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50 IIID INITIATIVES CHAPTER NEWS 1. Mr. Rajeev Lochan MD Somfy receiving membership certificate 2. Managing committee members with speakers and MD of Somfy YARNS UNRAVELLED IIID DRC’S EVENT FOCUSSED ON TEXTILES DELHI Textiles hold a special place in the world of interiors. History tells us about the varied use of fabrics as shelter, roof and door coverings and the flexibility they give to a space which they temporarily enclose. Yarns Unravelled”, the event, focussed specifically on textiles, presented by the Institute of Indian Interior Designers, Delhi Regional Chapter, on Sunday, the 31st August, at India International Centre in New Delhi. The evening exposed the varied dimensions of fabrics to a packed audience, tracing its history and studying its meaning while understanding the need for its preservation and conservation. The first speaker, Amba Sanyal, whose interests spread over a vast canvas, ranging from acting to the design of handicrafts, textiles and children’s books, used, the idea of “textile” as a metaphor, which she explored using her magnificent collection of slides. In a poetic rendition, she illustrated the subtle, supple and ephemeral quality of textiles, starting, with clothing, protecting the body, to tents sheltering the same body. “Cloth and fabric become textile when they absorb and extend meaning from experiencing life; surroundings becoming memory and recall. They are movable and impermanent, as they are not built forms. History tells us that we could find artifacts of terracotta, metal or stone in Mohenjo- Daro but only textile, could be surmised from the patterns engraved on the artifacts”. She concluded her talk with a short excerpt from a Balinese film “Opera Jawa”, a requiem, based on the abduction of Sita, from the Ramayana, leaving the audiences enthralled, with the recall of continuous red flowing fabric! Mayank Mansingh Kaul, a graduate of the National Institute of Design, design curator and writer, took the audience on a historical journey of textiles. He started his presentation with pictures, showing tents, used by nomads, and went on to show tents used for weddings, and eventually luxury hotels, that have made tents a fashion statement today. Tents were shown in a variety of forms, the expression of the interiors changing, from populist to classy, depending on their use. Mughal paintings brought alive, the beautiful tents and fabric coverings of courtyards, at Fathepur Sikri and the Diwani Khas. Moving to modern India, a black and white photograph of the residence of interior designer, Shona Ray, from the 1970s, showed the beginnings of cultural revival in design. Shona was among the first few designers, along with contemporaries like Riten Majumdar and

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1. Mr. Rajeev Lochan MD Somfy receiving membership certificate 2. Managing committee members with speakers and MD of Somfy

Yarns UnravelledIIID DRC’S EvENT foCuSSED oN TExTIlESDELHI

Textiles hold a special place in the world of interiors. History tells us about the varied use of fabrics as shelter, roof and door coverings and the flexibility they give to a space which they temporarily enclose.

“Yarns Unravelled”, the event, focussed specifically on textiles, presented by the Institute of Indian Interior Designers, Delhi Regional Chapter, on Sunday, the 31st August, at India International Centre in New Delhi. The evening exposed the varied dimensions of fabrics to a packed audience, tracing its history and studying its meaning while understanding the need for its preservation and conservation.

The first speaker, Amba Sanyal, whose interests spread over a vast canvas,

ranging from acting to the design of handicrafts, textiles and children’s books, used, the idea of “textile” as a metaphor, which she explored using her magnificent collection of slides. In a poetic rendition, she illustrated the subtle, supple and ephemeral quality of textiles, starting, with clothing, protecting the body, to tents sheltering the same body. “Cloth and fabric become textile when they absorb and extend meaning from experiencing life; surroundings becoming memory and recall. They are movable and impermanent, as they are not built forms. History tells us that we could find artifacts of terracotta, metal or stone in Mohenjo-Daro but only textile, could be surmised from the patterns engraved on the artifacts”. She concluded her talk with a short excerpt from a Balinese film “Opera Jawa”, a requiem, based on the abduction of Sita, from the Ramayana, leaving the audiences enthralled, with the recall of continuous red flowing fabric!

Mayank Mansingh Kaul, a graduate of the National Institute of Design, design curator and writer, took the audience on a historical journey of textiles. He started his presentation with pictures, showing tents, used by nomads, and went on to show tents used for weddings, and eventually luxury hotels, that have made tents a fashion statement today. Tents were shown in a variety of forms, the expression of the interiors changing, from populist to classy, depending on their use. Mughal paintings brought alive, the beautiful tents and fabric coverings of courtyards, at Fathepur Sikri and the Diwani Khas.

Moving to modern India, a black and white photograph of the residence of interior designer, Shona Ray, from the 1970s, showed the beginnings of cultural revival in design. Shona was among the first few designers, along with contemporaries like Riten Majumdar and

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Ratna Fabri who brought back the vogue of using Indian hand-craft in urban interiors, at a time, when references to such design were mainly European.

