7. July 2014

NEWS
Spaces Magazine and NFFA Announce
First Interior Design Competition
IDC’s objectives are to uplift the scenario of forgotten richness of interior design
in Nepal; to help create career opportunities in the market; and to encourage
new generation to produce new innovative ideas and changes in designing
concept with the changing lifestyle of these days.
Spaces Magazine and Nepal Furniture
and Furnishing Association (NFFA)
has jointly announced the 1st Interior
Design Competition (IDC) – 2014 on
the occasion of Furnex Nepal Exhibition
- 2014, which is scheduled to be held
on 27 to 31 August at Bhrikuti Mandap
Exhibition Hall, Kathmandu. The IDC
-2014 is the first competition held in the
yearly exhibition of Furnex for students
of Interior designing background which
was conceptualized and formulated by
Spaces Magazine and NFFA after a long
brainstorming session.
Interior design comprises the
arrangement of living spaces to
accomplish greater functionality makes
use of diverse aspects of other disciplines
such as architecture, product design,
environmental psychology, ergonomics
and decoration. Spaces Magazine along
with NFFA has sensed its significance and
intends to promote interest in students
for Interior designing careers.
Approximately fifty students from various
interior designing colleges and institutions
will take part in the exhibition. IDC’s
objectives are to uplift the scenario of
forgotten richness of interior design in
Nepal; to help create career opportunities
in the market; and to encourage new
generation to produce new innovative
ideas and changes in designing concept
with the changing lifestyle of these days.
Spaces Magazine, as official magazine
for the Furnex Nepal has prepared
conscientiously to manage the upcoming
Interior Design Competition during
the exhibition. The Interior Design
Competition (IDC) - 2014 scheme
includes project on residential design
with cultural inspiration in a contemporary
arrangement while the concept includes
Internal Space Utilization. The criteria is
to prepare a 2D drawing that will include
the assuming floor plan, zoning and
partition layout, furniture layout plan, floor
finish plan, reflected ceiling plan, cross
section and furniture details. While
the other criteria include a 3D layout
by computer rendering or using any
computer aided design software.
After the total submission of these
2D/3D illustrations, the jury panel
will select the best ten projects
before the exhibition commences.
These ten models will be displayed
during the Furnex Nepal Exhibition.
Jury panel members include an
architect, academician, interior
designer, artist, and a home maker
and will have 75 percent voting stake
while the remaining 25 percent
remains open for public voting. On
the closing ceremony of Furnex
Nepal Exhibition, three winners will
be announced that comprises to 1st,
2nd and 3rd positions. The winners
will receive a trophy, certificate and
a cash prize and an exposure to
the market. Winners will be judged
for suitability of the design to the
project, originality of the design
solution and the fine successful
integration of interior finishes and
furnishing.
Lasting Protection for All
New Multi-brand Paint Showroom in Bhaktapur
Apurva International Pvt. Ltd., a company renowned for their
multi-brand paint showroom and UPVC Roofing Sheet in
Kathmandu, have recently opened a new multi brand showroom
in Gatthaghar, Bhaktapur. The Managing Director (MD) of
Apurva India Ltd, Mumbai Mr. Ashok Kumar Kate inaugurated
the showroom on 6 July 2014. Mr. A.K. Kate along with MD.
Raju Gupta, Apurva International and team organized a two
day workshop on Product Briefing and Presentation. Similarly
a Workshop for Fabricators and painters was also organized.
According to the company, the new multi-brand showroom
offers varieties of paints for commercial, industrial and residential
use and top brands like Sunrise’s brand product of UPVC
Roofing Sheet, Asian Paints, Kansai Nerolac, Pashupati Paints,
Lewis Berger Paints, and Dulux Paints and eminent brand from
Akzonobel are presently on their product portfolio. The company
also stated that on the occasion of the inauguration of the new
showroom Rs 1,000 cash discount vouchers will also be offered
to its customers for a year.
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