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NUR KAOUKJI

NUR KAOUKJI IS A GLOBAL NOMAD, A LEBANESE INTERIOR DESIGNER WHO IS MOST AT HOME IN HER EXOTIC JAIPUR MANSION FLAT

MAKING AN ENTRANCE

PRIYA ASWANI IS ONE OF THE BEST–KEPT SECRETS OF THE INDIAN DESIGN WORLD. THE TASTEMAKER BEHIND A MUST-HAVE HOMEWARE COLLECTION ROOTED IN CRAFTSMANSHIP, SHE IS ALSO THE HOST OF MUMBAI’S MOST STYLISH DINNER PARTIES. HER SOUTH BOMBAY APARTMENT IS A SOPHISTICATED MIX OF CHIC DÉCOR, CRISP INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ANTIQUITIES

The Salone That Didn't Happen

The designs that would have made the headlines in Milan this year. An exclusive portfolio created by Stills & Strokes

Calm And Composed Green Escape

Shefali Balwani and Robert Verrijt of Architecture Brio craft a tranquil duplex residence in Juhu that lures with its earthy ambience

Kiran Bedi Messages from Lt. Governor, Puducherry

Excerpts from Vertica DVIVEDI -Leadership in the Times of Crisis

MANOJ PATEL -DESIGN STUDIO GUJARAT

Established by Manoj Patel in 2015, ‘MANOJ PATEL DESIGN STUDIO (MPDS) is a design firm that majorly focuses on sustainable building designs and restyling of the space with contemporary elucidation for design through exploration of waste and recyclable materials. Manoj Patel has been honoured and awarded for various acknowledgments by PAN INDIA, including “young Practice of the year” by Institute of Indian Interior Designers – IIID, LEXUS DESiGN AWARD INDIA. His several projects have also been recognized and published by international publications.

SHABNAM GUPTA - FOUNDER OF PEACOCK LIFE THE ORANGE LANE MAHARASHTRA

Shabnam Gupta is the creative genius behind many iconic celebrity homes, remarkable commercial projects and unconventional interiors across India. The ace and multi-award winning interior designer, Shabnam Gupta has racked up an impressive portfolio of celeb homes such as that of Kangana Ranaut, Raveena Tandon, Parineeti Chopra, Rani Mukherji, Tanuja Chandra, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Bijon Das Gupta and Irrfan Khan. She is also the principal designer of architectural and interior design firm, ‘The Orange Lane’ and the founder of ‘Peacock life’- a retail venture providing a range of designer furniture, lifestyle and décor products.

NERI OXMAN: MATERIAL ECOLOGY

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) housed “Neri Oxman: Material Ecology”, an exhibition featuring the work of architect, designer, and inventor Neri Oxman. Surfaces Reporter (SR) takes you to an exclusive tour of the exhibition. Write your comments to us at press@surfacesreporter.com. All Images Courtesy: The Museum of Modern Arts and MoMA

HIGH-END RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS

NEW MARKET & NEEDS AFTER COVID

TO THE PASSION, PERSISTANCE & PROWESS OF AR. REVATHI KAMATH

Most people recognize her as a pioneer of ‘Mud Architecture’ in India, someone who gave it a new dimension. However, as an architect as well as a person, she was much more. A person who wouldn’t hesitate calling a spade a spade, with an unmatched sensitivity towards nature and her craft is something we always will remember about her. WADE ASIA and Surfaces Reporter (SR) have been associated with architect Revathi Kamath through her works. She was the receipent of the WADE ASIA Sustainability Champion Award in 2018. She has also been the recipient of the prestigious Aga Khan Award. This article is a heartfelt tribute to the great architect with some not so known facts about the architect which she revealed during her presentation at WADE ASIA. If you have knew her well or have a message to share about Ar. Revathi Kamath and her work, please write to us at press@surfacesreporter.com

FOR THE LATEST NEWS IN-ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN & BUILDING MATERIALS

BROWSE WWW.SURFACES REPORTER.COM Since 10 years, SurfaceS reporter (Sr) has been publishing information about architecture, design, technology, products, materials, business and industry news. Here are the 10 latest happenings.For elaborate news & reports, visit www.surfacesreporter.com / sign-in for Sr newsletter or Download android app of Surfaces reporter from Google ply