Mayank finished his presentation with slides that showcased his textile designs at the Lebua Devi Ratn Resorts at Jaipur and ‘BageechaBistra’ for Wrap Designs.

“Passing the knowledge of textiles from one generation to another, still exists in our society. The work of darners is a living tradition. While darning as a skill, is intended to be invisible on cloth, it is for the darners themselves to determine, if their skills should also remain anonymous”, the words of the third speaker, Priya Ravish Mehra, who has been working on a project with rafoogars or darners, for the past 14 years. A Delhi based textile artist, weaver, researcher and designer, Priya’s presentation started with showcasing the small town of Najibabad, the home of the rafoogars. Old shawls, darned with meticulous precision, made up of stitches, merging with the designs, showed how this dying craft actually preserved traditional skills. Memory and recall that Amba had beautifully expressed, at the start of the evening, were indeed meshed in these fabrics.

Preserving old textiles holds an important place in the context of retrofitting of heritage buildings, thus emphasising, the relevance of the skill in interior architecture.

This unique tradition of darning was well researched and brought to public eye by Priya. She also spoke about the workshops, held in Australia and Scotland, with rafoogars. At the venues, people belonging to the town, bring their grandmothers’ shawls and other old fabrics, to be mended. So strong is their association, with the past, that their happiness knows no bounds on knowing the shawls can be used again. Museums came forward with their frayed pieces and these were given a new lease of life. A poignant moment was the darning of a torn Eureka flag, restoring its place in the museum, and giving the whole town cause for celebration.

Priya ended her talk with maps of Najibabad, works of art in embroidery, and patchwork designed by her and executed by the rafoogars. The “Naksha” served as symbolic cartography, inscribing the town and its people, including the rafoogars who were once essential to the town’s prosperity, but now are a vulnerable sociological entity, like many other traditional artisan communities in India.

The evening was supported by Somfy, the corporate members of IIID. They also gave a short presentation of their product range including automated blinds, rolling shutters, awnings, home automation, bollards, barriers and parking solutions. MD, Mr Rajeev Lochan, was presented the membership certificate by Ms Tanuja Kanvinde, Chairperson, IIID Delhi. The evening ended with cocktails and dinner, and members were able to successfully network and discuss the nuances of the presentations.•

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1. Pratap,Jadhav, Rashmi Bhuta, Pradyumna Vyas and Rohini Mani lighting the lamp

2. Tanuja Kanvinde addresses the audience

3. Pradyumna Vyas kick started the deliberations

Light + DesignAn EnlightEning ExpEriEncEDELHI

“Light has not just intensity, but also a vibration, which is capable of roughening a smooth material, of giving a three-dimensional quality to a flat surface.” These words of famous architect, Renzo Piano were underlying the whole exercise of organising Light + Design Conference on Lighting, at New Delhi. Organised by IIID DRC on 19th and 20th September 2014, this two-day conference had some of the leading lights of architecture and related fraternity, to deliberate and enlighten the delegates.

Lighting, over the years has become a key design element in architectural and interior design projects. Designer lighting and customised lighting design solutions are very much the ‘in’ thing! To address the issues related to emerging technologies; innovative solutions and eco-friendly designs some of the eminent speakers were present at this two-day conference, supported by ELCOMA and Messe Frankfurt. The conference started with lighting of lamp – the most appropriate and befitting way of inauguration of a lighting conference! Prof. Pradyumna Vyas, Director – NID, Mr. Pratap Jadhav, President Elect – IIID, Mr. Rashmi Bhuta and Ar. Rohini Mani, both EC members of IIID lit the lamp to

inaugurate the conference.

The conference was a star-studded event with the presence of budding students, senior functionaries of IIID and ELCOMA, young architects, veteran industry individuals and numerous enthusiasts. The conference started with brief introduction by Ms. Tanuja B K, Chairperson of IIID DRC and EC member of IIID from Bengaluru, Ar. Nandini Shankar. The deliberations were kick-started by Mr. Pradyumna Vyas, Director, National Institute of Design (NID). Relating to over 25 years of association with NID as a faculty, he talked about some interesting concepts of Design Registration, Design Clinic, Design Centres, Design Inventions for SMEs, Crafts and so on. This was

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4. Martin Klaasen being felicitated by Pratap Jadhav

5. Uma Lanka, Deputy General Manager –Design and Business Development, Crompton Greaves gives presentation

6. Presentation by Rahul Taneja, Business Head – Consumer Luminaires, Philips Lighting India

7. Bijoy Ramachandran during his presentation

8. Reiko Chikada giving her presentation

like a clear-cut message for students and budding architects to constantly innovate themselves and match with the jet-age developments with razor-edged initiatives. This was followed by a very interesting presentation on ‘Residential and Hospitality Lighting’ by an award-winning light designer, design consultant, lecturer and resource speaker with more than 30 years of experience – Mr. Martin Klaasen, Principal, Klaasen Lighting Design from Australia. He said that the hospitality industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in Asia Pacific region and some of his projects showcased interesting lighting installations. While talking on a ‘next big thing’ – Light Emitting Diodes (LED), he added that now the designers need to find a balance between the cost and quality of LED lighting and do their due diligence in finding the most appropriate solution. The developments in the lighting technology were well covered by Ms. Uma Lanka of Crompton Greaves in a short sponsorial presentation, which was followed by lunch.

