The black effect

Black CDF material combined with a white high-glass laminate finish. The CNC-milled surface structure can be individually customized in accordance with your wishes. www.ausserdem.solutions

Europlac

Wood-like MDF

Rustics Basis Oak beams 0.9mm colour silver, abrasive brushed, filled and UV-oiled. Made from solid Oak beams, completely coloured, assemled in plank-style. info@europlac.com

auberdem

3D Effect on Oak panel

Each structure adds elegance to the 3-layer, CNC-milled oak panel. The individual design of each surface guarantees perfectly positioned edges without waste of material. www.ausserdem.solutions

Koch Furniere

Innovations with Burl Veneer

Originated from Europe, America, Asia, the MDF backed panels are used for interior woodwork, innovative furniture manufacturing, car interiors. info@koch-furniere.de

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