‘A Man without Mask' - A TRIBUTE TO AR PRADEEP SACHDEVA

For an architect, it is always a great achievement if his creations are imprinted in the minds of the people. This kind of feat was achieved by Ar Pradeep Sachdeva when he designed iconic public spaces like The Garden of Five Senses and Delhi Haat. An alumni of IIT-Roorkee, he was an expert in designing public spaces and giving an urban outlook the heritage precincts while retaining their soul, Ar Sachdeva left for heavenly abode during the early hours of May 31st, 2020 due to heart attack. Surfaces Reporter (SR) feels it is a great loss to the Indian Architecture Fraternity, a void which cannot be filled.

The Architect Behind Ram Temple Ayodhya

The most anticipated temple architecture of the decade, Ram Mandir of Ayodhya is set to start its construction under a legendary architect Chandrakant B Sompura of Sompura Temple Architecture, Ahmedabad. Surfaces Reporter found some interesting details about the architect.

The Pandemic City

As our cities find their feet again, architect Alan Abraham gives us a peek into the outside world, and how it can and should change to make our post-pandemic lives better

THE FEELING of Design

BRINGING YOU ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE AND ASK OF OURSELVES AND OUR FRIENDS IN THE DESIGN INDUSTRY, IN INDIA AND AROUND THE WORLD.

SPECTACLE

Transformative public interventions that alter perceptions and neighborhoods

PARTNER PORTRAITS

These design duos live and work together, raising families and projects alongside each other. In this series, we get one to capture the other at work, at home

IN THE EVERYDAY

‘Life with/in Objects’ by Farah Siddiqui Khan and Natasha Mehta takes a closer look at the objects that shape a designer’s inner and outer lives, and discovers their true meaning

SCANDI NEUTRAL

STYLED HABITAT DESIGN COLLABORATES WITH ROYAL HASKONING DHV AND LIVE LOUD GIRL ON THE INTERIOR FOR JOTUN’S NEW REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN DUBAI

THE DESIGN TRINITY

WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF PROJECTS UNDER THEIR BELTS, KANHAI GANDHI, SHRESHT KASHYAP AND NEEMESH SHAH OF KNS ARCHITECTS ARE FULFILLING THE OBJECTIVE THAT THEY BEGAN THEIR PRACTICE WITH – CREATING CONTEXTUAL, ARTISTIC AND BESPOKE DESIGN SOLUTIONS

WORKING IT OUT

STUDIO REPUBLIK GYM IN DUBAI, BY LULIE FISHER DESIGN STUDIO

NEDA SALMANPOUR

ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER NEDA SALMANPOUR WORKS AT THE AWARD-WINNING BOUTIQUE PRACTICE BINCHY AND BINCHY. HER FIVE FAVOURITE DESIGN OBJECTS TAKE US FROM HER CHILDHOOD TO THE CURRENT DA

MOVING UP IN STYLE

THE ELEVATORS & ESCALATORS INDUSTRY IS COMING UP WITH NEW SOLUTIONS FOR THE POST PANDEMIC WORLD THAT COMBINE FORM AND FUNCTION

LUXE BATH SPACES

BATH FIXTURES HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON ELEVATING THE LOOK AND FEEL OF MUNDANE BATHROOM SPACES, AND NEW AGE PRODUCTS DO JUST THAT

KINK BAR & RESTAURANT OPENS IN BERLIN

IN THE HEART OF CULTURAL VENUE PFEFFERBERG, WE FIND A BAR, RESTAURANT AND IN-HOUSE LABORATORY, LIT UP WITH KERIM SEILER’S LARGE-SCALE SITE-SPECIFIC NEON LIGHT INSTALLATION

The Many Facets Of Glass In Architecture

Renowned architects came together to deliberate on the building material’s versatility and use in design

Towering Township

Project: Lodha Belmondo, Pune

Intricate Spatial Interactions

Project: Bajaj Institute of Technology, Wardha, Maharashtra

The [P] Factor

The boutique design studio is deeply inspired by the nuances of Portuguese architecture.

Wrapped in a Perforated Screen

Project: Krohne Marshall New Manufacturing Campus, Pune (Re-development and Expansion)