The difficult post lunch sessions were made lively by perspective of a Post-Graduate of MIT, Ar. Bijoy Ramachandran of Hundredhands, Bengaluru. While articulating on daylight and architecture, he elaborated on how light and shadow can bring life and light to the interior space. Using IIM-B campus designed by Ar. B V Doshi and also few of his projects he demonstrated, as to how a clever building design can help in establishing a sense of narrative, hierarchy and heightens the sensorial experience. This was followed by a sponsorial presentation by Mr. Rahul Taneja, of Philips, one of the sponsors to the conference.

With a wide range of lighting design experience in public facilities, landscapes, museums, hospitals, offices, hotels, commercial buildings and residences, Ms. Reiko Chikada, Lighting Designer from Japan elaborated on Urban Lighting. She explained every aspect of the need for proper lighting design and installation in built spaces. While talking about the key role of “People” in successful city lighting, she added that

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she considers people’s eye-level and thinks about people’s life and the future of the city.

Day-two of the conference started with a very interesting and generic presentation by Ar. Ashish Bahl from Philips India on Human-centric Lighting. While elaborating on the topic, he shared that, light not only shapes the way we perceive our environment, the rhythm of light and darkness also synchronises our biological clock and hence, it has a direct impact on alertness and sense of well-being. He further added that it is because of this critical importance of light, a great responsibility lies on the designers to understand the impact of light, darkness and colour on human beings. He also urged the designers to focus on the paradigm shift in the understanding, thinking and usage of lighting, which brings about a change in the way lighting is being designed. This was followed by a presentation on Key Trends of the Future Offices by Ms. Sabine Brunner, Executive Creative & Brand Management

– TRILUX. She discussed various aspects of lighting design, keeping in mind the changing trends in the design of offices of future. She laid emphasis on the critical importance of lighting for different areas like concentrated work areas, relaxation areas etc for better comfort of the end-users. The next presentation was The Impact of LED on Lighting Design by Mr. S Chakraborty, Vice President (Technology) of Bajaj Electricals Limited. He elaborated on the wide scope of possibilities in lighting design with the use of LED, especially keeping in mind the flexibility in terms of shape and colour dynamics, energy efficiency and life-cycle approach for assessment of cost-benefit analysis. Thenafter, Ms. Deike Ladwig, Architectural Lighting Designer from Sweden gave insights on Landscape Lighting. She defined lighting as a social instrument where focus is on the

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9. Audience engrossed in the presentations

10. Ashish Bahal being felicitated by Ramesh Khanna

11. Sabine Brunner discussing aspects of lighting design

12. S.Chakraborty of Bajaj Electricals speaking to the audience during his presentation

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people. She explained how lighting plays an important role in human behaviour quoting the examples of why one favours one room in a house over another, why one is more comfortable in some offices than others. Putting the lighting design at par with science and art of making things useful to humankind, she told the audience that proper lighting design can create a ‘wow-experience’. Architect of Light, Director of Atelier dada India, Mr. Nirmit Jhaveri from India gave a beautiful perspective on Façade Lighting. He said that building facades give expression and identity to cities and thus, thoughtful design decisions are very essential. He also showed some of the design experiments by his firm for creating a playful urban facade lighting.This was a brief narrative on what all happened during this two-day international conference Light + Design. The conference got concluded with enlightened souls and it was evident from the expression of the delegates that they were loaded with lot of take-away from the meaningful interactions and deliberations. Whether expressed in the right language or not but everybody’s contentment must be what Ralph Waldo Emerson has said – “From within or from behind, a light shines through us upon things, and makes us aware that we are nothing, but the light is all.”•

13. Deike Ladwig explaining how lighting plays an important role in human behaviour

14. Nirmit Jhaveri giving a presentation on Façade Lighting

15. Vote of Thanks by Rohini Mani

16. Pratap Jadhav concluding the two-day conference

17. Team IIID DRC with the speakers

18. Students award being presented by Rohini Mani

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PRATAP JADHAV

NITIN SAOLAPURKAR

PRADIP AMBERKAR

Pratap Jadhav, an interior designer by profession and qualification, has been practicing in Pune for the last twenty two years under the banner of Pratap Jadhav & Associates and Attitudes Interior Consultants. Specialising in Corporate and Residential Interiors, his clients include KSB Pumps, Finolex Cables, Asta India Vadodara, Alfa Laval, Infosys Technologies, Nipro India.

