Mangaluru: IDS hosts Meraj Yusuf as guest speaker at monthly 'Design Celebration'
Mangaluru: The Indian Design School hosted its monthly ‘Design Celebration’ on Tuesday, 25th January 2022 where award-winning, celebrated architects and interior designers across the country are invited for conducting talks on design, projects, and professional practice. It serves as a platform where exchange of ideas and knowledge takes place to inspire young and creative minds to achieve excellence. The talk is generally followed by the presentation of the event sponsors.
On this event, IDS invited Meraj Yusuf as the guest speaker, along with InGlaze as the industry partner. Mr. Meraj is a second-generation entrepreneur whose ambitious foray into the interior industry has been greatly inspired by the success of his father Siraj Ahamed, one of the doyens of Karnataka's real estate industry. He completed his Civil Engineering degree and professional management degree from Australia and interned at the Group's construction projects imbibing valuable lessons for his future and ideas. He assembled a team of talented professionals and created Inland Indoors, a studio that would offer exciting new designs and solutions to homes, shops, and office spaces.
His global exposure has made Inland Indoors a front-runner in the interior design industry and has brought world class design to the Indian market, involved in projects ranging from apartments, villas, spas, gymnasiums, cafes, hotels, and corporate offices. His firm was one of the first trade members of the Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID), Bangalore (now Mangalore) Chapter and also has an ISO 9001-2015 certification from TUV-SUD and also has several prestigious awards to its credit including the 2018 Best Design Concepts from the Indian Institute of Architects, the 2020 Outstanding Interior Design (Residential category) at the Interior Design WOW Awards (IDWA) and The Times Business Awards 2021 by Times Group for Excellence in Housing Interior Designs.
Meraj Yusuf presented some of his best projects, explaining the design process from concept to execution, and the challenges behind each project to make it cost-effective, highly functional and with great aesthetic appeal. His presentation focused more on sustainable approach in design and construction, renovation of residences with traditional and vernacular approach. The talk provided the students with an in-depth understanding on materials, budget and site constraints and construction management. A question-answer session was conducted at the end of the talk which gave the students a further clarity on finer details of design.
The design talk was followed by the presentation of InGlaze, who gave a detailed information on the various of products offered by the company to architects and interior designers. InGlaze is a part of the renowned In-Land® Group, a 35-year-old conglomerate consisting of various verticals - Real Estate development, Hospitality, Architectural & Interior Design and Manufacturing. InGlaze, born out of the same values as its parent company, specializes in design, manufacture, installation, and service of precision engineered, 100% customized System Aluminium and uPVC windows and doors. Their range of energy saving and sound insulating products provide customers with a better quality of life, while its user-friendly design leaves customers emotionally satisfied. The representatives of InGlaze displayed physical samples of several window sections and explained the application and the details of each by means of practical and hands-on approach – the core value of IDS.
The event concluded with Mr. Meraj Yusuf and InGlaze representatives being awarded the certificate of appreciation by the Chairman – Ar. Mohammed Nissar, the Director – Dr. Nafeesa Shirin and the Principal – Ar. Ramnath Nayak of Indian Design School.
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Minister Patil chairs industry meetings to chart growth for key sectors in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Tuesday chaired meetings with industry representatives from the aerospace and defence, machine tools, auto/EV, and green energy sectors to discuss sector growth and government support measures.
The meetings were attended by leading industrialists and their representatives, with some participating virtually.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister for Large and Medium Industries said Karnataka is at the forefront of the country’s aerospace and defence sectors.
He noted that Suzuki and Toyota plan to launch aerial taxi services in Japan by 2028, with Bengaluru-based Sasmos supplying electrical equipment for the project.
Industrialists suggested introducing similar “fly-taxi” services in Karnataka through an appropriate policy, which Patil said would be examined seriously.
The minister highlighted the need to establish testing centres and Common Facility Centres for the aerospace and defence industries and assured that these facilities would be provided.
Suggestions were also made to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for sector growth.
Karnataka has urged the Central Government to approve Defence Corridor projects in the Bengaluru North–Kolar–Chikkaballapur and Dharawada–Vijayapura–Belagavi regions.
Industrialists also suggested a corridor between Bengaluru and Mysuru, Patil said.
He said Karnataka aims to become a hub for defence electronics manufacturing, with plans to establish a 200-acre Defence Electronics Park and a 100-acre Avionics and Sensor Park.
These projects will be implemented once the Special Investment Region is operational, and land availability will not be an issue.
On the machine tools sector, Patil said the industry has recorded an annual turnover of Rs 36,500 crore and is witnessing steady growth.
Large-scale exhibitions have increased demand, and the state must strengthen its capabilities to develop control systems for heavy machinery. One testing unit is already operational in Bengaluru, with another planned for Tumakuru. Expansion of vocational training institutes in industrial areas is also underway.
In the Auto and EV sector, Vision Group members highlighted the need for a network of dry ports and more EV charging stations across the state.
Patil noted that the Tata Group is manufacturing EV buses in Dharawada for nationwide supply. Plans for mini excavator production and export facilitation were also discussed, along with the establishment of a testing facility for two-wheeler EVs.
For the Green Energy sector, the group emphasised the need for a suitable policy on battery-based energy storage and the establishment of data centres.
Patil assured that the government will seriously consider all suggestions and respond positively.
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