GROHE India Recognises Excellence with the Third Edition of NDTV Design and Architecture Awards
shruti GROHE India, the no. 1 international sanitary fittings brand in the country and the Founding Partner of NDTV Design & Architecture Awards announces the third edition of the felicitation ceremony. The event will be held in the month of January 2016 in TAJ WEST END, Bengaluru. The awards have received a tremendous response to their last two editions and this year too, the event promises to offer a vital and powerful platform to India’s design and architecture community to showcase its compelling work and receive due recognition for the headway it’s been steadily making. GROHE’s brand philosophy is firmly ingrained in the values of innovation, elegant aesthetics, enduring style and subtle luxury. It is also the founding partner of the World Architecture Festival and has now carried forward this legacy by presenting the prestigious Design and Architecture Awards, hosted by India’s premium media conglomerate, NDTV. The affiliation of GROHE with NDTV for these awards ties up seamlessly with GROHE’s brand proposition of creating homes and home spaces that are timeless epitomes of aesthetics and sustainability. The first and the second edition of NDTV Design & Architecture Awards were hailed as the best by the architect guild for its rigour, discipline, credibility and an impeccable evening event itself. The 2nd edition of the awards received huge appreciation by the fraternity, with over 1000 entries being submitted by India’s most talented architects and design firms. At a sterling gathering, held in Mumbai in February 2015, the winners were facilitated by leading artists, architects and renowned personalities. This year too, the awards will take a collective view of the jury and recognise architectural excellence and innovation that our country has to offer. Renu Misra, Managing Director, GROHE India said, “We were extremely pleased with the stupendous response received for both the editions of the GROHE NDTV Design & Architecture Awards. This time, too, we are equally excited to offer an ideal platform for recognising path-breaking innovations and talent in the area of design, architecture and construction in both the residential and commercial spheres. Through awards such as these, we wish to provide greater impetus for India’s architecture and design professionals to push the envelope of achievement and creativity. ” Vikram Chandra, Group CEO, NDTV said, “We are glad to partner with a world-renowned brand such as GROHE to present the third edition of the awards programme in the Design and Architecture categories. With the Grohe India-NDTV Design and Architecture Awards, we aim to provide an important opportunity to every architect and interior designer to be duly recognised. The platform serves as the best way for them to reveal their talent and adds to the vibrancy of the industry as a whole.” Design and Architecture has now evolved to become the oasis of households, hotels and spas, with sophisticated design led products that perform to the highest standards. The highly-coveted GROHE NDTV Design and Architecture Awards focus on the complexities of building projects from a design, aesthetic, sustainability and conservation perspective, as well as the local context.About GROHE India Pvt. Ltd. (GIPL):GROHE India Pvt. Ltd. (GIPL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of GROHE AG and has completed nine years of direct operations in India. In this time has acquired a dominant position in the Indian market as one of the largest selling foreign brands. GROHE launched its second Indian ‘GROHE Live! Centre’ in Mumbai in February 2012. This centre is a great opportunity for people to come and experience the world of GROHE. Besides featuring the entire range of GROHE products, the Live! Centre also showcases the GROHE elements of Quality, Technology and Design. GROHE has been recently awarded with two Good design Japan awards for its innovative products ‘Minta Touch‘ and ‘GROHE Blue mono‘, taking its 2013 tally to an impressive 18 awards. As an organisation, Grohe takes mutual responsibilities very seriously, examples of which can be seen with the successful launch of the Grohe Jal Academy at the Don Bosco Institute. This Academy trains underprivileged individuals to learn plumbing skills that can be utilised towards a lifelong vocation. About GROHE Group:The GROHE Group based in Luxembourg comprises Grohe AG and Joyou AG, both based in Germany, and other subsidiaries in foreign markets. The GROHE Group is the world’s leading provider of sanitary fittings. With its global GROHE brand, the GROHE Group relies on its brand values of quality, technology, design and responsibility to deliver “Pure Freude an Wasser”. With the JOYOU brand, the Group addresses the fast growing Chinese market. The GROHE Group was taken over by the LIXIL Group and the Development Bank of Japan in January 2014. The LIXIL Group is the global leader in the building materials and housing equipment industry. GROHE and Joyou remain independent within the LIXIL Group. About LIXIL Group and LIXIL Corporation:Led by President and CEO Yoshiaki Fujimori, LIXIL Group Corporation (TSE Code: 5938) is a listed holding company posting 1.6 trillion JPY in consolidated sales in FY March 2014. The Group is involved in a broad spectrum of housing-related businesses, ranging from the manufacture and sales of building materials and housing equipment to the operation of home centers and a network of homebuilding franchises. LIXIL Corporation, a consortium of building material companies, is a core enterprise of the Group, generating 80% of its consolidated sales. LIXIL is the largest housing and building materials company in Japan with a vast and unique business portfolio, a 55% market share in exteriors, a 50% share in housing sashes and doors, a 40% share in building sashes and shutters and a 40% share in sanitary ware. LIXIL is also a leading brand in product lines such as tiles, unit bathrooms and kitchen systems. Launched in April 2011 under its present structure and name, LIXIL Corporation has been active in strategic acquisitions and partnerships in order to fortify and accelerate its growth globally. It currently operates in more than 30 countries through various brands offering a broad line-up of products and services; Permasteelisa Group is a curtain wall business leader; American Standard Brands is one of the largest primary housing equipment providers in North America; the German-based GROHE Group is the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of sanitary fittings, including kitchen and bathroom faucets and shower systems. Joyou, GROHE’s subsidiary, covers the Chinese sanitary market and expands the brand also to other markets. For more information about LIXIL Group and LIXIL Corporation, please visit: http://www.lixil-group.co.jp/e/About NDTV:NDTV Ltd., founded in 1988, is India's largest news and infotainment network. It is home to the country's best and brightest reporters, anchors, camerapersons and producers. Offices and studios across the country host India's most modern and sophisticated production, newsgathering and archiving facilities. NDTV has an unmatched track record of successfully launching both news and lifestyle channels; NDTV 24x7 is a clear leader in the English news segment; NDTV Profit, a business plus channel, is India's number one markets’ news channel; NDTV India is amongst the country's leading Hindi news channels; while NDTV Good Time straddles issues from health and holistic healing to fashion and food. NDTV is credited with pioneering several broadcasting and programming initiatives in Indian television and has expanded into one of the nation's biggest broadcasting houses by growing beyond news broadcasting and venturing into non news verticals with NDTV Worldwide and NDTV Convergence.
21 November 2024
Medha Innovation & Development