He has been active in teaching for ten years, he headed the Department of Interior Design for eight years, Presently, Visiting Faculty at Sinhagad College of Architecture.

He was the Past Chairman Pune Regional Chapter 2004-2006, won ‘BEST CHAPTER AWARD’ and chaired two national conventions for IIID. Presently, he is the President of IIID .

His wants to make interior design council and focus on level of interior design education in India, thereby helping the profession to grow qualitatively.

Nitin Saolapurkar is the principal architect of the firm who has specialised in planning, design and project management. He graduated in architecture from the M. S. University of Baroda and completed his post graduation in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Mysore, with Three gold Medals. He has wide experience in the design and implementation of multi-disciplinary projects and has travelled widely. He is also the Immediate Past President of IIID.

He says that ‘The success of project starts with the correct conceptualisation of design solution, keeping in mind clients’ needs, and its development through detailing and planning, executed through a systematic and skillfully co-ordinated effort well managed throughout’

He is a practicing architect and interior designer and Vice Chairman of Rachana Sansad, Mumbai. He is Past Principal, Academy of Architecture, Mumbai and Past Head of Department of School of Interior Design, Mumbai. He has been an educator for over four decades now and has served on Board of Examiners & Syllabus Committee, University of Mumbai,Maharashtra State Board of Technical Examinations & S.N. D. T. University.

He is a member of the Executive Committee IIID, jointly working as a member alongwith members of IIID to improve the quality of interior design education in the country.

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SHANTANU CHAUDHARI

LEENA KUMAR

ROHINI MANI

Ar. Shantanu Mukundrao Chaudhari graduated in architecture from Mumbai University in 1986. He started practising in Hyderabad from 1993 and has executed a myriad projects ranging from bungalows, apartments, and interiors of corporate offices, showrooms and individual houses and community halls in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mangalore, Bhuvaneshwar, Gulbarga and Nellore. His works has been widely covered both on TV and in newspapers. During his term as the Chairman of Hyderabad Chapter (2010-14), he has many firsts to his credits which include his instrumental involvement in starting the IIID Vizag Centre.

Born in Kolhapur, Leena Kumar, graduated in architecture from Bangalore University and set up her architectural practice, Kumar Consultants in 1990. A keen interest in community building, she collaborated with MUDA (Mysore Urban Development Authority), to design living spaces for economically weaker sections in Mysore. Working with Annaswamy Mudaliar General Hospital, she helped provide health care facilities to poorer sections of society. A people’s representative in a ward in Bangalore, she over-saw the local polling during the recent national elections. Leena delivers presentations across architectural colleges in the south, with works being published in acclaimed newspaper and magazines.

Rohini Mani has evolved from experience in various disciplines of designs from her firm RMA’s inception in 1982. Some of RMA’s projects including mainstream computer factory (PSI Data Factory in Bangalore) and creating a design prototype for Lakme and Aviance along with beautification of Haji Ali promenade. RMA is the forerunners in Modular furniture, developed by Godrej for National Centre for Software Technology (NCST), presently CDAC, dating to 1985.The principal’s passion for lighting dates back to 20 years with the design of Philips ShowShops at Chennai and Mumbai as well as the “Lighting Application Centre’s” for Philips at Calcutta and Chennai. Some of RMA’s prestigious clients include Philips, CEDAC, Breach candy hospital, Atul ltd, Siemens, Hindustan Unilever, and Crompton Greaves.

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BIMAL MISTRY

JIGNESH MODI

YESHWANT RAMAMURTHY

Bimal Mistry, is the principal architect at his Ahmedabad based firm, Bimal Mistry Architect & Associates, a firm collaborating back to the year 1987. A bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Mumbai in the year 1985, he is a certified USGBC LEED AP 2009. His positions with the IIID include the prestigious Joint Secretary for Ahmedabad, Regional Chapter during 2008-2014 as well as Chapter Chairperson for Ahmedabad, Regional Chapter during 2010-2012. He is also the EC Member during the tenure, 2012-14.

Ar. Jignesh Modi, graduated in architecture from M.S. University, Baroda. He started his firm Jignesh Modi & Associates in 2006. During his term as the Chairman of IIID Surat Chapter (2012-14), he took the Chapter to to all new heights by generating surplus funds. He was awarded the Certificate of Appreciation, for Outstanding Contribution during the year 2010, by IIA President Ar. Vinay Parelkar. He is an avid adventure cyclist and also the Founder Chairman of a cycling awareness group – Life Cycling Green Association, having 325+ active cyclists, which started with the goal of a healthier and greener city. Besides this, he is also a visiting faculty at the School of Interior Design, Surat, since 2008.

