Swedish furniture chain IKEA which has been making determined efforts to strengthen its position in India is looking to scale up its sourcing of furniture from the domestic market and has plans to procure bigger items from its global operations. It has already ear

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UAE based tile and tableware manufacturer Ras Al Khaimak (RAK) Ceramics plans to invest Rs.300 crore to set up a plant in Gujarat to expand the capacity of its existing plant in Andhra Pradesh. Rak Ceramics has the largest tile manufacturing plant in Samakot

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Roca, a pioneer in the bathroom space, with a presence in more than135 global markets has launched its wide comprehensive collection of L20 faucets for the bathroom. The simple, contemporary and intuitive lines of the collection make it ideal for its users.

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UNStudio's design has been selected as the winning entry in the competition for the remodeling of the Hanwha headquarters building in Seoul. The renovation of the office tower incorporates the remodeling of the facade, the interior of the common spaces, lobbies,

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TISVA, inspired by the concept of Tvisa (light) and Tattva (essence) is being launched with the opening of its flagship store in Chandigarh. True to its name, Tisva goes beyond ordinary lighting concepts and brings forth a collection of aesthetic luminaries designed with love

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Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has appointed Mumbai-based Somaya & Kalappa Consultants as the conservation architect and the London-based architect consultant, Peter Inskip + Peter Jenkins Architect Ltd as the conservation consultants for

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Stunning, inspired by nature, fashionable, elegant, innovative, stylish and classy are just some of the adjectives definitive of the new "Sandune Collection", launched by Kajaria. The sensual, flowing and organic beauty of sand is aptly emulated in the Sandune collection.

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schmidt hammer lassen architects has completed the design for a unique new cultural home for the city Labour Union in Ningbo, China. The 100,000 square metre project, known

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Scientists at Yale University have developed a new type of glass that is stronger than steel, thus paving way for its applications in various industries. They have devised a dramatically faster way of identifying and characterizing complex alloy known as

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ABB, a leading power and automation technology provider, and Philips, the global leader in lighting, announced a collaboration to simplify the integration of connected lighting systems and building device control for commercial buildings. The Combination of Philips' wealth of expertise in LED lighting systems with ABB's knowledge of building automation will benefit systems

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A Japanese architect, Shigeru Ban has won the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Award for his creative innovative and inexpensive designs for disaster relief shelters. The award, which is considered as the most prestigious in the world of architecture is given to the designers

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Delhi has now got the distinction of having a Green Embassy. The Embassy of Sweden recently got a Green Embassy Award for 2012 on completing the final phase in covering the whole 40,000 sq mt property  with a rain water harvesting system, with 600 sq mt of solar panels

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On the 31st of January 2014, the NATCON 2014 was held at Kolhapur. The Kolhapur Chapter Chairman Id. Vivek Sawant along with his IIID KRC members welcomed hundreds of IIIDians to celebrate the fusion of Indian design story in the increasingly globalized design

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Natural Living is the mantra being increasingly adopted by home lovers and people conscious of their environment, and to complement this change, Sonear one of the largest and innovative manufacturers of plywood, veneers and laminates has unveiled its latest and

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Hawelia Group launched its luxury project – Hawelia Valenova Park in Greater Noida (West). The project is designed using a thoughtful layout with an aesthetic architectural style. It is a gated 4 acres development with podium design concept for people to rejuvenate

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