Ar. Ramamurthy has remained the chairman of the Hyderabad Regional Chapter of IIID, before assuming position on the EC of 2012-14. His firm focuses on hospitality design and adaptive re-use of heritage building. He has worked extensively on craft intervention with artisans in the Andhra region. Convener of the publications committee of Council of Architecture, he serves on the Academic Board of Studies in Architecture at the Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University Hyderabad, and is also a thesis evaluator for NIASA. Conducting Heritage walks and making technical presentations are other ways in which Yeshwant engages Hyderabad’s design fraternity. He is a Fellow of IIID and IIA with interests in Jazz and contemporary art.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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RAJEEV SATHE

SAROSH WADIA

JABEEN ZACHARIAS

Ar. Rajeev Sathe graduated from Academy of Architecture, Mumbai in 1979 and apprenticed with Uttam Jain and Charles Correa till 1984. In 1984, he startedhis private practice wherein he worked on various architectural and interior projects including schools, farms houses, commercial complexes, guest houses, housing, auto showrooms, offices, residences, boutiques, restaurants etc. During his long professional career, he has received many awards with works being published in various magazines. He was a visiting faculty for 23 years at Academy of Architecture, Mumbai. Besides architecture he has a keen interest in photography and travelling.

Ar. Sarosh Wadia, is an alumnus of the School of Architecture, CEPT Ahmedabad, and has been practicing in Surat since 1988. The first Elected Chairman of IIID Surat, Sarosh was Chairman of the Education Committee from 2002-06 as a Member of IIID’s E.C. He, along with his team, formulated 3 sets of syllabi of different durations and qualifications for courses in Interior Design. As Chairman of the Membership Committee for 2012-14, Sarosh has been instrumental in streamlining the Membership Application process, leading to a record 20% growth, as well as revising Corporate Membership guidelines. He has also been the Zonal Representative of Gujarat for 2010-14. A visiting faculty at SCET-Surat and Thesis guide to students of CEPT-Ahmedabad and IED–Vallabhvidyanagar, Sarosh is also a National Council member of the IIA.

Jabeen L Zacharias is a well known Architect and Interior Designer based at Cochin with offices at New York, Dubai, as well as Bangalore. She graduated in Architecture from Trivandrum with higher studies in Interior design at New York. In 2009, she was discovered by IIID with her deliverance, ‘ZONE LEISURE – NATCON 2009’. She is currently spearheading IIID’s largest social relevance Program -‘Project Coir’, for the Government of Kerala and was previously the co convenor for IIID Natcon ‘Indesia at Kolhapur’. Jabeen believes in smart moves with a clear vision for IIID.

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SUBHASHCHANDRA AROLE

RASHMI BHUTA

SAMEER JOSHI

Subhashchandra G. Arole is a trade member who is trading in both domestic and export. Some of his trades include his products such as Granite, Marble, Stones, Tiles, Sanitary ware and other allied products. His business and working experience dates back to the year 1985. He is from the Golden Granit Pvt. Ltd. A Law Graduate, he has been a member of the Pune Chapter since the year 1988. He is a past treasurer of the Pune Chapter and has held various positions on Pune as well as on a national level.

Mr. Rashmi Bhuta has been a Trade Member for over 22 years. He is a 3rd time elected EC member for the term 2014-16. A Joint Treasurer of EC, IIID 2012-14, he has been working on the Website Committee, Showcase Committee & Committee for Lighting Education and been instrumental in bringing together ISLE and IIID in the joint event LII 2009. He was also the coordinator for the recently completed, IIID Light+Design, supported by Elcoma.

Rashmi, at age 68, is a partner of the design driven lighting manufacturer company ‘Tulip Corporation’, who have been in the field of Contemporary Lighting Fittings since 1970.

Sameer Joshi graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Techonology, Nagpur. He went on to complete his Masters in Business Management from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune. He has over 15 years of experience in areas covering Market Research, Sales, Marketing, Brand Management and ERP Implementation. In 2008, he became the youngest General Manager at Godrej, spearheading Godrej Interio’s foray into Green Furniture. Currently he is handling Product Management and is responsible for New Product Introductions at Godrej Interio. He has been active with various associations including Facility Managers Association, Marketing & Brand Managers Association and also been actively involved with a number of management institutes.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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RAMESH KHANNA

CHETNA MISTRY

NARESH PACHISIA

Rameshchandra Khanna studied Architecture at Sir J. J. College of Architecture from 1958 to 1964. He started Woods India, Interior Designers and Furnishers in the year 1965. Woods India has been the Life Trade Member of IIID for more than 30 years, designing and executing a variety of interior projects since the last 50 years. Mr. Ramesh Chandra Khanna was the Vice President (Trade) of IIID during the period, 1992-94. He has also remained the Hon. Treasurer of IIID, for three successive terms i.e., from 2004 to 2010, being the Vice President (Trade) of IIID till 2014. He has now been re-elected to the Executive Committee for the period 2014-2016.

Being a qualified interior designer with over 16 years of experience in marketing several brands in the building industry, Chetna Mistry is a charismatic woman with a strong potential in handling retail and project segments. An FMBA from the prestigious, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management at Mumbai, she is the first and possibly the only woman entrepreneur in the hardware industry. With many feathers under her rather colorful cap, she has also held the position of the President of the Rotary Club from 2003-2004, this, while simultaneously launching and establishing a brand of her own – in a highly competitive market!

Naresh brings with him an experience of 23years with Sarda Plywood Ind. Ltd, one of the most admired wood based panel companies in excellence and innovation. An MBA by education, he is widely travelled both nationally and internationally and has worked on several projects in hospitality and allied sectors. Being the 3rd consecutive term with the EC, he yearns to create a platform where the TRADE and the ASSCOCIATE network can synergize together. He is socially well connected, and has a passion and flair for finance, attributed to his background of India’s commercial capital.

NEW TEAM AT IIID

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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Kalapi Buch, Imm Past Chairperson Tejal Rajput, Chairperson Elect Manoj Kulchandani, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Chirag Vadgama, Hon. Secretary Shital Patel, Treasurer Shailesh Modi, M.C Member Sandeep Panchal, M.C Member Hemant Bhikhubhai Surti, M.C Member Ashvin Modi, Advisory Committee Member Kadam Shah, Special Committee Member Rajeshkumar Kapadia, Special Committee Member Bhavini Dalal, Special Committee Member

BHARUCH CENTRE

PARIMAL JHUVAR, Chairperson

Amee Desai, Chairperson Elect Niraj Shah, Chairperson Elect Yogesh Thakkar, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Hitesh Parikh, Hon. Secretary Devdatt Pandya, Joint Hon. Secretary Sanjeev Hurkat, Hon. Treasurer Jay Thakkar, M.C Member Jayshri Patel, M.C Member Khanjan Patel, M.C Member Nehaal Kinariwala, M.C Member Sonal Parikh, M.C Member Sangita Sheth Swaminarayan, M.C Member (Co-opted)

AHMEDABAD CHAPTER

Swapnil R Sathe, Imm. Past Chairperson Chandrakant B Tagad, Chairperson Elect Rakesh Gandhi, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Avtarsingh M Hira, Hon. Secretary Vishal D Musale, Hon. Treasurer Arun Gavade, M.C Member Ashish Gurnani, M.C Member Rahul S Dungarwal, M.C Member (Trade) Zainuddin Rampurawala, M.C Member (Trade)

AHMEDNAGAR CENTRE

AMoL SURyAkANT kHoLE, Chairperson

Bindi Saolapurkar, Imm. Past Chairperson, Shyamala Prabhu, Chairperson Elect Rajeev N, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Dinesh Verma, Hon. Secretary Gita Ramanan, Joint Hon. Secretary Soumitro Debroy, Hon. Treasurer Ravindra Kumar, M.C Member Mahesh Chadaga, M.C Member Anshul Chodha, M.C Member

BANGALORE CHAPTER

GAyATHRI SHETTy, Chairperson

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Pradeep I. Patel, Imm Past Chairperson Shailesh Gajjar, Chairperson Elect Chirag Patel, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Yash Patel, Hon. Secretary Devyani Deshpande, Joint Hon. Secretary Maneshbhai Dave, Treasurer Kalpit Jani, M.C Member Chintan Manojbhai Soni, M.C Member

CHAROTAR CENTRE

kAMAL PATEL, Chairperson

Sreenivasan Kunnakudi, Imm Past Chairperson Purushothaman Satheeshkumar, Chairperson Elect Arunachalam Vivekananda, Chairperson (Trade) Kasirajan Jeyapandian, Vice Chairperson Rashmi Prasad Yadav, Hon. Secretary Indumathi Murugesan, Joint Hon. Secretary Santhosh A, Treasurer Madhu Gadre, M.C Member Krishnan Suresh Chittoor Radha, M.C Member Arun K. Badekar, Advisor

CHENNAI CHAPTER

JAyARAMAN MANoHARAN, Chairperson

Akshay Selukar, Imm Past Chairperson Mayoree Saxena, Chairperson Elect Jai Karera, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Hitendra Singh Raghuwanshi, Hon. Secretary Ajeet Lalwani, Joint Hon. Secretary Manoj Choubey, Treasurer Navneet Munoth, M.C Member Ajay Kataria, M.C Member

BHOPAL CENTRE

kAMALRooP SINGH MAAN, Chairperson

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Meena Mani, Chairperson Elect Sanjib Chatterjee, Vice Chairperson (Associate) Abhishek Somany, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Hemant Sud, Hon. Secretary Madhu Kumar, Joint Hon. Secretary Radhika Viswanathan, Treasurer Rishu Anand, M.C Member (Associate) Salil Sadanandan, Member (Trade) Neeta Moudgil, Member (Trade)

DELHI CHAPTER

TANUJA B k, Chairperson

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Amit Zarapkar, Imm Past Chairperson Snehalata Pednekar, Chairperson Elect Jaiwant Desai, Vice Chairperson Praveen Pai Lotlikar, Hon. Secretary Mangirish Kakodkar, Treasurer Mangesh Prabhugoankar, M.C Member Pallavi Satardekar, M.C Member Anup Gadgil, M.C Member Sydney Fenandes, Adhoc Committee Member Anagha Fenandes, Adhoc Committee Member Yugandraj Redkar, Adhoc Committee Member Rita Modi Joshi, Advisory Committee Member Yatin Kandolkar, Advisory Committee Member

GOA CENTRE

PRATAP NAIk, Chairperson

Ravindra Anchuri, Imm Past Chairperson Aparna Bidarkar, Chairperson Elect Mukesh Gulani, Vice Chairperson (Trade) B. Nanda Kumar, Hon. Secretary Amita Raj, Joint Hon. Secretary Vandana Shete, Treasurer Pallavi Anchuri, M.C Member Pavan Suryadevara, M.C Member Manoj Wahi, M.C Member Suleman Hirani, M.C Member Nyamathullah, Co-opt. Member (Representative of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. CO.)

HYDERABAD CHAPTER

SoNA CHATwANI, Chairperson

Arjun Hablani, Imm Past Chairperson Paresh Kapade, Chairperson Elect Manish Patel, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Shital Kapade, Hon. Secretary Bhumika Chainani, Treasurer Nupur Namjoshi, M.C Member Naeemuddin F. Qureshi, M.C Member Aneet Jain (M/S. M D), M.C Member

INDORE CENTRE

PRAGATI JAIN, Chairperson

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Sanjay Kothari, Imm Past Chairperson Rajinder Puri, Chairperson Elect Manoj Jain, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Anshuman Sharma, Hon. Secretary Sheetal Agarwal, Joint Hon. Secretary Kamal Shah, Treasurer Kshitiz Manu, M.C Member Manish Thakuriya, M.C Member Ashish Kala, M.C Member Manoj Gangwal, M.C Member Kavita Jain, M.C Member (Co-Opted) Deepti Singh, M.C Member (Co-Opted) Nikhil Taluka, M.C Member (Co-Opted) Shamini Shanker Jain, Advisor

JAIPUR CHAPTER

DHIRAJ JHAMARIA, Chairperson

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Sajan Pulimood, Imm Past Chairperson Rajenesh Jaikumari, Chairperson Elect Ahamed K. V. Haseeb, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Mohan Nikhil, Hon. Secretary Gopalakrishnan Ranjit, Joint Hon. Secretary George Thomas, Treasurer Sandhya Mohandas, M.C Member Suresh Kumar S, M.C Member Chandralekha Jayachandran, M.C Member Srekumar Viswanathan (Sethu), M.C Member

KERALA CHAPTER

CHERIAN BABU, Chairperson

Vivek Sawant, Imm Past Chairperson Ashwini Kodolikar, Chairperson Elect Sanjay Patil, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Sandeep Ghorpade, Hon. Secretary Ajay Gaikwad, Joint Hon. Secretary Parshad Waichal, Hon. Treasurer Chandan Mirajkar, M.C Member Prashant Patil, M.C Member Unmesh Pawar, M.C Member Mukund Oza, M.C Member Tejas Pingale, M.C Member (Co-Opted) Snehal Poonatar, M.C Member (Co-Opted) Sachin Bora, M.C Member (Co-Opted) Kishor Patil, M.C Member (Co-Opted)

KOLHAPUR CHAPTER

NAVIN LAD, Chairperson

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Kamlesh Sheth, Imm Past Chairperson Leena Nimbalkar, Chairperson Elect H.c.vissanji, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Ketan Sheth, Hon. Secretary Paras Bhuta, Joint Hon. Secretary Mukesh Doshi, Treasurer Khozema Chitalwala, M.C Member Harwinder Matharoo, M.C Member Pranav Desai, M.C Member Rajesh Modak, M.C Member Rajiv Harsora, M.C Member (Co-Opted) Pritesh Meisheri, M.C Member (Co-Opted) Mehul Kamdar, M.C Member (Co-Opted)

MUMBAI CHAPTER

kETAN VAIDyA, Chairperson

Pooja Pathak, Imm Past Chairperson Kishor Chiddarwar, Chairperson Elect Harshal Charde, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Prarthana Nangia, Hon. Secretary Bhushan Jeswani, Joint Hon. Secretary Himanshu Thakkar, Treasurer Prakash Betawar, M.C Member Sachin Rannawre, M.C Member Swapnil Khedikar, M.C Member Sanjeev Raoot, M.C Member Arundhati Sathe, M.C Member (Co-Opted) Aniket Khodwe, M.C Member (Co-Opted)

NAGPUR CHAPTER

TRILok THAkRE, Chairperson

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Rajeev Shah, Imm Past Chairperson Yatin Moghe, Chairperson Elect Pravin Rajwat, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Hemant Mahajan, Hon. Secretary Rajiv Raje, Joint Hon. Secretary Amit Khandekar, Hon. Treasurer Dhara Kabaria, M.C Member Anjali Badi, M.C Member Ajay Panchamatia, M.C Member (Co-Opted) Ganesh Wable, M.C Member (Co-Opted) Ganesh Sathe, Trade Member (Co-Opted) Bindhya Shah, Trade Member (Co-Opted)

PUNE CHAPTER

VISHNU BHEDA, Chairperson

Rhidul Sharma, Imm Past Chairperson Hitesh Patel, Chairperson (Trade) Sumit Bhamra, Hon. Secretary Diana Sanjay Thomas, Joint Hon. Secretary Ramesh Patel, Hon. Treasurer Anjulla Singh, M.C Member Shreya Pal Sharma, M.C Member

RAIPUR CENTRE

ARVA ZAkIR, Chairperson

Sanjeev Khadkikar, Chairperson Elect Ganesh Kate, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Mayur Gandhi, Hon. Secretary Bharat Shah, Hon. Treasurer Sachin R. Rane, M.C Member Gautam Bhurke, M.C Member Vijayendra Rathi, M.C Member Shreyas Walime, M.C Member

SATARA CENTRE

SUHAS TALEkAR, Chairperson

Mauktik Trivedi, Imm Past Chairperson Anand Shah, Chairperson Elect Bharat Hapani, Vice Chairperson Haresh Parsana, Hon. Secretary Jayesh Kanpara, Hon. Treasurer Ar. Kshitiz Manu, M.C Member Ar. Manish Thakuriya, M.C Member Shailee Patel, M.C Member Mehul Buddhadev, M.C Member Nilesh Vagdia, M.C Member Chandu Patel, M.C Member Atul Rajpara, M.C Member (Co-opted) Nilesh Talsania, M.C Member (Co-opted)

SAURASHTRA CENTRE

kIRIT DoDIyA, Chairperson

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Hitesh Modi, Imm Past Chairperson Minesh Shah, Chairperson Elect Birju Dixit, Vice Chairperson (Associate) Bhavesh Shah, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Mayur Shah, Hon. Secretary Kirit Patel, Joint Hon. Secretary Brijeshkumar Shah, Treasurer Neha Modi, M.C Member Krishna Shah, M.C Member Manish Shah, M.C Member Chirag Shah, M.C Member Karmavir Ghatge, M.C Member Amit Sharma, M.C Member Tapan Shah, M.C Member

VADODARA CHAPTER

RAHUL DALVI, Chairperson

Suresh Kanna, Chairperson Ameet Mirpuri, Imm Past Chairperson Ramana Rao, Chairperson Elect Sree Ram Mudragda, Vice Chairperson Suresh Kumar, Hon. Secretary Uday Prasad, Treasurer (Trade) Sobhan, M.C Member Madhukar Rathi, M.C Member (Trade)

VISHAKAPATNAM CENTRE

Jignesh Modi, Imm Past Chairperson Vijay Chauhan, Chairperson Elect Ami Anil Merchant, Vice Chairperson Vishal Mashruwala, Hon. Secretary Dharmesh Mistry, Joint. Hon. Secretary Arpan Choudhary, Treasurer Romit Patel, M.C Member Rakesh Kabaria, M.C Member Rupesh Kapadia, M.C Member Amee Desai, M.C Member

SURAT CHAPTER

NILkANTHA A. BURkHAwALA, Chairperson

Suchit Gadakari, Imm Past Chairperson Sandeep Joshi, Chairperson Elect Paul Vijayakar, Vice Chairperson (Trade) Nisha Valke, Hon. Secretary Sanjiv Thakur, Joint Hon. Secretary Millind Somani, Treasurer Abhijit Saigaonkar, M.C Member Amol Kale, M.C Member

THANE CENTRE

VEENA ARUNkUMAR, Chairperson

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